Color Dash, 5K to honor memory of Rockwall student

CLICK TO REGISTER NOW! (ROCKWALL – September 16, 2014) Registration is underway for the Christian Corneau “Go the Distance” Memorial Run, set for 8 a.m. Saturday, November 15 at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall, 1210 N. Goliad St. The seventh annual event honors the memory of Christian Corneau, son of Max and Michelle Corneau of […]

Lone Star CASA participates in North Texas Giving Day

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (September 15, 2014) Want to help Lone Star CASA help the abused and neglected children of our county? It’s easy. This Thursday, September 18, is North Texas Giving Day. Visit northtexasgivingday.org and search for Lone Star CASA, or go to lonestarcasa.org and click “North Texas Giving Day” to make a donation. Every donation of $25 and […]

DAR hosts reception for Rockwall County’s newly inducted US citizens

ROCKWALL, TX (September 15, 2014) The Rock Wall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently hosted a reception for Rockwall County’s newly inducted U.S. citizens. The citizens were enrolled in the Rockwall County Adult Literacy Program led by Carol Case and Kathy Melston. The new citizens were welcomed and honored by the DAR, […]

Meet Lewis, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX (September 15, 2014) Meet the original scaredy cat. Lewis may be strikingly handsome, but he’s just a big baby. He’s afraid of his own shadow. But if you have lots of patience, just play the waiting game with him. Once you earn his confidence, he’ll be ready to strut his stuff around the […]

Royse City Chamber host ribbon cutting for Fulton School

ROYSE CITY,TX. (September 15, 2014) The Royse City Chamber recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly completed lower school building at The Fulton School,1623 Laurence Drive in Heath. The Fulton School, a co-educational independent, college-preparatory school, serves students from PreK-3 through 12th grade. They live by their Mission Statement daily: “Do what’s best […]

Heath Mayor’s Message: a community of ‘great promise, great progress’

HEATH, TX (September 15, 2014) My wife, Mary, and I have lived in Heath 28 years. It’s been a wonderful community to raise our own family and enjoy an upscale rural feel with gorgeous lakeside views and some of the best people in Texas as our friends and neighbors! When we moved here, Heath had […]

Sol Villasana to sign ‘Dallas’ Little Mexico’ Sept. 18th

Sol Villasana, Rockwall resident, lawyer, writer, and community advocate, will sign Dallas’  Little Mexico at 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., September 18, 2014, at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak Street, Dallas, Texas. ROCKWALL,TX. (September 15, 2014) Nearly one hundred years ago, Sol Villasana’s family had its U.S. beginnings in Dallas’s Little Mexico, the […]

RACE 5 swimmers ranked nationally

ROCKWALL,TX. (September 15, 2014) Rockwall Aquatics Center of Excellence has wrapped up it’s summer season by sending with 46 swimmers to compete at state, sectional, and national level championships. This is by far the largest group of swimmers RACE has sent to these prestigious championship meets. When all the meets were completed, five RACE swimmers […]

Troop 83 enjoys several summer Scouting adventures

ROCKWALL, TX (September 13, 2014) Hello, my name is Caleb Davis and I am a Life Scout in Troop 83 here in Rockwall. Today, I will tell you about our latest adventures; such as Summer Camp at Scout Camp Buck Toms in Tennessee, NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training), our troop elections, and our annual Canoeing […]

Rockwall County Clerk leads document restoration project

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (September 11, 2014) Rockwall County Clerk Shelli Miller received five pallets of restored documents yesterday at the Rockwall County Courthouse. The new books are fireproof and waterproof and will help ensure that the heritage of the county is preserved. Miller has been heading up efforts to restore and repair thousands of documents […]