2019 Heath Holiday in the Park draws record crowd

2019 Heath Holiday in the Park draws record crowd

A pretty winters’ eve, sparkling Christmas lights, charming musical performances, festive activities, fabulous food trucks AND Santa all helped draw a record crowd to the City of Heath’s 25th Annual Holiday in the Park on December 6 at Towne Center Park. The City of Heath’s Special Events Board thanks everyone who made the evening possible […]

Rockwall ISD hosts third annual Sculpture Show

Rockwall ISD hosts third annual Sculpture Show

Rockwall ISD recently held the third annual Sculpture Show at Utley Middle School where hundreds of artists grades K-12 displayed their three-dimensional art. Here are those students who received ribbons: K-4 1st – Ryleigh Martin, Cullins LP 2nd- Kindergarten Collaboration, Linda Lyon 3rd- Matthew Webster., Pullen 4th- Jett Roland., Amy Parks 5th- Ava Onofre., Amy Parks […]

Good Brew: When a ‘beercation’ tour leads to a book

Good Brew: When a ‘beercation’ tour leads to a book

When Jason and I headed to Fort Collins, Colorado this summer neither of us had any idea that it would lead to a childhood dream coming to fruition. We have a “deal” that formed years ago as we started taking “beercations.”  For every brewery tour that Jason wants to go on, I get to shop […]

Community welcome at Living Nativity Sunday at First Christian Church Rockwall

Community welcome at Living Nativity Sunday at First Christian Church Rockwall

For the thirteenth year, members of First Christian Church Rockwall will present an outdoor re-enactment of the birth of Jesus, complete with live animals available for petting after each performance. A costumed cast of all ages will perform every 20 – 30 minutes between 6 and 8 p.m. Sunday, December 15. The Living Nativity is […]

Rockwall Breakfast Rotary wraps up successful coat drive with help of generous sponsors

Rockwall Breakfast Rotary wraps up successful coat drive with help of generous sponsors

The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club, in conjunction with Rockwall ISD and the Rainbow Room of Rockwall County, provided over 250 new coats to kids in need through its 2019 Coats for Kids program. The event took place at Old Navy in Rockwall on Nov. 16. In previous years, all the children were referred by Rockwall […]

Community pep rally for Jackets Friday in Rockwall’s downtown square

Community pep rally for Jackets Friday in Rockwall’s downtown square

In celebration of the Rockwall Jackets football team earning a trip to the 2019 6A Division 1 State Semifinals Game, the Downtown Rockwall Association invites everyone to come out to the Historic Courthouse on the square for a Community Pep Rally, hosted by the Rockwall High School Jacket Backer Booster Club,  at 6:30 p.m. Friday, […]

Swarming the Region: tickets available for Rockwall Jackets vs Duncanville

Swarming the Region: tickets available for Rockwall Jackets vs Duncanville

The Rockwall Yellowjackets held their first Regional Championship trophy in the air on Saturday for the first time since 1987. The Jackets defeated Prosper 59-42 at The Star on Saturday night. Rockwall fell behind 14-0 early, but then the Jackets found their game. Brayden Locke completed 25-32 for 443 yards and six touchdowns. Jaxon Smith […]

Rockwall Jackets Jaxon Smith named Texas Football Gatorade Player of the Year

Rockwall Jackets Jaxon Smith named Texas Football Gatorade Player of the Year

In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Rockwall High School as its 2019-20 Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year. Smith-Njigba is the first Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Rockwall High School. The award, which recognizes […]

‘Morgan’s Wonderland’ architect aims to bring all-inclusive park to Heath

‘Morgan’s Wonderland’ architect aims to bring all-inclusive park to Heath

Terry Park in Heath will be the site of a proposed all-inclusive park designed to ensure that every person, with or without special needs, has a place to enjoy a good time with their friends and family. The park, named Marsha’s Happy Haven, will incorporate tons of features and equipment created specifically with special needs […]

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall breaks ground on $90M expansion

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall breaks ground on $90M expansion

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall broke ground today on a much anticipated, $91 Million expansion project that will add two floors to the patient tower and effectively double the size of the hospital. New and expanded services will include a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a cardiac Cath Lab, an Interventional Radiology suite, a second […]