ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 6, 2021 – Meals on Wheels Senior Services offers a range of information and educational materials of tips and tools for family caregivers, information on agencies and organizations that provide caregiver support. Contacting MOWSS is the first step towards seeking support and maintaining a healthy balance between the caregivers own self-sufficiency […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 6, 2021 – We invite you to take a look at the draft 2021-2022 school calendar. We know that the school calendar impacts families and communities, so we welcome your feedback. This comment opportunity will be available through Tuesday, January 12, 2021. CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS: Students will begin classes on Wednesday, August […]
ROCKWALL, TX – January 5, 2021 — Khaled Hallak of Rockwall, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Hallak was initiated at The University of Texas at Dallas. Hallak is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 5, 2021 — Fifteen Rockwall County elected officials took their Oath of Office during a ceremony held at the Rockwall Courthouse on Jan. 1. Officials sworn in during the event were as follows: Judge Brett Hall, 382nd District Court; Rockwall County Judge David Sweet administered the oath Judge David Rakow, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 4, 2020 – Meet Holland! Are you looking for a playful, loving, game-night buddy who will come when called (well, if he wants to ;)? One who has stolen his foster mom’s heart and is quite equipped to steal yours as well? Then you’ve found your guy! Holland is quite content to […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 4, 2021 — Over the holidays, the Rockwall High School varsity softball and varsity volleyball teams sent some Christmas cheer in the form of stockings stuffed with goodies to active-duty military troops overseas. 2019 RHS graduate Louis Nies – a member of the 149th HR Army Unit based in Texas – […]
2020 Migration Trends: TEXAS is the U-Haul No. 2 Growth State (Jan. 4, 2021) — Texas is the No. 2 growth state in America, according to U-Haul® data analyzing migration patterns from 2020. Tennessee edges Texas, the leading growth state from 2016-18, and Florida, the No. 1 growth state for 2019, for top honors on […]
ROCKWALL, TX – January 1, 2021 – Terry Garrett, joined with his wife Dr. Shelley Garrett and family, was sworn in on January 1, 2021, by 382nd District Judge Brett Hall as the 18th Sheriff of Rockwall County. Sheriff Garrett began his 40-plus-year career in public safety in 1976, while still in high school, working […]
ROWLETT, TX – Dec. 27, 2020 – The City of Rowlett Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 and make a recommendation to City Council on an application by Adam Shiffer, Skorburg Company, to rezone the subject property from Single-Family Residential (SF-40) District to Planned Development […]
This year has been the one most challenging for all of us on this City Council. I know we have all thought, “When will it end?” In a few days we will celebrate Christmas, and for Christians it is a time for rebirth and reexamination of our lives and how we live our lives. We […]