ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 16, 2014) Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary fifth grade students make a sweet holiday treat for the residents of Senior Care At Lake Pointe Beacon Harbor Nursing Home. The students designed and built a life-sized gingerbread house loaded with holiday treats for the residents. The students will also visit the nursing home to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 16, 2014) Rockwall welcomed its newly appointed mayor Jim Pruitt and new Place 2 council member John Hohenshelt during what turned out to be a fairly emotional council meeting as the council said a final farewell to County Judge-elect David Sweet as the city mayor. “I want to thank each and every […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 16, 2014) When local sophomore Sarah Mayhew embarked upon a personal project to help her achieve her International Baccalaureate diploma at Westlake Academy, she never expected to find companionship in the form of a 10-month-old Labrador puppy in the process. But that’s exactly what took place when Sarah took on the role […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Dec. 13, 2014) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County is in the middle of their 2014 Holiday Hunger Campaign: Nourish Rockwall Seniors. The campaign is a significant fundraiser for their operating fund and contributes to operations year round. At this time of year, you can have an impact on someone’s […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 11, 2014) Students in Ms. Kerri Knight’s kindergarten class joined in Springer Elementary’s annual holiday community service project. They are donating warm socks, mittens, hats and toys to give to those in our community that are in need this holiday season. Lyrik Taylor, Kylie Taylor, and Keltan Dickson are excellent examples of […]
On Thursday, Dec. 5, 2014, Lake Pointe Medical Center conducted a hostage/armed assailant training drill. They partnered with the following agencies to help make it as close to reality as possible: Rockwall County EMS Rockwall County Emergency Management Rowlett Fire Rescue Rowlett Police Department City of Rowlett Emergency Management A few times a year, the […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (Dec. 11, 2014) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce is offering a Free WordPress Class for beginners which will take place over a period of 10 class times between January and April. Classes begin January 8 from 6:30-7:30pm at the Holiday Inn Express in Royse City. Non Member class fee is $500; […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 10, 2014) J.W. Williams Middle School has once again claimed the 7th & 8th Grade Academic UIL Championship as well as the Overall UIL Champion title for the 2014-15 school year! This is the 11th year in a row that the hard work from the students and faculty at WMS has resulted […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 9, 2014) On Saturday, December 6, the Board of Directors of Rockwall County Helping Hands named Jon Bailey as the organization’s new Executive Director. Jon grew up in Rockwall, graduating from Rockwall High School in 1992 and from Texas A&M Commerce in 1997. He is Director of Sales and Marketing for TrendHR, a Human […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 9, 2014) Renowned artist Jim Colley received a merry welcome from local Rockwall residents during a Saint Nicholas Day celebration at his home on Sunday. Colley recently relocated his studio back to his home in Chandler’s Landing, and invited locals to peruse through his many different art collections while enjoying good food, […]