ROYSE CITY, TX (Sept. 18, 2024) The Royse City Police Department is investigating reports of an anonymous threat to Royse City High School. A threatening note stating “Shooting up the school 9/25/24” has been found written on a restroom stall at the high school. Several students have reported the incident to school administration and to […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (Sept. 9, 2024) The Royse City Police Department has detained a 15-year-old male juvenile in connection with a bomb threat at Royse City High School. The juvenile, who is not being identified, posted online that he might bring a bomb to a student group meeting after school on Tuesday. When the police […]
Royse City, TX (September 6, 2024) – The Royse City Police Department has detained a 16-year-old juvenile in connection with the shooting death of Alexander Villegas that occurred on August 30,2024 at a residence in Royse City. Initial statements at the scene indicated that the death was a result of an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound; […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Aug. 28, 2024) – The Royse City ISD Education Foundation’s mission is to generate and distribute resources to the Royse City Independent School District to enrich teaching, inspire learning and advance innovative and creative programs to cultivate a passion for learning. The Rockwall County Commissioners Court recognized them for raising over $1.5 […]
Book-in photo of Corey Wayne Griffin ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Aug. 12, 2024) On Monday, August 12, 2024, a Rockwall County jury took less than 30 minutes to convict Corey Wayne Griffin, 38, for killing his wife in her Royse City home in February of 2023. After additional testimony, that same jury later sentenced Griffin to life […]
Royse City, TX (August 5, 2024) – Much like the growing student body in Royse City ISD, the security department will welcome a new face to the team. After a year of planning and research, the district becomes the state’s first ISD security team to employ a trained weapons detection K-9 safety dog. Trained at […]
Royse City, TX (July 9, 2024) – Royse City Medical Lodge and the Royse City American Legion Post 100 are honored to host a special Quilt of Valor ceremony on Saturday, July 20 at 2:00 p.m. recognizing five local veterans for their service. Recipients include three residents of Fate and two current residents of the Royse […]
Rockwall, TX (June 28, 2024) – The Royse City Chamber’s Youth Leadership program, Emerging Leaders Class, was invited to attend the Rockwall County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, June 25th, and was recognized and honored for the work they did over this past year! The Leaders, their parents, and family were all invited to attend the […]
Rockwall, TX (June 25, 2024) – On May 28, 2024, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court was scheduled to acknowledge the unanimous approval of Dr. Amy Anderson as superintendent of schools by the Royse City ISD School Board. However, the attention of the County Commissioners shifted to dealing with the aftermath of a spring storm that […]
Royse City, TX (June 19, 2024) – Royse City Independent School District is proud to be recognized by The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) with two prestigious awards: 2024 Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations and Award of Excellence in Financial Management. The Award of Merit was established in 2009 to recognize Texas […]