(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 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, 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 […]
(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 […]
(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, 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 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) Rockwall ISD hosted its annual Teacher of the Year Banquet Friday at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront. The evening is designed to honor the teachers of the year from each of the 19 campuses and announce the one elementary teacher and one secondary teacher chosen to be the District […]
Forney Gold – 1st place team 675 Heath Hawks – 2nd place team 695 North Forney – 3rd place team 710 (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 6,2015) Last Thursday at Waterview Golf Club in Rowlett, junior Sam Bowerman became the first boy golfer from Heath High School to win a district championship. Sam shot (74) on the […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 27, 2015) The Rockwall High School Yellowjackets and Lady Jackets competed in the District 11-6A Swimming & Diving Championships this past weekend, with the Boys coming out on top in first place, and the Girls finishing in second. “We’ve had our challenges this season, but this group of athletes has persevered and […]
(Garland ISD) June 20, 2013 – Already named the top educators at their campuses, Bladimir Palacios and Robert Quach now have new titles—Garland ISD’s Elementary and Secondary District Teachers of the Year. Superintendent Bob Morrison surprised the 2012-13 winners with their awards before school released for the summer. Earning the highest honor a GISD educator […]