(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) For local business owner and JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall member Matilyn Keith, no one keeps her motivated and positive about her weight loss goals quite like her friend and personal trainer Lindsay Wasserman. Matilyn has been training with Wasserman at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall for the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2017) For the Blase Family Farm, harvest season takes on a whole new meaning. Rather than storing up truckloads of fresh crops from their land, the Blases welcome truckloads of guests onto the property at 1232 East Fork Drive to pick out the perfect pumpkin and feast on fall fun. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2017) Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School will meet on the football field again this year in the Heritage GMC Buick I-30 Classic. The Heritage GMC Buick I-30 Classic will be at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, September 29 at the Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium in Rockwall. The official tailgate party, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 23, 2017) On September 19th, the Jones Elementary Library sponsored Technology Night in the Jones Cafeteria. The goal of the event was to promote the technology that Jones Elementary has available for teachers and students to utilize. Families programmed robots including Ollie, Sphero, Parallax Scribbler, BeeBot, Codeapillar, and Robot Mouse. These […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 13, 2017) As the weather begins to cool down, are you looking for a fun way to celebrate outdoors with your furry friend? Rockwall Dog Days is on the way. The event kicks off on Saturday, September 30, at the Lake Pointe Park Community Center in Lake Rockwall Estates, located at […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 22, 2017) Are your children curious about all the different birds, plants, bugs and animals they find while playing outside? Do you enjoy bird watching, native plants and wildlife watching? Would your students benefit from a hands-on species identification project and learning from an Urban Biologist and Master Naturalists? The Rockwall […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 22, 2017) Rockwall High School Homecoming Week is October 2-7. The RHS Homecoming Parade will take place on Thursday, October 5. The parade begins at 6 p.m. at Dobb’s Elementary School. The parade route will follow Clark Street to Boydston to Townsend and end at the Wilkerson Sanders Stadium parking lot. […]
(WASHINGTON – Sept. 21, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) launched the 2017-2018 Congressional Student Leadership Program (CSLP) in Rockwall County this week. The program includes more than 50 high school participants from across Texas’ 4th District. The CSLP students gathered for their first meeting of the 2017-2018 schoolyear in three physical locations: Sherman, Rockwall and […]
(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/HEATH, TX – Sept. 20, 2017) Junior team members from the Rockwall Racing cycling team recently completed the 2017 race season at the 2017 Texas State Road Race Championships at Fort Hood in Copperas Cove. Two of the youngest team members brought home the gold, as Jack Makohon of Heath won the Junior Boys under […]