ROCKWALL – Heath Mayor, attorney and former area Anti-Terrorism Director John Ratcliffe will be the guest speaker at the 37th annual outdoor Memorial Day commemoration at Rest Haven Memorial Park, beginning at 10 am. Local Christian youth band, “More Than A Remedy,” will entertain the crowd with several patriotic songs. Rowlett High School student Alex [...]

Rockwall/Heath Neighbors Go. In February 1942, Private First Class Paul Rogers mailed a letter from Luzon, in the Philippines, where he was serving as General Douglas MacArthur’s stenographer during World War II. Lois Haskins Snyder of Royse City said that when the letter arrived at her family’s home – which, at that time, was in [...]

Special Memorial Day services will be held today at two locations in Rockwall for the community to attend. Beginning at 10 am, Rest Haven Memorial Park and Funeral Home will host its 35th annual Memorial Day program, featuring a traditional presentation of the colors, a guest speaker and music by a 32-voice community choir. Guest speaker will be retired [...]