Rockwall ISD names 2024 Teacher of the Year nominees

Rockwall ISD names 2024 Teacher of the Year nominees

ROCKWALL, TX (March 4, 2024) – The Rockwall Independent School District is pleased to announce 2024 Teacher of the Year nominees. Twenty-three teachers, one representing each campus, were selected by their peers and colleagues for the honor. The district elementary and secondary Teacher of the Year will be selected from the group and announced in […]

By the numbers: Rockwall Helping Hands Toy Drive a monumental success

By the numbers: Rockwall Helping Hands Toy Drive a monumental success

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 3, 2023) The final numbers are IN! In December of 2022, Rockwall County Helping Hands was able to serve a grand total of 472 families during their 46th annual Toy Drive. Due to the outstanding generosity of the community during the holiday season, Helping Hands gave away 9,618 toys and 407 teenagers […]

Woodmen Life Wylie Chapter 4660 gives back to Toys for Tots

Woodmen Life Wylie Chapter 4660 gives back to Toys for Tots

  ROCKWALL, TX – November 4, 2021 — A local chapter of the Woodmen Life insurance company went Christmas shopping recently to help bring joy to families this holiday season. Each quarter, Woodmen Life Chapter 4660 based in Wylie participates in a project to benefit local communities and charities. For the fourth quarter project this […]

Raising Cane’s donates more than $144,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Raising Cane’s donates more than $144,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Plush puppy sales support disabled American veterans (ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 31, 2019) Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, named after its founder’s beloved yellow lab, “Raising Cane,” launched a nationwide campaign earlier this year to support Patriot PAWS Service Dogs – a Rockwall, Texas-based non-profit that trains and provides the highest quality service dogs at no cost […]

Toys for Tots event at Harbor warm hearts, fills donation boxes

Toys for Tots event at Harbor warm hearts, fills donation boxes

The Rockwall community shared the spirit of giving this holiday season as Fox 4 News and Jack FM hosted a spirit-filled Toys for Tots event at The Harbor on Dec. 9. Residents lined up to drop off toys even before the official 5 p.m. start time. On hand to accept donations were members of the United States Marine Corps and countless […]