Rockwall and Rowlett post offices are among U.S. Postal Service’s new local delivery pilot sites 

Rockwall and Rowlett post offices are among U.S. Postal Service’s new local delivery pilot sites 

USPS Connect Local Offers Businesses Affordable Same-Day and Next-Day Options ROCKWALL, TX (August 24, 2021) The U.S. Postal Service’s unprecedented pilot offering for neighborhood businesses has added 115 Dallas-Fort Worth sites. The USPS Connect Local pilot launched on July 19 at seven Dallas and Houston sites and is now available at 200 Texas postal facility […]

Local equestrian places in top 10 at North American Youth Championships

Local equestrian places in top 10 at North American Youth Championships

ROCKWALL, TX – August 23, 2021 – Dallas equestrian Isabella Fielder ranked in the top 10 at the prestigious equestrian competition FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) over the weekend. NAYC is an international competition that brings together the young riders (ages 14-21) to compete in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of dressage, show jumping, […]

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Homemade Hamburger Helper

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Homemade Hamburger Helper

ROCKWALL, TX (August 22, 2021) If you’ve read this column in the past, you probably know I love meals and memories – meals that we’ve attached to positive memories in our life. Meals we’ve shared with loved ones while recapping our day or having important life conversations. As families head back to the classroom, memories […]

Patti Richter, On Faith: Living Faithfully—Not Fearfully

Patti Richter, On Faith: Living Faithfully—Not Fearfully

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (August 22, 2021) A lot of students take their educational opportunities seriously. Since I was not one of those, I’ve spent a lifetime making up for my losses. A world atlas catches my attention as I pass a certain bookshelf. I throw it open to survey the Caspian Sea. Ten minutes later, I realize […]

Garland ISD to offer FREE COVID-19 vaccine clinics at high schools Aug. 23 – Sept. 2

Garland ISD to offer FREE COVID-19 vaccine clinics at high schools Aug. 23 – Sept. 2

GARLAND ISD, TX (August 21, 2021) As COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the community, Garland ISD is committed to mitigating the spread of this virus. GISD is excited to announce they have partnered with the Garland Health Department to offer FREE COVID-19 vaccine clinics at our high schools Aug. 23 – Sept. 2. The […]

Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta returns Sept. 4 in new location

Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta returns Sept. 4 in new location

ROCKWALL, TX (August 20, 2021) The most spec-QUACK-ular event of the season is just around the corner! The 2021 Southwest Kia Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at Harry Myers Park, 815 E. Washington St. in Rockwall. Benefiting the Rockwall branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas, […]

Call It Closed’s Cathleen Lewis named Best Realtor in Rockwall, Rowlett

ROCKWALL, TX (August 19, 2021) Readers of Living Magazine have selected Realtor Cathleen Lewis, a real estate agent at Call It Closed International Realty, as the best Realtor in northeast Dallas. Through Living Magazine’s 2021 Best of Readers’ Choice Awards, Lewis again was named the top Realtor serving the communities of Rockwall and Rowlett. She […]

Rockwall School of Music implements Family Safety Plan

Rockwall School of Music implements Family Safety Plan

ROCKWALL, TX – August 19, 2021 — Rockwall School of Music has undergone some updates that will help teachers, families and staff become safer in many ways. “In today’s world, there’s nothing more important than providing a safe space for our teachers, families and staff,” said Russ Porter, director of RSM. “Safety starts when parents […]

Rockwall County Historical Foundation presents ‘Carolyn Francisco Excellence in Preservation Award’ to Sheriff’s Posse member

Rockwall County Historical Foundation presents ‘Carolyn Francisco Excellence in Preservation Award’ to Sheriff’s Posse member

ROCKWALL, TX – August 19, 2021 — Rockwall’s “Cowboy Poet” Budd Pierce received the Carolyn Francisco Excellence in Preservation Award from the Rockwall County Historical Foundation during their August 2021 Sheri Stodghill Lecture. Pierce, a member of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse, also received a reproduction of the De Zavala flag – the first flag […]