Every Rockwall ISD student who competed at DECA District Competition advances to State

Every Rockwall ISD student who competed at DECA District Competition advances to State

  ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 27, 2021 – Fourteen Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy DECA students recently competed at the DECA Virtual District CDC and all 14 of these Rockwall ISD students advanced to the DECA Virtual State CDC. They will now work to improve their knowledge and skills for their exam, role-play […]

Heath Hawks make big splash at Texas Swimming and Diving District Championships

Heath Hawks make big splash at Texas Swimming and Diving District Championships

ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 25, 2021 – Rockwall-Heath Hawk student athletes prevailed through a tough season and achieved strong results in the Texas Swimming and Diving District Championships. Laci Black and Lucius Yu-Kisselbach were selected as the Athlete of the Meet which is based on power index points for swimming. Lucius is the first swimmer […]

Know More, Water Less: Conservation tips from the North Texas Municipal Water District

Know More, Water Less: Conservation tips from the North Texas Municipal Water District

September 2, 2020 – As North Texans enter the month of September, the final month of peak water usage, and prepare our landscapes for the fall, it is important to take the necessary steps to properly conserve water. In the state of Texas, July-September is considered the peak months when customers see spikes in their […]

Rockwall resident Trace Johannesen announces run for Texas’ 4th Congressional District

Rockwall resident Trace Johannesen announces run for Texas’ 4th Congressional District

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – May 15, 2020) Rockwall County resident Trace Johannesen filed to run for the 4th congressional district of Texas. He is the first District 4 resident to file for the seat. Trace and his wife, Amy, have five children and live in north Rockwall. In response to the terrorist attacks of September […]

Rockwall-Heath Hawks Swim & Dive Team are District Champs

Rockwall-Heath Hawks Swim & Dive Team are District Champs

Rockwall-Heath Swim & Dive Heath Swim & Dive Teams are the 2020 Men’s and Women’s District 9-6A Champions, and will head to Regionals in two weeks. Special congratulations go out to Lucius Yu-Kisselbach and Karly Merriott, Swimmers of the Meet!  Below are your Champs in their respective events:  RHHS Boys- Team RHHS Girls- Team Karly Merriott– District […]

Rockwall ISD FFA brings home district awards

Rockwall ISD FFA brings home district awards

(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 19, 2019) Rockwall ISD FFA recently competed at the District 1 LDE contest at Crandall High School, bringing home several awards with them. Sr. Creed Speaking – 1st Sr. Chapter Conducting – 3rd Jr. Quiz – 5th Jr. Creed Speaking – 6th Sr. Quiz – 7th Radio Broadcasting – 11th Job Interview […]

Rep. Ratcliffe meets with North Texas Municipal Water District on Lower Bois d’Arc permit approval

Rep. Ratcliffe meets with North Texas Municipal Water District on Lower Bois d’Arc permit approval

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 7, 2018) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) met this week with representatives from the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) in his Washington, D.C. office. The meeting comes on the heels of the announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, last week, that it received and accepted a long-awaited federal permit to […]

Open Letter To Taxpayers of Rockwall Central Appraisal District

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 20, 2017) On August 28, 2017, I attended the August board meeting of the Rockwall Central Appraisal District.  The posted agenda for this meeting says nothing about a “public hearing” to take input from citizens concerning the Appraisal District budget.  Additionally, Section 6.06 of the Texas Property Tax Code requires the […]

Rockwall High cross country team advances to regionals

(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 24, 2016) The Rockwall High School cross country team competed in the district meet at UT Tyler on October 22. The girls varsity team took first place in the district meet earning them a spot at regionals. Ariell Hopkins came in 1st place overall with a time of 18:48, followed by […]