(ROCKWALL, TX – April 12, 2018) The Rockwall County Candidate Forum is happening this Thursday, April 12 at 6:30pm in Liberty Hall, Rockwall County Courthouse. Rockwall County Judge David Sweet will be moderating the forum. With the May 5th election just weeks away, all Rockwall County residents are invited and encouraged to come and hear directly […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 10, 2018) The City of Rockwall is focused on the well-being of area children. On Monday, April 9, Mayor Jim Pruitt helped kick off a weeklong celebration of healthy children, presenting a proclamation declaring April 9-13 as Boys & Girls Club Week at the Rockwall Club. The celebration started with a ribbon […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 10, 2018) During its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 10, Rockwall County Commissioners Court recognized Sergeant Glenn Hill with the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office and Suzanne Smith with the Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office as the Employees of the First Quarter 2018. Hill was nominated by the Sheriff’s Office for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 9, 2018) Meet Patches! He’s an adorable little Chihuahua who is very happy, sweet and social in his foster home. He’s a little scared in new and hectic surroundings, but who isn’t? Patches is already neutered, microchipped and fully vaccinated. He is heartworm negative and his adoption fee is just $150. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 9, 2018) Dobbs Elementary and Reinhardt Elementary will be neighbors during the 2018-2019 school year. This will be a temporary accommodation as Dobbs moves into their new building and Reinhardt relocates to the former Dobbs facility while a new school is built at the current site. After hearing from parents, staff and […]
(ROCKWALL ISD, April 9, 2018) The fifth graders at Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School had a very successful Colonial Night last November, raising more than $500 by making and selling items similar to those made and sold during Colonial times. Parents, friends and other family members paid for the goods and services as the students simulated free enterprise […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 6, 2018) As I drive back to Memphis I often pass an exit labeled, “Gill Campus.” Pride follows the memory of the day the local community college dedicated their campus with my dad’s name on the front, and what’s funny is Dad nearly flunked out of school. He graduated what I […]
The voice of the Lord is over the waters… —Psalm 29:3 (ROCKWALL, TX — April 6, 2018) An awful image flashed before me like a snapshot, waking me in the middle of the night. Immediately, I left my sleeping husband and headed to our 17-year-old’s unoccupied room. In the darkness, I climbed into the empty […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 23, 2018) Triathletes of all skill levels have found a home in a newly-formed, Rockwall-based organization dedicated to improving performance and enriching enjoyment of the sport. Founded just a year ago by a group of like-minded local triathletes, the Rockwall Triathlon Club consists of members from all ages, stages and walks […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 23, 2018) Students of Lynda Lyon Elementary School recently welcomed a lesson in storytelling from a very special guest: the daughter of legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach and renowned children’s author, Michelle Staubach Grimes. Grimes presented her newly released second children’s book titled “Pidge Takes the Stage,” the sequel to […]