City of Rowlett offers Small Business Stimulus Grant Program

City of Rowlett offers Small Business Stimulus Grant Program

(ROWLETT, TX – April 19, 2020) Small businesses in the City of Rowlett, like small businesses throughout the country, are suffering financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates suggest that lost consumer spending may reach $16.5 billion across the Dallas-Fort Worth region between March and October of 2020. As a result, many small […]

Senior Spotlight: Susie Wilson, Rockwall High School

Senior Spotlight: Susie Wilson, Rockwall High School

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 19, 2020) Susie Wilson is the President of the National Charity League Senior Class of 2020, where she spends most of her time volunteering for Meals on Wheels and Women in  Need! She also be volunteered to teach a six week ballet class to a local group of special Olympic athletes outside […]

City of Rockwall provides access for upcoming virtual City Council meeting

City of Rockwall provides access for upcoming virtual City Council meeting

Rockwall, Texas – April 19, 2020 – The City of Rockwall continues to provide its full range of services to residents while taking recommended precautions. The Rockwall City Council will once again modify the activities for their regular meeting on Monday, April 20. There will be no in-person meeting at Rockwall City Hall. In lieu […]

Senior Spotlight: Nicolas Shirley, Rockwall-Heath High School

Senior Spotlight: Nicolas Shirley, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 19, 2020) Nicolas Shirley is a proud Rockwall-Heath Senior. He attended Springer Elementary and Cain Middle School. He loves to read and participated in the writing club. He is second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and earned Eagle Scout rank as a Boy Scout. In the fall, Nicolas is planning […]

Senior Spotlight: Ben Braden, Rockwall-Heath High School

Senior Spotlight: Ben Braden, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 19, 2020) Ben Braden is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. He is a four year member of the Heath Hawks basketball team and a member of DECA. He ran flags at the Hawks football games and enjoyed getting the student section hyped up. He was one of four students from the […]

Senior Spotlight: Erica Rummel, Rockwall-Heath High School

Senior Spotlight: Erica Rummel, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL-HEATH, TX – April 18, 2020) Erica Rummel is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She recently earned a first place award at SkillsUSA regional architecture competition and qualified to compete at state. She has been accepted in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas where she will attend this fall. Submitted […]

Rockwall ISD’s music education program receives national recognition for the fourth year in a row

Rockwall ISD’s music education program receives national recognition for the fourth year in a row

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 17, 2020) Rockwall ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 21st year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access […]

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 17, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading […]

Royse City ISD Education Foundation wins Outstanding Achievement Award

Royse City ISD Education Foundation wins Outstanding Achievement Award

(ROYSE CITY, TX — April 17, 2020) The Royse City ISD Education Foundation has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Texas Education Foundation Network (TEFN) Outstanding Achievement Award. The honor is awarded to the RCISD Education Foundation for the organization’s Dog Pen Grant. The TEFN Outstanding Achievement Award was created to recognize excellence […]