City of Heath pays tribute to retiring DPS Chief Terry Garrett with proclamation
(HEATH, TX – May 26, 2020) Chief Terry Garrett, Director of the Department of Public Safety, is retiring from the City of Heath after 14 years of dedicated service. Heath Mayor Kelson Elam and the City...
View ArticleFair winds and following seas: Rockwall remembers life and legacy of Captain...
(ROCKWALL, TX – July 1, 2020) Sail With Scott founder and former Rockwall mayor Scott Self passed away on June 30th. Scott succumbed to complications with cancer while on hospice at his home at the age...
View ArticleEight Bells: Scott Self
Scott Lawrence Self May 9, 1950 – June 30, 2020 Eight Bells Scott Self was born to Dr. Stanley Allen and Gloria Rust Self in Victoria, Texas. In 1963 the family moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he...
View ArticleCelebration of Life: Memorial Service for Scott Self of Rockwall
Fair winds and following seas: Rockwall remembers life and legacy of Captain Scott Self Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and...
View ArticleRockwall Meals on Wheels celebrates client’s 100th birthday
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 7, 2020) Today Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County (MOWSS) celebrated the 100th birthday of one of its longtime clients, Norma Gray. MOWSS joined Norma’s friends and...
View ArticleRockwall resident’s neighborhood prayer box offers much-needed hope during...
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 13, 2020) Back in April when the COVID-19 pandemic started forcing many to quarantine in their homes, Rockwall resident Rhonda Moore was called by her faith to create a flyer box...
View ArticleFormer Rockwall teacher fights hunger in Ecuador
ROCKWALL, TX – July 27, 2020 — As Covid-19 continues to ravage nations across the globe, the pandemic has become especially detrimental to populations in developing countries like Ecuador. That’s why...
View ArticleHeath City Council honors Dr. Bonacquisti for his service to Rockwall County
HEATH, TX – July 28, 2020 – Heath Mayor Kelson Elam and City Council honored Dr. Gary Bonacquisti with a proclamation this evening, in recognition of his extraordinary service to Rockwall County,...
View ArticleFlags to be lowered to half-staff as tribute to Justice David L. Bridges
July 29, 2020 – To honor the untimely death of our outstanding jurist, Justice David L. Bridges, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed county judges in the Fifth Court’s jurisdiction to lower flags...
View ArticleChad Jones named new Texas Game Warden Colonel
ROCKWALL, TX – July 29, 2020 — Chad Jones has been selected as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s new Law Enforcement Director. Col. Jones became a game warden in 2004 and has held duty stations...
View ArticleRockwall Police Officer Tracy Gaines dies from COVID-19 complications
From the Rockwall Police Department ROCKWALL, TX – August 3, 2020 – Officer Tracy Gaines of the Rockwall Police Department died during the morning hours of Monday, August 3, 2020 due to complications...
View ArticleCity leaders share message on passing of Rockwall Police Officer Tracy Gaines
ROCKWALL, TX (August 3, 2020) “The City of Rockwall is saddened by the passing of Officer Tracy Gaines. He served our great nation in the United States Air Force and the Rockwall community as a member...
View ArticleRockwall resident brings companionship to seniors with Assisted Living Pen...
ROCKWALL, TX – August 5, 2020 — Rockwall resident Lezli Bohannan has started up a pen pal program inviting the community to bring some social-distance-style companionship to the elderly. The Assisted...
View ArticleFuneral procession traffic alert in Rockwall for Monday, Aug 10
: ROCKWALL, TX (August 7, 2020) About 3:45pm Monday, Aug 10 ~ the funeral procession for Rockwall Police Officer Tracy Gaines will proceed east from Lake Pointe Church onto the main lanes of I-30...
View ArticleGood Neighbor: Meet Cate Baxter, Heritage Christian Academy Alumna and...
ROCKWALL, TX – September 2, 2020 — Meet Cate Baxter, an alumna of Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) whose grandfather, Dr. Ron Taylor, was Head of School during her tenure there. And now Cate has...
View ArticleHeath recognizes former Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Steve...
HEATH, TX – September 15, 2020 — On Sept. 8, the Heath city council recognized former Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Steve McKimmey for his 20 years of service to the community. The council...
View ArticleHeroic actions save life of Rockwall financial advisor
ROCKWALL, TX – September 21, 2020 — For local financial advisor EJ Pipkin, the difference between life and death amounted to only a matter of minutes. Earlier this summer Pipkin, a LPL Financial...
View ArticleSue Reeves of Rockwall selected for George H.W. Bush Points of Light...
ROCKWALL, TX (September 22, 2020) Sue Reeves of Rockwall has the distinguished honor of being featured among a select few on the George H.W. Bush Points of Light Inspiration Honor Roll. Sue is a...
View ArticleRockwall retired Navy Commander inducted into his high school’s Hall of Fame
ROCKWALL, TX – September 23, 2020 — Rockwall resident and retired Navy Commander Don Braswell was recently inducted into his high school’s Hall of Fame in Pampa, Texas. The induction highlights his...
View ArticleLocal young man starts up artisan soap business in response to isolation from...
ROCKWALL, TX – September 30, 2020 — Meet Artisan Zachary Wincent. Zach is part of a new movement of adults furloughed from jobs and using creative methods to stay engaged, develop a needed product and...
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