Rockwall Fire Chief honored for 35 years of service

Rockwall Fire Chief honored for 35 years of service

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 9, 2015) On Monday, Mayor Jim Pruitt declared Jan. 5, 2015 as Chief Mark Poindexter Happy 35th Anniversary Day in the City of Rockwall, honoring the fire chief’s service. “He is someone who rose from the ranks as a volunteer firefighter to become the city’s top fire official,” the Mayor said. “The City of Rockwall is […]

Congressman Ratcliffe co-sponsors and votes to approve Keystone XL Pipeline

Also votes in favor of other conservative legislation such as the Save American Workers Act (Jan. 9, 2015)  In a major effort to pass legislation that would benefit the Fourth District of Texas, Congressman John Ratcliffe cosponsored the legislation to approve and build the Keystone XL Pipeline. The full U.S. House of Representatives moved to pass […]

Royse City Chamber welcomes Holiday & Event Lighting

ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 8, 2015) Vivian Brown, Royse City Chamber of Commerce President, welcomed award winning Holiday & Event Lighting, LLC with a  plaque presentation at the Chamber’s December Luncheon. Holiday & Event Lighting, LL is skilled in installation of accent and decorative lighting of all kinds throughout the year. Give them a call […]

7-11 donates to Jones Elementary

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 1 2015) Yogesh Jarodiya, owner of neighborhood 7-11, pictured here with Eyeruscam Belay, Teresa Twedell, Principal  and Dianne Cockrill, Counselor of Jones Elementary generously donated $711.00 to the students of Jones Elementary. The funds will be used for the academic enrichment of our future leaders. To share your good news and events, […]

Rockwall students stand by for launch of their spaceflight experiment

The countdown continues… ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 8, 2015) They might not look like rocket scientists at first glance, but six Rockwall High School freshmen will soon have the experience of a lifetime. Will Brown, Ryan Figert, Brooks Helmer, Chase Howerton, Harrison Smith, and James Matthews will watch as an experiment they designed is launched into […]

Community welcome at CVS Grand Opening in Heath Saturday

HEATH, TX (Jan. 8, 2015) The City of Heath and Heath Economic Development Corporation invite everyone to welcome CVS to the community during the Grand Opening event at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 10. Mayor Lorne Liechty will offer a brief welcoming statement, and there will also be face painting, a balloon artists and other goodies for […]

Rockwall ball player competes in Baseball Youth All-American Winter Games

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 7, 2015) Rockwall Baseball and Softball League player Conner Helms was selected by the Baseball Youth All-American program to participate in the 2015 Winter Games in Vero Beach, Florida.  Conner was one of only four 8U/9U players selected from the state of Texas to participate in the recent event which had representation […]

Rockwall culinary arts students on Fox 4’s ‘Good Day’

ROCKWALL ISD, TX (Jan. 6, 2015) Chef Cody Hayes’ Culinary students from Rockwall High School presented three kids’ meal creations to the Executive Chef from the Cotton Patch restaurant back in November.  The Executive Chef and others from the Cotton Patch selected one meal out of three to go on their kids’ menu. The meal is called […]