Leadership Rockwall program celebrates 20 years

Graduation, Reunion planned May 17 at San Jacinto Plaza Project Reveal May 9 (ROCKWALL, TX – April 27, 2017) The Leadership Rockwall program will celebrate 20 years of developing business and community leaders with an anniversary and reunion event on Wednesday, May 17. The event, held at San Jacinto Plaza on the Downtown Rockwall Square, […]

Meet Josephine, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 27, 2017) Josephine is a gentle and sweet girl who loves everyone she meets. We think she is a shepherd/border collie/lab mix. Josephine is spayed, microchipped and fully vaccinated. She is heartworm negative and can’t wait to find a family to love her forever! All dogs over 40 pounds are just […]

‘Pillow Talk’ opens May 12 at Rockwall Community Playhouse

‘Pillow Talk’ opens May 12 at Rockwall Community Playhouse

Auditions for ‘Dr. Doolittle, Jr. the Musical’ May 6 (ROCKWALL, TX — April 26, 2017) Rockwall Community Playhouse’s production of Pillow Talk opens May 12-14, 19-21 and 26-28, with Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org, by calling 972-722-3399 or at the box office […]

Rockwall ISD Education Foundation awards 2017 spring grants

Rockwall ISD Education Foundation awards 2017 spring grants

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 26, 2017) The Rockwall ISD Education Foundation’s Spring 2017 Innovative Teaching Grant Recipients were recently announced and presented to the RISD Trustees during their April meeting. The REF’s Grants & Awards Committee met in March to review all the submissions and selected five applications to approve for funding. The grant “Boogie […]

Cain Middle School Symphonic, Honors bands earn ‘Excellent’ ratings at UIL Evaluation

Cain Middle School Symphonic, Honors bands earn ‘Excellent’ ratings at UIL Evaluation

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 26, 2017) Congratulations to the Cain Middle School Symphonic and Honors bands for receiving Excellent and Superior ratings at the Region 25 UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation! On Thursday, April 20, the Symphonic Band, under the direction of Thomas Kramer, traveled to Wylie East High School to perform for a […]

Springer Kindergarten students host 2nd Annual Animals on Parade

Springer Kindergarten students host 2nd Annual Animals on Parade

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 26, 2017) Springer Elementary Kinders are wild about learning! Kindergarten students have been learning about the needs and characteristics of living things. Using a wide variety of resources, they have been researching animals of their choice. Students gave a short presentation to their classmates. They celebrated by hosting the 2nd Annual […]

Ratcliffe cybercrime-fighting bill gains traction in Senate

Ratcliffe cybercrime-fighting bill gains traction in Senate

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 26, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 gained traction in the Senate earlier this month when Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein introduced companion legislation. The Senate companion bill was cosponsored by senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) […]