One night, one performance and the chance of a lifetime...
Feb. 19 was the day that nearly 36 million television viewers were given a first glimpse of unknown talent Jason Castro, of Rockwall. Castro, one of the “mute four” who had not been showcased in any previous shows, wowed the crowd and judges with the song “Daydream.”

With acts of kindness, Rockwall elementary students are making history.
They are the nation’s first elementary students in KC Clubs, which promote kindness and compassion at their campuses. It makes them feel good, students said, to be kind.

It started in such a small way. Anne had a cyst on her breast. Her primary care physician had reassured her that it was nothing to worry about. Luckily, a friend at church encouraged her to seek another opinion. “Dr. Carol Poole literally saved my life,” said Anne.

Energy was high in the Reagan Day Dinner Feb. 29 in the full banquet hall of Rockwall County Republicans and their many guests, who were participating two firsts. It was the county Republicans’ first annual Reagan Day Dinner, and the Hilton Bella Harbor’s first banquet.

t’s a family tradition — leave home at age 17 to pursue a dream.
Just as his mother and father did, Rockwall’s Nick Lazorko has left his home this school year to pursue hockey excellence in Canada.
“If you are gonna do it, just do it and don’t look back on it,” is 17-year-old Nick’s advice to others who may have to leave their home to find their way in a particular field.

One cold Christmas, many years ago, a man came to visit Ebenezer Scrooge in his counting house in London with the following request: “At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and Destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir.”

DALLAS — Vice President Dick Cheney praised Texas 4th District Congressman Ralph Hall (R-Rockwall) Tuesday night calling him a man respected by both Democrats and Republicans, as part of fundraiser that kicked off Hall’s re-election bid.

Quickly and with confidence, the man took the non-breathing baby from her mother’s arms, and began to bring her back to life. As the life-saving episode took place on the shoulder of the road, traffic rushed by.

They tell stories about incidents which took place more than six decades ago, epic accounts of war and heroism and horror and sacrifice, but they may be tales no one has ever heard.