DALLAS, TX (May 7, 2026) — On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas and the Government Employees Health Association (G.E.H.A) announced a new partnership aimed at breaking down barriers to water safety education through the launch of the Learn to Swim Program. The joint initiative will provide no-cost swim lessons and water […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 5, 2026) — Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas (BGCNETX) is expanding summer opportunities for teens with the launch of its Legal Education Mini Camp, made possible through support from the Texas Bar Foundation. The Legal Education Mini Camp is one of eight unique summer camp experiences offered by BGCNETX this […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 30, 2026) — The Rockwall County Library will host a special educational program on the Holocaust on Thursday, April 30, featuring a guest speaker from the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Anti-Semitism Advisory Commission in Austin. The presentation, titled “Making Sense of the Unimaginable: How Antisemitic Lies Fanned the Flame of Hate […]
FBI Dallas and North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force announce the results of Operation Soteria Shield (June 11, 2025) – The North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and FBI Dallas’s North Texas Child Exploitation Task Force announce the conclusion of Operation Soteria Shield, a month-long collaborative enforcement effort conducted in April […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 20, 2023) – On February 28th, 2023, the Rockwall Police Department began investigating an outcry of Sexual Assault that occurred in the 100 block of Gumbo Drive in Rockwall, TX. The subsequent investigation resulted in the arrest of 64-year-old William Bynum for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Information obtained during the investigation […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 5, 2020) Rockwall ISD announced that no cost meals are available for students who are learning in person or virtually, younger siblings and other children in the community. Please continue to submit meal applications to qualify for grace period next school year, and other qualified programs. https://www.rockwallisd.com/childnutrition For more information on no […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 10, 2018) The City of Rockwall is focused on the well-being of area children. On Monday, April 9, Mayor Jim Pruitt helped kick off a weeklong celebration of healthy children, presenting a proclamation declaring April 9-13 as Boys & Girls Club Week at the Rockwall Club. The celebration started with a ribbon […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 28, 2017) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper and members of the Rockwall Police Department will give a presentation on “Keeping Kids Safe on the Internet” this Thursday, November 30, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Reinhardt Elementary School PTA will host the presentation at Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School located […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – July 16, 2016) Back to School brings back great memories of when my children were in school. Though the thought of the hustle and bustle of early mornings, homework, projects, sports, extracurricular activities still wear me out, they were years full of joy and dreams. I’m not certain when a child truly […]
DALLAS, TX. (August 5, 2015) Hawaiian Falls hosted Champions Day at all five of its North Texas water parks for children and adults with special needs or medical issues. The “Champions” (individuals with special needs) were admitted free. Family members and caregiver were offered discounted tickets. Lisa Kirkwood of The Colony commented that her special […]