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Rockwall High School Student Council wins TASC Vice President & Awards
ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2024) Rockwall High School Student Council attended the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC) Annual Conference this past weekend. At the event they campaigned and were elected to serve as the TASC Vice President. Madi Garcia, the VP student representative, will serve councils from across the state during the 2024-2025 school year.
Cain Middle School teacher selected into National Air and Space Museum’s Teacher Innovator Institute
ROCKWALL, TX (April 12, 2024) Cain Middle School seventh grade science teacher Meridith Cooper has been selected to participate in the Teacher Innovator Institute at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The Teacher Innovator Institute will teach middle-school educators how to bring the museum experience...
Rockwall Art League Presents: Jill Allison Bryan – Audacious Creative Magic
Rockwall, TX (April 12, 2024) – Jill Allison Bryan will present “Audacious Creative Magic” Using mindset and imagination to cultivate an audacious creative spirit and pursue your creative dreams with more joy, ease and success! at our next member meeting on April 24th, 2024. During this interactive...
Royse City High School students soar at Skills USA Texas Convention
ROYSE CITY, TX (April 11, 2024) Royse City High School career and technical education students excelled at Skills USA TEXAS State competition April 4-6, with Fashion Design student Reagan Buchanan winning Best in Show Fashion Design Job Exhibit, and Audio Video Students Harrison Carter, Joel Burton,and Kameron Denson with a second place state finish in Career Pathway.
Mobile Food Pantry returns to Rockwall Tuesday, April 16
Rockwall, TX (April 11, 2024) – The mobile food pantry returns to Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church on Tuesday, April 16. The pantry is open from 9:00am-11:00am and will be located on the church property at 1305 Damascus Road in Rockwall. Each month, the North Texas Food...
Stinky Bee Farm in North Rockwall provides outdoor learning experiences to young students
Rockwall, TX (April 10, 2024) – April and her husband, Ryan, moved to Rockwall 10 years ago and found 14 acres of pasture land and forest canopy hidden down an old road. The 1970’s homestead had gone into foreclosure, but something about the tree tunnel that led to the farm spoke to the Smiths. The overgrown fields swayed with the winds, almost begging to welcome the laughs of small children once more.
Official Texas Pie Fest returns to Tate Farms in Rockwall Saturday, April 13
ROCKWALL, TX (April 10, 2024) Tate Farms, one of Rockwall County’s oldest working farms, presents the 6th Annual Official Texas Pie Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 12992 S FM 548, Rockwall, TX 75032. Pie vendors from all over Texas will be set up selling...
Salad and Go set to open first Fate location Wednesday, April 10
FATE, TX (April 9, 2024) – Salad and Go, a one-of-a-kind quick-service restaurant concept on a mission to address the conflict between affordability, accessibility and wellness, will open its newest locations in Fate at 4950 E. I-30 on April 10 and Euless at 2120 Rio Grande Blvd later this month. Salad and Go is growing swiftly in Texas, operating close to 70 stores across the state, with continued significant expansion planned for later this year.
Rockwall County Sheriff presents citizens with Certificates of Merit for assisting at crash scene
ROCKWALL, TX (April 9, 2024) – On February 24, 2024, a car crash occurred at the intersection of John King and SH-276. A suspected car thief attempted to flee the crash scene, but Jason Staten, along with Rockwall Deputy Steven Saric, successfully detained the suspect. At the same time, Erin McAlvey noticed that the crash victim was in distress and immediately began administering aid. She also helped the deputies extricate the victim from the vehicle.
Celebration of Life: Services for Charles Conselman set for Friday, April 12
ROCKWALL, TX (April 9, 2024) – Charles Anthony Conselman passed away April 6, 2024, in Rockwall, Texas with his family by his side. He was 83 years old. Charles was born February 28, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas to Dr. Frank Buckley and Grace Carter Conselman. Charles was married for 55 years to the love of his life, Mary Esther Greenberg Conselman. They had 3 children together and 9 grandchildren.
Rockwall father describes going from back pain to near-death experience
Rockwall, TX (April 9, 2024) – Edward Prochaska never imagined a violent coughing attack and severe back pain signaled a rare and potentially deadly cardiac event. Thanks to immediate actions taken at Texas Health Hospital Rockwall and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, the father of four is grateful to be part of a small but important patient population — only 15% of individuals who survive get to tell their stories.
POSTPONED: Rockwall County Master Gardeners Lessons from the Garden
EDITOR’S NOTE (April 19, 2024) | Due to impending inclement weather, the decision has been made to postpone Lessons from the Garden scheduled for Saturday, April 20 and rain delay the plant sale pick-up to 11am-2pm. Stay tuned for updates from the Rockwall County Master Gardeners. ROCKWALL, TX (April...
Westbound I-30 frontage road opens; traffic shifts at Dalrock Road starting April 10
Rockwall, TX (April 8, 2024) – Weather permitting, a partial opening of the westbound I-30 frontage road bridge will begin the evening of Wednesday, April 10. Once the bridge opens, there will be a traffic shift on Dalrock Road at the I-30 intersection through summer 2024:. • Southbound Dalrock...
Burlington Store to open in Rockwall Friday, April 12
Local school donation, free customer gifts, and great deals mark opening weekend. ROCKWALL, TX (April 8, 2024) – Burlington Stores, Inc., a national discount retailer offering low prices every day on brand name merchandise for the entire family and home, is opening a new store in Rockwall. With up to 60% off other retailers’ prices every day on brand name merchandise arriving regularly, customers will discover something new every time they shop. The new store brings the total number of stores in the state to 114, and they continue to expand their footprint. With more than 1000 stores open nationwide at the end of Q4 2023, Burlington is proud to offer customers amazing deals on quality top brands and the chance to find something new every time they shop.
Rockwall-Heath High School Senior Highstepper: Anna Bailey
Heath, TX (April 6, 2024) – Anna is a Senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She is the daughter of Chris and Kristin Bailey. Anna has been on the Southside Drill Team for 2 years at Cain Middle School, and for 4 years at Rockwall Heath High School. She held drill team officer positions in 8th and 9th grade, and on the Varsity Line has held positions of Line Instructor and Line Major. She also danced at the studio level for 8 years.
Lakeside Leaders award $10,000 donation to Rockwall’s Grace Clinic
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 5, 2024) Lakeside Leaders, formerly known as 100 Business Leaders of Rockwall, welcomed a large crowd to Standard Service in Heath yesterday, where they gathered to shine the spotlight on local nonprofits and award a generous donation to one of those very deserving organizations. The 100+...
Rockwall police, Toyota of Rockwall partner with Helping Hands to ‘eclipse’ hunger
ROCKWALL, TX (April 5, 2024) Toyota of Rockwall (1250 E. I-30) welcomes the community to join them on Saturday, April 6 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a canned food drive in partnership with the Rockwall Police Department, benefiting the Helping Hands Food Pantry. Bring 10 items or 10 lbs, and you’ll receive a pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses for the big solar eclipse on April 8th for the first 1,250 people who donate! It’s a win-win for everyone!
Rockwall-Heath High School Senior Highstepper: Emma Duckworth
Heath, TX (April 5, 2024) – Emma is a Senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She is the daughter of Rob and Sarah Duckworth. Emma has danced in studio for 7 years, with the Drill Team for 6 years as a Forever Girl, and currently is the 1st Lieutenant for the Varsity Drill Team.
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