Royse City, TX (August 15, 2023) – Each year, the Royse City ISD School Board is tasked with setting the property tax rate for the upcoming school year. At the August 14, 2023 meeting the school board unanimously approved the district’s recommendation to reduce the Maintenance and Operations Tax Rate by more than 18 cents. […]
Royse City, TX (August 15, 2023) – A formal Royse City ISD Facility Naming Committee consisting of board members, retirees, alumni and parents selected Paula Walker Elementary as the official name for the district’s 7th elementary campus. Their recommendation received unanimous school board approval at the August 14, 2023 meeting. In the crowd were dozens […]
Rockwall, TX (August 15, 2023) – Meet Amethyst! This little lady was a wonderful mama to six kittens, but now it’s her turn to find a forever home! Amethyst takes a bit to warm up to new people, but once she does, she will talk, solicit pets, and purr away! Amethyst is 2-years old, current […]
Royse City, TX (August 11, 2023) – On Monday, August 7, 2023, at 8:27 am, the Royse City Police Department and the Royse City Fire Department responded to a major accident on IH30 Eastbound at FM 35. An 18-Wheeler traveling westbound crossed over onto the eastbound side of IH30 and collided with three passenger cars. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 13, 2023) The Ever Flower Company, a Rockwall-based alternative rock band, has released a new music video for their song “Celtic Candy”. Directed by Daniel Fika of DayDream Media, a film company based in Irving, the music video is a fun mix of fun jaunty summer-by-the-pool vibes, frenetic vibrant visuals, and creative […]
Rockwall, TX (August 11, 2023) – Rockwall Community Band is seeking new band members with an ability and a passion for band music! The band is open to musicians over the age of 15 and is actively interested in having high school students join. Currently, the band has specific needs for those who play percussion […]
Garland, Texas (August 11, 2023) – To protect underground utility lines, Atmos Energy observes 811 Day annually on Aug. 11 as a reminder for everyone to practice safe digging. 811 Day is an initiative led by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to make sure the practice of safe digging […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 10, 2023) You loved Guys and Dolls. You want to know what is next? Well, it is a really funny musical! Please plan to come to the Rockwall Community Playhouse for the delightful Nunsense! Winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Off-Broadway Musical, Nunsense is an over-the-top, utterly hilarious international […]
Rockwall, TX (August 9, 2023) – The JER Chilton YMCA’s Annual Teachers Prayer Breakfast kicked off bright and early the morning of July 26. With the purpose to encourage and uplift educators, the Rockwall YMCA board and leadership dedicates this time just for educators as they prepare their minds and hearts for the new year. […]
Rockwall, TX (August 8, 2023) – Plenty of tears will fall as the new school year commences. Not so much from the kindergartener’s eyes. Or the college freshman left standing awkwardly in a dorm room with a stranger for a roommate. It will likely be the parents—mostly the moms—whose eyes well up and spill salty […]