By J.J. Smith. ROCKWALL – This local food critic can’t wait to return to eat at El Cayote Rojo Cantina & Grill, Rockwall’s only Austin-style Tex-Mex restaurant, located on Hwy. 66, just before leaving Old Downtown Rockwall to the east towards Fate. There are two simple reasons why. First, on two of the four times [...]

HEATH – The City of Heath will welcome Santa at its annual “Holiday in the Park” event Dec. 2 at 7 pm, in the Towne Center Park Pavilion located behind City Hall at 200 Laurence Dr. This community tradition will feature all of the season’s favorites, including the Christmas Tree Lighting, Santa Claus, a miniature [...]

ROCKWALL – The Rockwall Community Playhouse will present “Annie” this weekend and next – Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights, plus Sunday matinees. For  info, visit “Events Calendar” or www.rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org. The show is directed by Darlene Singleton. Assistant Director and Stage Manager is Madeline Percin. Producer is Felicia Sykes. By J.J. Smith, Publisher

DENTON – Senior Heath quarterback Cody Court scored on a two-yard run with 1:25 left on the clock to give the Hawks a 25-20 lead, but the Hawks’ vaunted defense was unable to hold Sherman, which scored a game-winning TD on a 31-yard pass from Gus Daniel to J.T. Luper with just 35 seconds left [...]

ROCKWALL -One of the “hottest” spots in Rockwall nowadays – for the 30+ crowd in particular – appears to be the new lakeside Allure Restaurant Bar & Grill at Chandler’s Landing Marina on Karaoke Thursdays, as well as Friday & Saturday nights with live bands. Nearly 100 people squeeze into Allure’s Bar & Grill every [...]

ROCKWALL – After limited discussion, the Rockwall City Council voted 5-2 last night in front of a packed City Hall crowd of about 100 people to approve the resolution prepared by City Attorney Pete Eckert to terminate the open-ended contract of former City Manager Julie Couch. The Council voted 5-2 at its last meeting Nov. [...]

ROYSE CITY – Royse City ISD Superintendent Randy Hancock announced this week that he will retire from his position this June. He informed school board members at their meeting Monday night. Tuesday morning he told staff members, and then he made a public announcement at the Royse City Chamber of Commerce luncheon the same day. [...]

GARLAND – Shyon Motlagh caught the first of his two touchdown receptions, Amaris Fields scored on a surprise 65-yard reverse run and Rico Henderson scored the second of his two short TD plunges as Rockwall-Heath exploded for 21 points in the second quarter and cruised past Dallas Kimball last night, 38-6. The Class 4A Division [...]

(ESPN-DFW) GARLAND, Texas – After seeing Rico Henderson’s work ethic during summer workouts, Rockwall-Heath head coach Mickey Moss decided the freshman could help his team this year — as a defensive back. After seeing him in a game, it didn’t take long for Moss to move Henderson to his natural position — running back. That [...]

(Dallas Morning News) GARLAND — There’s no such thing as having too many offensive weapons. On Friday, Rockwall-Heath used its Class 4A Division I, Region II playoff game to showcase the depth of its arsenal. Whether it was freshman running back Rico Henderson or wide receivers Amaris Fields and Shyon Motlagh, Heath found success, easily [...]