(ROCKWALL, TX – May 26, 2015) The Rockwall Jacket Backers honored three individuals during a pre-game ceremony at the third annual Spring Swarm football game at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium. Lifetime Membership in the Jacket Backers’ Victory Club were awarded to Leigh Plagens, RISD Board of Trustee member and longtime Jacket Backer supporter, Dale Downum, “The Voice […]
From the Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office (ROCKWALL,TX – May 26, 2015) On Friday, May 22, 2015, Rojelio Martinez, 19, pled guilty to the offense of Murder and was sentenced by 382nd Judicial District Court Judge Brett Hall to forty (40) years in the penitentiary. Martinez, a resident of Lancaster, was charged with killing […]
(GARLAND ISD, TX – May 26, 2015) Honoring the district’s top graduates, Garland ISD held its annual Senior Summit Luncheon May 19. The top 10 from each high school, as well as two top seniors from Memorial Pathway Academy, were invited to celebrate with their families and a teacher who most influenced their educational career. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 26, 2015) Save the date – noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7 – when Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall and Texas Oncology’s Mesquite and Rockwall locations celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day with a first-of-its-kind community party on the Downtown Rockwall Square. There will be live entertainment by Rockwall’s own by Mike […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 20, 2015) Save the date – Saturday, August 8 – when the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club presents its 2015 Hot Rocks Bike Ride at Wilkerson Sanders Memorial Stadium in Rockwall. Early registration is underway through Tuesday, June 3o. Benefiting Rotary college scholarships, this ride attracts all levels of riders from children […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 23, 2015) Grace Hartman Elementary sixth graders recently wrapped up their Contemporary World Culture Studies by holding a World Bizarre to showcase their knowledge. The Social Studies class is led by Tristy Lane. Submitted by Denice Wheeler, Office Manager, Grace Hartman Elementary. To share your good news and events, email . […]
UPDATE (May 27, 2015) Please see our latest story about Harbor Lights after high winds forced it to break loose from the dock at about 11pm Tuesday, May 26, and get lodged on the rocks near I-30. Stay tuned for updates. (ROCKWALL, TX – May 23, 2015) The Rockwall Chapter of the American Wine Society […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 23, 2015) With STAAR testing behind them and the end of the school year close in sight, Pullen Elementary faculty is raising the roof. Or at least, climbing on top of it. Pullen Principal JaNeice Rainey made a deal with her 4th grade students this year: if they scored higher than […]
Don Silaff’s 1937 Ford takes top prize for 2nd time (ROCKWALL, TX – May 22, 2015) Over eight years of reconstruction paid off for Don Silaff last weekend after his upscaled 1937 Ford Convertible took home Best in Show at the Cars for CASA auto show for the second year in a row. Silaff said […]
Rockwall remembers those who gave all (ROCKWALL, TX – May 19, 2015) Rockwall and surrounding communities are invited to attend a free Memorial Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 24 at the Harbor Amphitheater. This event will feature music that is representative of wars throughout the history of the United States. It will be a musical […]