ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — January was School Board Recognition Month and Cindy Mosby, the art teacher at Jones, decided that this year would be the perfect time for the students’ artwork to have a practical use while spreading cheer and hope. Mosby and the sixth-grade students chose the theme “Here Comes the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — Five students were recently chosen as members of the Rockwall-Heath TMEA Region 3 Choir. Congratulations to the following students who were named to the choir: Region 3 Mixed Choir Maddie Ferrell – Soprano 1 Gabriel White – Tenor 1 Region 3 Treble Choir Jilian Schulte – Alto 2 […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 8, 2021 – Old Town Rockwall Neighborhood Association held their annual meeting Saturday, February 6 at Harry Myers Park and elected new officers. Appreciation for her service to OTRNA was expressed to Alison Odom, outgoing President. New officers are, left to right: Alan Smith, Vice President; Allison McNeely, President; Chris Eich, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — For Holocaust Remembrance week, the Rockwall-Heath High School Social Studies Department and students created a Holocaust Memorial Wall. Students answered prompts on posters which were displayed along with an interactive timeline of the events during the Holocaust. Check out the photos of the display below! […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 7, 2021 – The Big Hats & Girls in Pearls fundraising luncheon for the Rockwall Women’s League (RWL) was held Friday, February 5 at the Yacht Club in Chandler’s Landing. The event included a silent auction, designer handbag raffle, centerpiece contest and a fashion show by the Rockwall ISD advanced fashion design […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 5, 2021 — Love letters are a lost art. Email began to replace written word, quickly followed by the text message – some even giving the sender an immediate “read” so they know the recipient has seen the note. Can you imagine the vulnerability one had to have in sending a […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 5, 2021 – Proceeds from the Rockwall Women’s League annual fundraising charity ball will be used to provide grants to area not-for-profit organizations and scholarships for Rockwall County high school seniors. For the 2019-2020 year, RWL awarded $108,500 to area organizations and $107,500 in scholarships. Starting February 1st – April 1st […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 5, 2021 – Connie Pettitt, Executive Director of Women in Need – a local nonprofit that provides refuge, empowerment, and restoration to families affected by domestic violence in Hunt, Rains and Rockwall counties – has announced that she will step down in her role as head of the organization effective February […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 4, 2021 – Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), an organization dedicated to serving abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties, is holding their first annual Bunco event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 20. The event will be held at Chandlers Landing Yacht […]
AUSTIN, TX – Feb. 4, 2021 – Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) has appointed State Representative Justin Holland to serve on the House committee on Appropriations and as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Urban Affairs. “I am extremely honored to serve on Appropriations during a tough budget […]