STAR Transit announces public meetings; proposed fare restructure

(TERRELL, TX – June 29, 2017)  STAR Transit will hold a series of public meetings to involve citizen participation regarding the proposal to amend STAR Transit’s fare structure.  STAR Transit will provide information regarding the proposed changes.  Anyone wishing to make comments is invited to attend and express their views. Upcoming public meetings include: Monday, […]

Rockwall Police Department receives $4,000 from Parks & Recreation

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 29, 2017) During the weekend of June 17 – 18, 2017, the City of Rockwall Parks & Recreation Department held a Back the Blue Baseball Tournament at the Leon Tuttle Baseball Complex to benefit the Rockwall Police Department. Today the Parks Department presented Chief Kirk Riggs and The Rockwall Police Department […]

Heath Annual Independence Day Parade and Celebration in the Park

Heath Annual Independence Day Parade and Celebration in the Park

(HEATH, TX — June, 12, 2017) For a patriotic hometown American experience, join the festivities at the City of Heath’s Annual Independence Day Parade on Tuesday, July 4. Parade entry awards will be presented during a patriotic celebration immediately after the parade in Towne Center Park featuring a live barbershop quartet, recognition of our veterans […]

Rockwall High School student receives National Merit Scholarship

Rockwall High School student receives National Merit Scholarship

(ROCKWALL, TX — June 28, 2017) National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced more than 3,200 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. One of those recipients is Jamie Hall, a Rockwall High School 2017 graduate, who was named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist in the fall of 2016. Jamie’s scholarship […]

Ribbon cutting welcomes Appreciation Wholesalers Inc. to Royse City

Ribbon cutting welcomes Appreciation Wholesalers Inc. to Royse City

(ROYSE CITY, TX — June 28, 2017) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce welcomed Appreciation Wholesalers, Inc. to the community with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, June 24. Located at 118 E. Main Street, Suite 102, Appreciation Wholesalers is a family owned and faith based one stop shop for all your printing needs. Their […]

Rockwall ISD Board approves 2017-2018 budget

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 28, 2017) At Monday night’s School Board meeting, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approved the 2017-2018 budget. The Board adopted a general fund budget of approximately $123 million that included additional staffing and operational cost of opening Linda Lyon Elementary, a 2% salary increase for employees, additional staff positions for […]

Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates Goodlife Senior Living and Memory Care

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 28, 2017) GoodLife Senior Living was joined yesterday by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce for a groundbreaking ceremony at 126 Smirl Drive in Heath. The project is intended to provide assisted living with memory care for the residents of Heath and the surrounding area. The project was approved in April 2017 […]

Meet Brea, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 26, 2017) Brea is an energetic, happy, and as-loving-as-it-gets kind of girl. She instantly melts in your arms or lap once you start petting her. She is a white lab mix, but is smaller than a regular lab. She has a couple injuries from her prior life, but who doesn’t?!?! Even […]