ROCKWALL, TX (November 12, 2014) Wendy Rathje’s first grade class at Springer Elementary is learning about the real superheroes of Rockwall County! The students toured the neighborhood fire station as part of their superhero Project Based Learning program and also had a visit from a superhero nurse. Students have discovered through their interviews that everyone […]
Congrats to the fall signees of the 2015 Graduating Class at Rockwall High School: Hayley Baker will play softball at Belmont University Bailey Wallace will play softball at Angelo State Kaya Vandergriff will play softball at Angelo State Peyton Mills will play softball at Harding University Shayne Nance will play baseball at Dallas Baptist University […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 12, 2014) The City of Rockwall Parks and Recreation Board is seeking input for a playground focused on those with disabilities. A public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Rockwall City Hall, 385 S. Goliad Street. Citizens are asked to provide input regarding the design and […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (November 11, 2014) Students, teachers, staff and family of Amy Parks Heath Elementary are proud to be Mariners, but they are even more proud to be AMERICANS! Today the APHE Mariners ate in the “Mess Hall,” survived “Boot Camp” and wrote letters to service men and women past and present. They felt the […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (November 11, 2014) My earliest memory of reading is singing from the Baptist hymnal. I remember being four-and-a-half, standing next to my mother, moving my finger under each hyphenated syllable as we sang. This was a new honor, as my mother had always done that job. Now I could do it! I know that […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 11, 2014) Cady Johnson, a sixth grader at Cullins Lake-Pointe Elementary, was recently recognized by the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club as a Student of Honor. Tim Hartley introduced Cady during the club’s Nov. 6 meeting. She was recognized for her outstanding academic and citizenship achievement, her strength of character and positive attitude. Pictured […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 11, 2014) Ask any World War II veteran if he or she thinks our country is in a recession and after they get done chuckling, listen closely to their response. The answer will probably be something along the lines of this: During the war, most of the men in this country were […]
HEATH, TX (November 11, 2014) The City of Heath Special Events Board has been busy laying out some very special plans for the highly anticipated 2014 Heath Holiday in the Park event, set for Friday, Dec. 5. New treats and special surprises await at this year’s Holiday in the Park, which will be hosted rain […]
WYLIE, TX (November 11, 2014) Join the Wylie East Sapphires Drill Team and the Wylie Fire Department for a benefit pancake breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at Fire Station #3, located at the intersection of Brown and W.A. Allen. Bring the kids to enjoy fire trucks, flapjacks and family fun. Eat breakfast […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 10, 2014) Taylor McClure graduated from high school in 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Military service in World War II was imminent, and the idea of being a Navy cadet seemed adventurous and exciting. An enlistment application received no response so Taylor hitch-hiked to the Dallas Navy office, only to learn that voluntary […]