(ROCKWALL, TX – May 17, 2017) In their first ever meeting last week, a group of area business leaders and community members known as 100 Business Leaders of Rockwall County presented a donation check of $10,700 to a local nonprofit – The Poiema Foundation. About five months ago, Brian Llewellyn, Lacy Deckard, Ellis Bentley, Angela […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 16, 2017) Reinhardt Elementary students recently had the opportunity to speak with Thomas Pesquet, a member of the International Space Station (ISS) for expedition 50/51, about his life in space. Reinhardt Elementary is one of 12 US schools chosen by ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station). The students had […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 16, 2017) On Monday, May 15, at their regularly scheduled meeting, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name the College and Career Academy after longtime Rockwall ISD Superintendent, Dr. Gene Burton. Dr. Burton served in public education for 33 years with 16 of those years in Rockwall ISD. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 16, 2017) In recognition of National Police Week, officers with the Rockwall Police Department gathered with community members for a prayer service in remembrance of 21 Texas law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty within the past year. The event took place in the parking lot of the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 8, 2017) Join the Rockwall Soroptimist for a fun day at their 4th Annual Country Fair, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10 at the Rockwall County Courthouse, 111 E. Yellow Jacket Lane. Admission and parking are free. Enjoy live music and entertainment all day, plenty of vendors, food trucks, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 11, 2017) Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2017 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year: Kayse Williams, special education resource teacher at Stevenson Elementary and Amber Panter, Spanish teacher at Utley Middle School. “Kayse has the ability to make lasting, life-long relationships with each of her students, taking the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 10, 2017) Women in Need has found a new home in Rockwall and on Tuesday, May 9, the nonprofit domestic violence agency invited the community to commemorate the occasion with a grand opening celebration. WIN was formerly operating out of the Soroptimist House on Washington Street, now home to the Children’s […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 10, 2017) The Leadership Rockwall Class of 2017 revealed their completed class project yesterday – an $89,000 state-of-the-art technology lab for kids served by the Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Texas. The Texas Health Rockwall Technology Lab will provide kids served by the BGC much-needed after school access to computers, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 8, 2017)By now many know that Rockwall was named after the discovery of a mysterious rock wall that was unearthed in 1852 as Benjamin Boydstun, Terry Utley Wade, and William Clay Stevenson were digging a well. As speculation continues regarding the wall’s origin – whether it’s a natural geologic formation or […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 7, 2017) Latinos in Rockwall celebrated Cinco de Mayo Saturday in the old town square with mariachi music and folklorico dancing by students from Dobbs Elementary School, and noted the formation of Rockwall LULAC, the first LULAC council in Rockwall County. With concerns about legislation in Austin and Washington, D.C., Rockwall […]