(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 15, 2020) With social distancing in place due to COVID-19, local photographer Destiny Wanamaker has found a creative way to help some of the most vulnerable members of our community while virtually connecting friends and neighbors through photos. Wanamaker is offering five-minute family portrait sessions of residents on their front porches, […]
Raising funds to do Whatever It Takes for youth, families, and communities (ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2020) Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas announced today a fundraising campaign aimed at supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in the Commerce, Greenville, and Rockwall areas. In times of tragedy and crisis, Boys & Girls Clubs have stepped up […]
Teagan Shea Thomas is a Senior at Heritage Christian Academy. She is a member of the National Honor Society. She has been a part of One Act Play and the HCA musical all four years of high school. She spent three years on the HCA varsity cheer team, where the team took home the Runner […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 15, 2020) Schlotzsky’s Rockwall, located at 706 I-30 East, will be offering a free meal to all members of the Rockwall and Heath police departments, fire departments, and EMT personnel in uniform on Monday, April 20, 2020. “We here at Schlotzsky’s Rockwall appreciate the services and sacrifices rendered by all of […]
Rachel Ivanovsky is a senior at Rockwall High School and will be going to Bethel College in Kansas on a basketball and choir scholarship. She is a two-year varsity player and played on the North Texas Lights Out and DC Queens AAU basketball clubs. She has been in choir since third grade and in varsity […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 14, 2020) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed an update yesterday from Rockwall County Judge David Sweet on the COVID-19 pandemic in a video conference. Sweet provided the following updated numbers related to the virus outbreak in the state: 133,226 tests have been administered statewide 13,906 confirmed positive cases of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2020) Hays Elementary sixth grader Luke LaGrange has been making face masks for first responders using 3D printing technology. After first discovering 3D printing in his fourth grade class, Luke became fascinated by the technology. He received his very own 3D printer for Christmas, and has been using it to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 14, 2020) Angela Garza has been homeschooling in Rockwall since the 8th grade. She belongs to a local homeschool co-op, Kings Harvest Homeschool Collective. Angela has been taking college courses at Eastfield College and Richland College through a homeschool program, Dallas County Collegiate Academy. She will not only have her high school […]
Rockwall, Texas – April 14, 2020 – The City of Rockwall continues to provide its full range of services to residents while taking recommended precautions. The Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission will modify the activities for their work session meeting on Tuesday, April 14. Consistent with Governor Abbott’s Executive Order and CDC recommended guidelines for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 14, 2020) Rockwall County Judge David Sweet has amended the current Stay at Home Order to reflect Governor Abbott’s current order until April 30th. Some key changes include: – updates to the definitions of essential businesses and essential services to be in line with federal guidelines. Here is a link to […]