Rockwall School of Music launches FREE online classes for its students

Rockwall School of Music launches FREE online classes for its students

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 25, 2020) During this very difficult time many music schools have stopped offering music lessons. Guitar Center suspended its music lesson program nationwide. About a month ago, the Rockwall School of Music moved all of its students online for private lessons. But the school wanted to offer more to its students so […]

Rockwall County Helping Hands honors volunteers with Starfish Awards

Rockwall County Helping Hands honors volunteers with Starfish Awards

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 24, 2020) In recognition of its Volunteer Appreciation Week and Month, Rockwall County Helping Hands celebrated its volunteers for their dedication in improving the lives of those less fortunate. The agency honored several special individuals whose outstanding efforts led to great success within each of their respective departments. Congrats to the […]

Garland ISD launches initiatives offering virtual support for families and students

Garland ISD launches initiatives offering virtual support for families and students

(GARLAND, TX — April 24, 2020) Garland ISD recently launched two initiatives to help provide support digitally for families and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Garland ISD launches Family Support Call Center Garland ISD strives to offer families a variety of ways to stay connected. The district launched its newest communication service Wednesday, April 22 […]

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Mia Gurmendi, Rockwall-Heath High School

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Mia Gurmendi, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 24, 2020) Mia Gurmendi is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She plans on attending Texas A&M at College Station in the fall, major in Biology, then attend medical school after college. Help us shine the spotlight on senior students who are missing their end-of-high-school experience. Not only are they creative, […]

Good Neighbor: Sylvia Morton, Lone Star CASA Volunteer of the Year

Good Neighbor: Sylvia Morton, Lone Star CASA Volunteer of the Year

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 24, 2020) Meet Sylvia Morton, Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Volunteer of the Year. For the past five years Sylvia has served as a volunteer for Lone Star CASA, a local non-profit dedicated to helping abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties. Sylvia lives in Forney and […]

City of Heath assists businesses, urges caution in re-opening

City of Heath assists businesses, urges caution in re-opening

COVID-19 UPDATE: City and HEDC Provide Financial Relief to Local Businesses; Safety of Citizens, Employees and Customers Top Priority in “Opening Heath” (HEATH, TX – April 24, 2020) The Heath Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) and Heath Municipal Benefits Corporation (HMBC) held an emergency virtual meeting yesterday to provide an update on its actions regarding the […]

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Skyler Stutts, Rockwall-Heath High School

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Skyler Stutts, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 24, 2020) Skyler Stutts is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. He attended Amy Parks Elementary and Cain Middle School, and will attend East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, TX.  He plans to study business and he will be playing basketball for the ETBU Tigers. Submitted by Amy Stutts. Help us […]

City of Fate: Refinance saves more than one million dollars

City of Fate: Refinance saves more than one million dollars

(FATE, TX – April 24, 2020) Fate City Council approved refinancing the Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds at the Monday, April 20, 2020 meeting. The refinancing resulted in reducing the interest rate in half, which will save $1,427,809 over the remainder of the bond terms. City Manager Michael Kovacs thanked Director of […]

Rockwall City Councilman Patrick Trowbridge arrested on charges of Child Pornography

Rockwall City Councilman Patrick Trowbridge arrested on charges of Child Pornography

On April 13, 2020, the Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a tip to the Rockwall Police Department regarding multiple videos of possible child pornography being sent from an IP address in the City of Rockwall. Detectives investigated the tip and found probable cause to believe that multiple videos of child pornography had been sent via the […]