Rockwall County Judge sentences Rowlett man to life for aggravated sexual assault of a child

Rockwall County Judge sentences Rowlett man to life for aggravated sexual assault of a child

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Jan. 9, 2023) A Rowlett man has been sentenced to life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) by a Rockwall County Judge. On Thursday, January 5, 2023, 439th Judicial District Judge David Rakow sentenced Mark Miller to prison after Miller pled guilty to two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a […]

Rockwall first responders honored for saving two-year-old’s life

Rockwall first responders honored for saving two-year-old’s life

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 20, 2022) At last night’s Rockwall City Council meeting Captain Rodney Caudle, Driver Engineer Jacob Farrell, Firefighter Garrett Green, and Rockwall Police Officer Kris Adair were recognized with a Lifesaving Award. We are extremely proud of their efforts and direct role they played in saving this young child’s life. On June 24, […]

Former Rockwall teacher sentenced to 10 years for sending sexually explicit emails to student

Former Rockwall teacher sentenced to 10 years for sending sexually explicit emails to student

ROCKWALL, TX (July 13, 2021) Rockwall County District Court Judge Brett Hall has sentenced Marc Allison, a former Rockwall ISD Cain Middle School orchestra teacher, to ten (10) years in a Texas prison for sending sexually explicit emails to an 8th grade student. Heath Department of Public Safety officers arrested 50-year-old Marc Allison in October […]

Action needed for Social Security beneficiaries with dependents and who do not file tax returns to receive $500 per child payment

Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul (April 20, 2020) “Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 […]

Emergency Child Care available at Rockwall YMCA for front line workers

Emergency Child Care available at Rockwall YMCA for front line workers

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 22, 2020) Although all YMCA branches are currently closed due to COVID-19, the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall is among eleven branches across the metroplex offering limited childcare to those who serve as first responders, medical professionals, government officials, and those who continue their work during this challenging time. This care will be […]

NYE Masquerade Gala honors Mac & Cheese and Pancakes, Shenaniganz

NYE Masquerade Gala honors Mac & Cheese and Pancakes, Shenaniganz

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 4, 2018) On December 31st, 2017, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas hosted their 3rd annual Masquerade Gala at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront, benefiting the Rockwall Club. The Rockwall Club serves over 500 youth per year and hosts up to 126 kids per day, providing a safe, productive place […]

Learn how to protect children from abuse Aug 4

ROCKWALL, TX. (July 28, 2015) The public is invited to learn how to better protect children from abuse from Metro Dallas YMCA child protection education specialist Ellen White at the monthly Rockwall area family violence prevention meeting Aug. 4, 7-8:30 pm, at the Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club Champions Room. The meeting is hosted on […]

The Child’s Love of the Adult

(ROCKWALL, TX – June 16, 2015) In my kitchen at the back of the drawer that holds the hot pads, is a green oven mitt.  Worn, with a few holes in it, the mitt is visible every time I open the drawer.  Its mate, regrettably, was lost in a move.  The mitt’s been around for […]

Teaching children the 3 Rs (and it’s not what you think)

Reading. Writing. Arithmetic. These are the basic academic skills. There are also three R’s that are important to our leadership abilities: Respect, Responsibility and Resourcefulness. I would like to give credit to the person who initiated this phrase, but when I did a search for these 3R’s on the educational research data base (ERIC), I […]

Montessori teachers’ credo: ‘To be a help to life’

“No man is free who is not master of himself.”—Epictetus A flower begins with a seed sprouting from the earth with the seed leaves coming out of the ground first.  The plant grows a stalk, and sends out more leaves.  On the stalk or branches of the plant, small buds form and are protected by […]