Dear Editor: If you live in the Rockwall ISD area, the upcoming School Board elections have two positions to vote on: Place 4 and Place 5. It doesn’t seem like much of a reason to get out and vote, but it is. RISD began using CSCOPE curriculum system this year. CSCOPE is so controversial it [...]
By Liz Jones (Rockwall JER Chilton YMCA Membership & Wellness Director) Our nation and our state have a growing obesity problem in adults and in our children. 27% of adults in Rockwall County are obese, 29% in Texas overall. This compares to the national average of 25%, which is a horrendous fact in itself. We [...]
ROCKWALL – The 13th Annual City of Rockwall Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is April 20, from 9 am until 3 pm at the Service Center, 1600 Airport Rd. City of Rockwall residents must present a current utility bill or driver’s license for proof of residency to participate, according to an email from the City. [...]
ROCKWALL – The publisher and owner of the Rockwall County News, Wesley Burnett, passed away suddenly from a stroke March 28. He was 72 years old. Mr. Burnett was the publisher of the Post Dispatch in Post TX from 1982 to 2008, when he moved to Rockwall and purchased the Rockwall County News. According to [...]
HEATH – Samanth “Sammy” Knostman, the three-year old daughter of Doug and Ann Knostman, drowned in the swimming pool of a home in McClendon-Chisholm Saturday. Rockwall County Emergency Medical Services confirmed their paramedics were called to the scene. The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating her death but no information has yet been received. Ann [...]
ROCKWALL – Over 100 family members, friends and sympathizers held a candlelight vigil Tuesday night for domestic violence victim Jessica Aguilar, the Rockwall mother of three who was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, a former Hunt Co. Constable. The vigil was held in the same parking lot at the same time that she was [...]
ROCKWALL -If you would like to donate toys to local children up to age 16, whose parents are not able to provide Christmas gifts, you can drop off unwrapped toys valued between $15-30 now through Dec. 13 at 11 local locations. The goal again this year, according to Executive Director Margo Nielsen, is to provide [...]
DALLAS – Longtime Rockwall County Constable, law enforcement officer and community resident John Cullins passed away Sunday at Medical City Hospital from causes related to cancer. He was 66. Elected as County Constable for Precincts 2 and 3 in 2002, “Johnny” was defeated by Tom Egan in the May 29 Republican Primary Election, but was [...]
ROYSE CITY – A 20-year-old Royse City man died Sunday after he wrecked his all-terrain vehicle in Hunt County. According to State Troopers, Keith Kip-Dalton Radabaugh was intoxicated when he crashed at about 12:30 pm, along County Road 2514 near the Cash Community. The report says Radabuagh’s ATV ran off the road and hit a [...]
Letter To The Editor: More than “The Voice.” As we celebrate and spend time this Father’s Day with the Dads and Granddads in our lives, it’s important to give thanks and show them love. Some of us are lucky for the chance to embrace our fathers this Sunday, while others are reminded of how their [...]
