ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Jan. 19, 2023) Students and staff at the Gene Burton College and Career Academy and members of the Heath Band celebrated the return of a beloved teacher following a six-month deployment to Kuwait with the Air Force Reserves. Master Sergeant Tonja Coykendall, also known as Mrs. Coykendall to Rockwall ISD, returned to a […]
HEATH, TX (Feb. 1, 2022) The Fulton School, located at 1626 Smirl Drive in Heath, will host an Open House from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15 with refreshments and door prizes. The Fulton School is a TAAPS Accredited Private STEM Academy that specializes in individualized and accelerated learning to help students prepare to […]
ROCKWALL, TX – March 18, 2021 – Five Dr. Gene Burton College & Career DECA students are State Finalists and three will advance to compete at the DECA Virtual International Career Development Conference (ICDC). DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, business, finance, hospitality and management. International qualifiers will compete against DECA […]
CITIZEN’S FIRE ACADEMY 2020 is February 27 – May 14 (ROCKWALL, TX) Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be inside of a burning building? What it takes to cut a person out of a car? What it is like to rappel from 75’ in the air? What it’s like to climb the 100’ […]
(HEATH, TX – August 19, 2019) The Heath Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for an 12-week Citizens’ DPS Academy that will begin in September. Classes will be held at City Hall once a week during the evenings and offer a unique opportunity to learn how the Heath DPS operates differently from traditional departments […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 29, 2018) On Jan. 26, Rep. John Ratcliffe recognized Rockwall High School student Kevin Smith on his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Smith, a senior at RHS, is the first student from Texas’ 4th Congressional to receive and accept an appointment to any academy for the 2018-2019 school year. “I’d […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 4, 2018) Wyatt Ashlock, as Rally the Eagle from Rockwall Heritage Christian Academy, recently performed in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on January 1, 2018. Wyatt was invited to perform in the pre-game performance as an All-American Mascot from the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) summer camp, under […]
Anyone 18 years or older who lives or works in the City of Allen may apply to participate in the free Citizens Police Academy, a 12-week course that begins Thursday, Sept. 9 and covers everything from criminal law and patrol tactics to surveillence. The course is presented twice a year by the Allen Police Department’s Community Relations Unit […]