ROCKWALL ISD (April 28, 2025) Rockwall ISD proudly announces the 2025 Elementary and Secondary District Teachers of the Year, Noelle Cummings from Linda Lyon Elementary and Gennie Holcomb from Rockwall-Heath High School. Ms. Cummings teaches third-grade reading at Linda Lyon Elementary and has been teaching for 32 years. Twenty-one of those years have been with […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 28, 2025) – In a powerful display of service and community spirit, 250 volunteers from the Rockwall area came together this past weekend to build 55 beds for children in need across the DFW area. The event drew an especially strong turnout from teenagers eager to make a difference. Working side by […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY (April 25, 2025) – Weather permitting, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has announced various lane closures and improvement projects throughout Rockwall County set begin on April 27. Lane Closures along I-30 in Rockwall County The following lane closures are scheduled as part of an ongoing I-30 improvement project: The eastbound I-30 frontage road […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 25, 2025) On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Royse City Police Department detained a 12-year-old male student from Ouida Baley Middle School for Terroristic Threat. The police department received a report that after school on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the student began sending text messages to another student threatening to bring a gun […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) In the fall of 2024, Rockwall County Master Gardeners began a pilot program to raise money for scholarships. These funds come from proceeds from seed sales during our biannual plant sale, as well as various learning events throughout the year. The response has been tremendous, and we are pleased to […]
Rockwall Fire Department earns coveted “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” designation from Texas Fire Chiefs Association ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) – The Rockwall Fire Department is proud to announce that it has been designated as a “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices Recognition Program. This prestigious honor […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2025) What happens when you gather over 220 people who share a vision of enhancing education in Rockwall TX on a Friday night at a bowling alley? You raise more than $44,000 which will facilitate student achievement and skill development, and recognize and encourage staff excellence in Rockwall ISD! The Rockwall […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 22, 2025) Well, they’ve done it again. Rockwall High School’s “Walk the Line” and Rockwall-Heath High School’s “Infiniti” are headed back to ICHSA Nationals in New York City. Have you ever watched the “Pitch Perfect” movies? The International Championship of High School A Cappella (ICHSA) is the real-life high school level of […]
FATE, TX – April 21, 2025 – Pip’s Micro Farm & Nursery is thrilled to announce the seasonal opening of its Honesty Farmstand, welcoming the Rockwall County community to enjoy farm-fresh, sustainable, and non-GMO products. Located at 103 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Fate, TX 75189, the farmstand is open Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, from spring […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 21, 2025) Former Texas State Senator Don Huffines served as Rockwall County Judge for a day on April 17. During his visit, Maintenance Director Barry Compton and County Judge Frank New took Mr. Huffines on a tour of the construction site for the future 503rd District Court, located on the third […]