Meet Ava, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Ava, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 19, 2016) Here’s Ava! Ava is a sweet, wiggly and a bit shy 1.5-year-old lady looking for a forever home. Her breed is a mix of many but our best guess is a mix of some kind of hound and terrier. Ava is very playful and loves tennis balls and toys. She weighs 22 lbs […]

A Flourishing Future

A Flourishing Future

Market demands of millennial generation will influence Rockwall’s dining, shopping and entertainment experience (ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation was created 20 years ago with the strategic mission of broadening and diversifying the Rockwall tax base and creating jobs within the City of Rockwall. Since its creation, REDC has fueled […]

Resting Upon HIS Shoulder

Resting Upon HIS Shoulder

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) For unto us a child is born… The words proclaim a good-news message set to music that much of the Western world either welcomes or tolerates each December. This season especially, Christmas carols and concertos may serve to dispel some of the gloom and strife that plagued our nation in […]

Ratcliffe U.S.-Israel cybersecurity legislation signed into law

Ratcliffe U.S.-Israel cybersecurity legislation signed into law

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) bill was signed into law Friday to strengthen collaborative cybersecurity research and development efforts between the United States and Israel. Ratcliffe introduced the United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016 (H.R. 5877) after returning from a congressional delegation trip he led to Israel in […]

Rockwall ISD to debut new website in January

Rockwall ISD to debut new website in January

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) A new Rockwall ISD website will debut January 5, prior to the start of classes for the second semester of the 2016-2017 school year. The launch of the new website is another step toward increasing communication with parents, staff and community members. The website is easy to use, informative, […]

Cullins Elementary welcomes Perot Museum during Family Night

Cullins Elementary welcomes Perot Museum during Family Night

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) The Perot Museum of Nature and Science brought its interactive museum to parents and students for a fun Cullins Elementary Family Night!  The night was a “Forensics Family Science Night” and the students had to work with their families to solve “The Case of the Missing Vase!”  As families […]

Springer Elementary announces Principal’s 200 Club Winners

Springer Elementary announces Principal’s 200 Club Winners

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 19, 2016) Ouida Springer Elementary School is excited to announce its most recent Principal’s 200 Club Winners! The Principal’s 200 Club is a positive behavior support system that rewards students for exhibiting their BEST behavior. Students who are “caught” exhibiting their BEST behavior are given a golden ticket that is redeemed […]

Little Hands in the OR

Little Hands in the OR

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 14, 2016) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall welcomed middle school students of The Fulton School for its “Little Hands in the OR” program on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Students donned full surgical attire as they stepped into the roles of general surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist and more during the educational, hands-on experience. Cindy […]

Congressman Ratcliffe recognizes Congressional App Challenge winner

Congressman Ratcliffe recognizes Congressional App Challenge winner

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 16, 2016) Congressman John Ratcliffe recognized Greenville homeschool student Kaylee Kimbrough yesterday as the winner of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge for Texas’ 4th District. Ratcliffe signed a certificate at the Rockwall District Office (6531 Horizon Road, Suite A) in honor of Kaylee and her winning app “A2B”— a Google Maps-based […]

For local family, drag racing is a win-win

For local family, drag racing is a win-win

(ROCKWALL, TX — Dec. 14, 2016) One would be hard-pressed to find a group of individuals in the community more involved in drag racing than the Russells. The local family absolutely, positively lives for the sport. “Everything we do involves racing,” said Curtis Russell, father of two junior drag racers Carson (13) and Collin (8), […]