Heath, TX (November 8, 2024) – A legacy of student-led service! For the 14th consecutive year, the Rockwall-Heath High School Student Council beat Rockwall High School in the annual Pack the Pantry Food Drive! Every Fall, the winner of the food drive is announced before the I-30 Classic Football Game kickoff. This drive benefits Rockwall […]
Rockwall, TX (November 7, 2024) – Teacher Julie Byrnes at Billie Stevenson Elementary received a $300 grant from local Bimbo Bakeries this week. The Bimbo Bakeries team, along with their mascot Osito, visited Dr. Byrnes’s classroom to present her with a check and lots of baked goods and snacks. Mrs. Byrnes said the donation will […]
Rockwall, Texas (November 7, 2024) —Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items and drop them off during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. […]
Rockwall, TX (November 4, 2024) – The “Thank A Veteran” Program aims to show appreciation to veterans who have served in the armed forces. It is open to all military branches and allows service members to receive discounts from participating merchants. To be eligible for the discounts, veterans must present the “Thank a Veteran” ID […]
Forney, TX (October 28, 2024) – Grief is a deeply personal experience that all of us share, perhaps at different times in our lives. Possibly with different outcomes too. Heather and her husband, Shay, know that feeling of grief well. Too well. It was 1994, and the high school sweethearts were a young married couple […]
GATESVILLE, TEXAS (October 17, 2024) – On Monday, October 7th, four United States Veterans from Florida and Texas embarked on a transformative journey as they began the two-week process of receiving Service Dogs from Patriot PAWS. The first week took place at the Lane Murray Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), where […]
Rockwall, TX (October 11, 2024) – Twice a year a group of community members devoted to helping people and organizations in the county gather for an hour of inspiration. The group, Lakeside Leaders, with Lacy Deckard and Russ Porter spearheading the mission, are working to help nonprofits raise money and spread awareness. “Lakeside Leaders is […]
Rockwall, TX (October 11, 2024) – The Mobile Food Pantry from North Texas Food Bank in partnership with Catholic Charities of Dallas will make it’s monthly distribution to Rockwall on Tuesday, October 15. The pantry offers fresh fruit, vegetables and assorted food items to those in and around the Rockwall area. September’s food pantry served […]
Lucas Mcquade, Utley Middle School ROCKWALL, TX (Sept, 27, 2024) Six Rockwall ISD art students have been selected by the Texas Art Education Association to display their artwork in the 2024-2025 TASA/TASB txEDCON Exhibition this month. Brynley Hergert, Williams Middle School Paisley Pierce, Rockwall High School The artwork will be displayed in the TAEA Student […]
ROCKWALL, Texas (September 25, 2024) – Rockwall High School Theatre announced the opening date of its latest production, The Outsiders, opening October 3. The program will showcase its award-winning talent with this powerful retelling of the beloved novel by S.E. Hinton. “Our program has been blessed with talent on all sides,” said Virginia McGuire, director […]