(ROCKWALL, TX — January 21, 2019) Rockwall Girls and Heath Boys swim teams took home the District 9 title at the district swim meet this past weekend! “The Athlete Of The Meet” was awarded to Rebecca Simpson, Rockwall, and Lucius Yu-Kisselbach, Heath. Coach Sacco was elected the “Coach of the Meet.” Highlights of the meet: […]
(MCLENDON-CHISHOLM, TX – Jan. 21, 2019) McLendon-Chisholm resident Lorna Kipphut announces she will run for Place 1 on the McLendon-Chisholm City Council in the upcoming May 4 election. “I proudly volunteer to continue my service to Rockwall County by running for McLendon-Chisholm City Council, Place 1 this May. I look forward to meeting even more citizens […]
WACO, Texas (Jan. 18, 2019) – Rockwall High School graduates and National Merit Scholars Jennifer Ashley DeMars and Kevin James DeMars were among 4,400 Baylor University students named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the fall 2018 semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List are Baylor undergraduates with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 18, 2019) It’s cookie time! And I’m sure all of you have a cute little Girl Scout encouraging you to purchase some of those infamous treats. I’m always torn between Samoas and Dosidos but then, of course, there is Thin Mints and Tagalongs and for sure you have to get the […]
Garland Civic Theatre to Present The Buddy Holly Story During 60 Year Anniversary of Famed Musician’s Death (GARLAND, TX — January 4, 2019) Garland Civic Theatre will present The Buddy Holly Story at Granville Arts Center (300 North 5th St, Garland, Texas) January 25 – February 10, 2019 during the sixtieth anniversary of the famed Texas musician’s death. “The Day […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 16, 2019) The Rockwall Republican Men’s Club welcomed Congressman John Ratcliffe as a guest speaker during its breakfast meeting on Jan. 12. Ratcliffe spoke on the recent shutdown of the federal government over President Donald Trump’s proposal to fund the building of a wall along the southern U.S. border. “This shutdown […]
Macalik enters campaign with sound record on infrastructure maintenance, improvements, safety and levelheaded approach to development and growth (ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 16, 2019) Rockwall City Councilmember Dana K Macalik has announced her plans to seek re-election to a second two-year term on the Rockwall City Council in this Spring’s municipal elections which will take […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 16, 2019)The Reading for Adults Literacy Center, a part of the Rockwall County Library, will celebrate almost twenty years of the RFA program and honor eleven students who have recently passed their test to become a United States Citizen. The reception will be Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at 10 a.m., in […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 15, 2019) Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt has appointed decorated Vietnam War hero, Joseph P. Lynch, to the Housing Authority Board. The board oversees the dwellings set aside for elderly and needy residents in the City of Rockwall. Fifteen year Rockwall resident and local hero, Mr. Lynch, brings a unique experience as the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 15, 2019) According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the 2017-2018 flu season was the first season to be classified as high severity, hospitalizing 30,453 people and taking the lives of 185 children. On January 8, 2019, Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reported the first and second flu-related deaths […]