ROWLETT, TX – Jan. 15, 2021 – The City of Rowlett believes in democracy. We believe in unity, and the rule of law. The violence that transpired in Washington, D.C. last week not only violated these tenets, but struck at the very core of the values we hold sacred. And we, as those who are […]
HEATH, TX – Jan. 6, 2021 – Years from now we’ll tell stories of how we tackled the pandemic of 2020. We’ll never take haircuts or toilet paper for granted again. “I’m so over these masks,” uttered at least once by most of us, will be a phrase of the past. Some stories will be […]
FATE, TX – Dec. 22, 2020 – Honestly, it is very hard to put this year into words. However, my heart is full of gratitude, humility, and I feel blessed. We are blessed to live in such a great city. We are blessed to have city team members who continually demonstrate an esprit de corp that […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 25, 2020 – Your hometown hospital has a bustling campus with new construction touching every department in the facility as we add services and beds in an exciting 3-year, $92m expansion project. While that happy, mammoth endeavor unfolds there is a separate whirlwind of activity creating its own chaos. New walls […]
ROCKWALL, TX (August 3, 2020) “The City of Rockwall is saddened by the passing of Officer Tracy Gaines. He served our great nation in the United States Air Force and the Rockwall community as a member of the Rockwall Police Department. I have no doubt that his time as a School Resource Officer had a […]
ROCKWALL, TX – July 11, 2020 – Texas Health Hospital Rockwall shared the following message today from Cindy Perrin, RN, FACHE, President. CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY During times like this we know there is a lot of information shared through various formats that can be misunderstood due to a lack of context. While we cannot […]
From Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt to the community: I wanted to share with you my growing concern surrounding the COVID-19 virus which has swept through our nation and around the world. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been adversely impacted already or will be impacted in the coming days, weeks, and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) Rockwall ISD Communications sent the following message to families today: Rockwall ISD Families, Rockwall ISD considers the safety, health, and wellbeing of our students and staff as our greatest responsibility. Please know that we have been closely monitoring the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) both nationally and internationally. To date, there have been no confirmed cases in our […]
As we near the end of 2019, I am looking forward to a new decade and chapter in our City history! In the past decade, our City has experienced tremendous growth, as we have added around 1,700 people each year. We have expanded our sewer, water, and power capabilities to keep up with the population […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 5, 2018) The phone rang as I sat proof-reading articles in the office of a Christian monthly in San Antonio. I only knew the caller, Martha Fanning, as the wife of the locally well-known pastor Buckner Fanning. She wanted to ask about publishing a personal faith story she had shared at […]