Orangetheory Fitness Hosts First Region-Wide Virtual 5k to Benefit Special Olympics Texas

Orangetheory Fitness Hosts First Region-Wide Virtual 5k to Benefit Special Olympics Texas

(ROCKWALL, TX — May 1, 2020) Orangetheory® Fitness, the scientifically backed and fast-growing fitness franchise, has announced they will host their first region-wide virtual 5k to benefit Special Olympics Texas May 9 and 10, 2020. Anyone can participate in the 5k and Orangetheory will be posting tips online for members on their local VIP Pages […]

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall nationally recognized with ‘A’ safety grade

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall nationally recognized with ‘A’ safety grade

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 1, 2020) Texas Health Hospital Rockwall was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade recognizing the hospital’s continued achievement in providing safe, quality health care. The Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals across the country and updated every six months, assessing how well the hospital […]

Rockwall-Heath Hawks Highsteppers soar above competition in 15th anniversary season

Rockwall-Heath Hawks Highsteppers soar above competition in 15th anniversary season

The Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers celebrated great success in their 15th anniversary season! In the regional competition at the end of the season, Highstepper Officers took home awards for first place in Large, second place in Contemporary, second place in Lyrical, first place in Open and sixth place Overall. Junior Lieutenants Kaitlin V. and Emmy W. were […]

Blue Ribbon News Spotlight: Madison Demien, Rockwall High School

Blue Ribbon News Spotlight: Madison Demien, Rockwall High School

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 1, 2020) Madison Demien, a senior at Rockwall High School, plans on pursuing a Culinary Arts degree in baking and pastry arts from Sullivan University in Louisville, Kentucky. Maddie competed on The Gene Burton College & Career Academy Culinary team for two consecutive years, ultimately winning 1st place dessert at Nationals in 2019, […]

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Triniti Franklin, Rockwall-Heath High School

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Triniti Franklin, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 1, 2020) Triniti Franklin is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She attended Springer Elementary. Triniti found her passion for caring and encouraging people at an early an age. She discovered  her passion to be a Nurse her Junior year! 💖 Triniti co-founded GAK “Get Active Kids” where she encourages kids to get […]

Beer Geeks: Rockwall craft beer bottleshop continues curbside through Phase 1 of Texas re-opening

Beer Geeks: Rockwall craft beer bottleshop continues curbside through Phase 1 of Texas re-opening

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 30, 2020) Our friends at Beer Geeks in Downtown Rockwall Texas want you to know they’re remaining in TO GO mode through Phase 1 of the re-opening. CALL 972-437-2360 or SHOP ONLINE 24/7 at BeerGeeksShop.com. All orders are curbside pickup during store hours Wed-Sat noon-7pm. “Difficult times bring difficult decisions,” they write on their Beer Geeks facebook page. […]

Kiwanis Club donates to Rockwall County Helping Hands to help hungry kids

Kiwanis Club donates to Rockwall County Helping Hands to help hungry kids

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 30, 2020) The Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County just presented a $1200 donation to Rockwall County Helping Hands for the months the club has not been able to host its Food for Kids program. Today’s check presentation was made while maintaining the 6-foot social distancing requirements! “Those funds are designated each month […]

Rockwall United: Join in National Day of Prayer, live on YouTube May 7

Rockwall United: Join in National Day of Prayer, live on YouTube May 7

Join in the LIVE YouTube broadcast by Rockwall United | Ministerial Alliance for the NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 7, 2020. To access the LIVE broadcast, visit rockwallunited.com. Rockwall United is a Rockwall County Ministerial Alliance consisting of pastors and leaders from churches in Rockwall County. Their mission: through strategy and actions of […]

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Logan Gerhart, Wylie Preparatory Academy

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Logan Gerhart, Wylie Preparatory Academy

(WYLIE, TX — April 30, 2020) Logan Grant Gerhart will graduate from Wylie Preparatory Academy in May 2020 and is currently the Vice-President of the National Honor Society at Wylie Prep. Logan has worked extremely hard in the classroom as well as on the basketball court.  He was a four-year Varsity basketball starter, four-year All-District, […]