Yellowjacket Park project to benefit families with special needs and disabilities

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 27, 2015) Rockwall residents will soon see one of its parks become all-accessible, benefiting families and children and those with  handicaps or special needs. Yellow Jacket Park, located behind Hobby Lobby off of Yellow Jacket Lane, is set to be transformed into a one-of-a-kind, all-inclusive park with amenities and specifications made to […]

City permits required for home improvement projects, including fences

HEATH, TX (Jan. 26, 2015) With spring right around the corner, it’s a great time to start all those exciting and fun home improvement projects. City of Heath residents are reminded that permits are required any time you or your contractor constructs, repairs, alters, erects, enlarges, converts, installs or replaces an existing building or its […]

KAAM’s Dave Tanner will entertain at Rockwall Friends of Library meeting

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 25, 2015)  Dave Tanner, morning show host for Radio KAAM, will be the featured performer at the Feb. 10 meeting of Friends of the Rockwall County Library. Tanner, a talented singer and pianist, will sing “Love Songs,” which may be a departure from his high-energy entertainment on the sample clips at his […]

Rockwall DA Kenda Culpepper to address family violence at free program

Rockwall DA Kenda Culpepper to address family violence at free program

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Jan. 13, 2015) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper is scheduled to speak at a free event sponsored by Rockwall-based Americans Ending Abuse and its charitable arm, the Lillian Smith Family Violence Foundation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Gonino Center For Healing, 6720 Horizon Road in Heath. The public is encouraged to attend […]

Ode to the Patrol Officer

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 21, 2015) Chiefs and Sheriffs may be in the limelight, on the news and in the papers, but the beat cops – the patrolmen – are the backbone of modern law enforcement, and they are the protector of our cities, counties and schools. Having courage to put on that uniform and climb […]

Spring Gardening class with Rockwall County Master Gardeners

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 15, 2015) February is the time to start planning a spring garden so that you will be ready to plant your vegetables at the right time.  The Rockwall County Master Gardeners will present a class that will focus on planning your space and how to prepare your soil and bed.  They will […]

Assisted Living Center celebrates one year anniversary in Rockwall

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 18, 2015) Rock Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care celebrated its one-year anniversary in style on Thursday with a good food and a homage to its first-ever residents. The residents at Rock Ridge also had their paintings put on display from their recent visit to Painting with a Twist. The anniversary marks […]