ROCKWALL/HEATH (December 16, 2013) Rockwall-Heath High School’s Drama Club is in full swing rehearsing for their upcoming musical, Grease, opening January 9th. With 60 students making up the cast, 20 operating as technical staff, three faculty members overseeing the production, a different local celebrity performing the role of DJ Vince Fontaine each night of the […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY (December 20, 2013) It may have been cold outside, but for those who braved the winter ice storm on December 6th, it was warm and cozy inside the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront for the Boys and Girls Club’s annual “Angels Among Us” Breakfast. “While only a little more than 100 people of the […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH (December 19, 2013) Our Special Holiday Print Edition is being delivered to nearly 17,000 mailboxes throughout Rockwall and Heath this week. Here’s a digital view for those who may not live within our current delivery zone, and for those who wish to share it with out-of-town family and friends: Extra copies of the print […]
ROCKWALL (December 19, 2013) Senior residents of The Mansions of Rockwall Active Adult Community, along with staff members and their families, have been very busy gathering gifts for local children in need this holiday season. They collected more than 210 toys, which will be handed out at the Rockwall County Boys and Girls Club Christmas […]
ROCKWALL (December 19, 2013) Many families bring pets into the family during the Christmas season, but have little understanding about proper care or training. Rockwall County 4-H will host a short term project for families with kids 8 years old and in the third grade to 18 who are getting a pet for Christmas. The […]
ROCKWALL (December 19, 2013) As of Wednesday, December 18, Republic Waste Service has collected 235 tons of brush related to the recent winter storm. Republic will continue to work the rest of this week, the weekend, and into next week but they will not likely be done by Christmas. Crews will continue with the cleanup […]
ROCKWALL (December 19, 2013) Boy Scout Troop 83’s recent geocaching campout was a blast! We learned how to use a GPS (global positioning system). Each group of Scouts went through the same course. Each patrol also made one pot meals, and my group won the contest with a dish of macaroni calzones. My group’s iron […]
Volunteer tutors can help change the world…one word at at time ROCKWALL (December 19, 2013) The Rockwall County Library Reading for Adults (RFA) Literacy Program offers FREE educational classes including: English as a Second Language (ESL) GED Studies and Preparation U.S. Citizenship Preparation Adult Literacy Studies With an enrollment of 300 students, RFA has convenient […]
ROCKWALL (December 17, 2013) Congratulations to the Rockwall Heath High School cheerleaders who competed in the National Cheerleaders Association State of Texas Championship on December 15, 2013. The Black Team won 1st place in the Large Intermediate Level High School Division. The Red Team won 1st place in the Coed Advanced High School division. Info […]
ROCKWALL (December 16, 2013) Why is Penny Lane shuttling between the vet’s office and Santa’s lap? Because she just had hip replacement surgery. This sweet and loving young dog sat in pain for two weeks at a local animal shelter while her condition worsened. Now that she’s been rescued by Rockwall Pets, Penny is getting the surgery […]