ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 28, 2025) – In a powerful display of service and community spirit, 250 volunteers from the Rockwall area came together this past weekend to build 55 beds for children in need across the DFW area. The event drew an especially strong turnout from teenagers eager to make a difference. Working side by […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY (April 25, 2025) – Weather permitting, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has announced various lane closures and improvement projects throughout Rockwall County set begin on April 27. Lane Closures along I-30 in Rockwall County The following lane closures are scheduled as part of an ongoing I-30 improvement project: The eastbound I-30 frontage road […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 25, 2025) On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Royse City Police Department detained a 12-year-old male student from Ouida Baley Middle School for Terroristic Threat. The police department received a report that after school on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the student began sending text messages to another student threatening to bring a gun […]
Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees’ Facility Naming Committee is now accepting nominations for the naming of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Facility at the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy. The nomination form is available here: https://tinyurl.com/4h943d43 The form may be mailed or […]
Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2025) – In just their first season competing in 7v7 football, ShepUp Performance Center is already making waves on the national scene. The ShepUp 8th grade team brought home the championship trophy at the 2025 Battle of the Best National Qualifier tournament, earning a free bid to the Battle of the […]
Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Rockwall ISD has partnered with VU Scholarships to offer more than 1,000 students $2.4 billion in early college scholarship opportunities before they even apply to a university or college. Rockwall ISD’s partnership with VU Scholarships allows the students at Rockwall High School, Rockwall-Heath High School, and Quest Academy to […]
Rockwall, TX (April 24, 2025) – Rockwall FFA students are continually striving for more opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills through a large variety of projects. Recently, after the Ag Mechanical program received a Rockwall ISD Education Foundation grant of $4,330.31, three very talented and industrious students took on the opportunity to build shop […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2025 Sheri Stodghill Fowler BEST Teachers of the Year, recognizing two outstanding first-year educators for their exceptional impact in the classroom. The Best (Beginning Educators…Successful Teacher) program supports and celebrates first-year educators across the district. Sarah Fladeland, a first-grade teacher at Ouida Springer […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) In the fall of 2024, Rockwall County Master Gardeners began a pilot program to raise money for scholarships. These funds come from proceeds from seed sales during our biannual plant sale, as well as various learning events throughout the year. The response has been tremendous, and we are pleased to […]
Rockwall Fire Department earns coveted “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” designation from Texas Fire Chiefs Association ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) – The Rockwall Fire Department is proud to announce that it has been designated as a “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices Recognition Program. This prestigious honor […]