Heath Lady Hawks Varsity Soccer wins first home game over Mesquite

Heath Lady Hawks Varsity Soccer wins first home game over Mesquite

    The Heath Lady Hawks Varsity Soccer Team played their first home game of the season on Friday, winning 2-0 over Mesquite. In the first half, Rockwall-Heath started the game slow but picked up the pace about 15 minutes into the game. They settled in and started to knock the ball around and attacked […]

Rockwall, Rockwall-Heath Marching Bands Earn First Division Rating

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Oct. 9, 2019) The Rockwall High School and Rockwall Heath High School marching bands recently competed at the Mesquite Marching Festival where they competed with 25 area bands. Both bands earned a first division rating. Rockwall-Heath finished fifth overall and Rockwall finished second overall. Rockwall also won Outstanding 6A Colorguard, Outstanding 6A Music […]

Jack Palmer Photography Exhibit underway

Reception set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 13 View the works of North Texas photographer Jack Palmer through October 30 at the Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 N. Galloway in Mesquite, TX 75149. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. A Meet the Photographer Reception is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October […]

College student comes home to family traditions

College student comes home to family traditions

REPORTER’S NOTE (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 24, 2015) Coming home after a year away at school is a strange experience. In a lot of ways, everything has stayed the same. Your family still loves you and everything probably still looks the same. But so many things have changed, too. While you were off surviving on […]

Historical Foundation lecture highlights Florence Ranch, Lawrence Homestead

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 17, 2015) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation continued its educational lecture series on Friday, March 13 with a look into a few well-known families in the area surrounding Rockwall County. Mesquite resident and local history buff Janice Houston provided residents a glimpse into the lives of two prominent Mesquite families during […]

Rockwall Jacket Nation Rally Friday

Rockwall Jacket Nation Rally Friday

Calling All Jacket Football Fans! (ROCKWALL – October 30, 2013) Playoff Fever is building!  The Rockwall Yellowjacket football team has a very important game this Friday night at Hanby Stadium in Mequite against the Mesquite Skeeters.  The Jackets are in a fight for a post-season spot and this week’s game could determine if the Jackets […]

Texas Regional Medical Center collecting gift cards for seniors

(Sunnyvale – November 26, 2012) In an effort to make the holiday season merrier for some of North Texas’ older residents, Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale is joining forces with Mesquite-based nonprofit Sharing Life Community Outreach and radio station KLUV (98.7 FM) to host Sharing Life With LUV. The campaign will collect gift cards […]

How to shop resale for back-to-school bargains

Like most parents, I am preparing for school’s triumphant return in August.   Although resale shopping is old hat – or shoes and so much more to me, it may be new to you.  If you have decided it’s time to try resale shops for back-to-school bargains these are some tips to help. Know Your Brands […]

American Idol finalist Jason Castro, Miss Texas today in Mesquite

Benefit concert for The CUE Center for Missing Persons (Mesquite) June 3, 2012 – The “Journey Of A Thousand Miles: Begins With One Step: Hope for Texas MIssing” benefit concert today in Mesquite honors missing Dallas Resident Lisa Stone and continues to raise awareness of the silent epidemic of missing persons in Texas and across the […]

Groundbreaking for Hatfield and Company at Rockwall Technology Park

UPDATE: June 6, 2012 – Thanks to Suzie Bell and the Rockwall EDC for sharing this photo (left) of the Hatfield & Company construction progress in Rockwall Technology Park. GROUNDBREAKING STORY: The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony welcoming Hatfield and Company to the Rockwall Technology Park on Feb. 27. Hatfield and Company is relocating their […]