(HEATH, TX — October 10, 2017) Amy Parks-Heath Elementary celebrated “Texas Week” with their traditional Bluebonnet Stomp on Thursday, Oct. 5. Students proudly wore their school shirts with western wear and gathered to sing songs about Texas and “stomp” bluebonnet seeds into the ground. The older students even provided fun entertainment by performing traditional line […]
(FATE, TX — October 9, 2017) Recently, the City of Fate installed 34 JEC Energy Savings All-in-One LED Solar Lights to create a safe and inviting atmosphere at Robert Smith Family Park. These lights created a minimum financial impact and a maximum improvement to the walking trail at night. “In a comparison, JEC’s All-in-One LED […]
(HEATH, TX — October 9, 2017) Skipper Andrew Vandling along with his crew Isaac Barkley won the coveted Aggie Cup over the weekend of Sept. 23 down at the Sea Star Base in Galveston, Texas. The duo represents Rockwall’s Sea Scout Ship 1000 and Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath. The Aggie Cup is one […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 9, 2017) National Charity League, Inc. (NCL), Lone Star Chapter classes met to decorate buckets for the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The NCL members painted buckets and donated supplies to be sent to the areas devastated by hurricanes. Shown in the pictures are the classes of 2019, 2020 and 2023 with […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—October 6, 2017) It is homecoming weekend for Rockwall High School, and one local boutique wants to make sure every girl attending gets the chance to feel like a princess. Hazel and Olive, located at 304 N San Jacinto Street, is offering free homecoming dresses to anyone who can’t afford their own. The dresses […]
(DALLAS, TX — October 5, 2017) The Bank of America Building, a landmark in the Dallas skyline, will light up turquoise on Saturday, Oct. 28 in support of Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Dysautonomia International is hosting a fundraiser at nearby Enchilada’s Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., where guests will enjoy spectacular views of the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 5, 2017) The Rockwall County Master Gardeners will be hosting a Fall Tour of Gardens. Mark Saturday, Nov. 4 on your calendar! Tickets are on sale now can be purchased from Culver’s Restaurant and the Rockwall County Extension Office during normal business hours. They can also be purchased online at https://rockmga.org/ […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 5, 2017) The Rockwall High School cross country team competed Sept. 30 in the Ben Robertson Stallion Stampede Invitational in Rowlett. The girls varsity team placed 2nd overall. Kate Avery was the first finisher for the team in 6th place with a time of 21:10; Emilia Nunez in 10th place with […]
Meet-and-Greet set for 3 to 6:30 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 4, 2017) Our hometown’s very own Rockwall School of Music is one of over 600 Music Schools across all 50 states and Canada that will be participating in the 3rd Annual “Kids Music Day” Weekend on Oct. 6 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 3, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) chaired a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing to examine how the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) is carrying out the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) cybersecurity mission. “We have to get this right because new technologies – the internet […]