Horizon Road shifts and I-30 detours nightly in Rockwall starting July 30

Horizon Road shifts and I-30 detours nightly in Rockwall starting July 30

The detour map for Friday, Aug. 1 and Saturday, Aug. 2. Horizon Road and Ridge Road traffic will be detoured. ROCKWALL COUNTY (July 24, 2025) – Weather permitting, the following closures are scheduled as part of the ongoing I-30 corridor improvement project in Rockwall: North and southbound Horizon Road will shift to new pavement at I-30 […]

Restaurants Rally for Relief: FFA Management Hospitality Group Donates $5,000 to Mercy Chefs for Central Texas Flood Recovery

Restaurants Rally for Relief:  FFA Management Hospitality Group Donates $5,000 to Mercy Chefs for Central Texas Flood Recovery

Dallas, TX (July 24, 2025) – In a powerful show of community and compassion, longtime restaurateur Mike McRae and his hospitality group, Fun For All Management—owners of McRae’s American Bistro & Cocktails in East Dallas, Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Rockwall Harbor, and the legendary Stan’s Blue Note on Lower Greenville—have raised $5,000 for Mercy […]

City of Fate to host celebration of downtown breezeway renovation and Texas Downtown Award

City of Fate to host celebration of downtown breezeway renovation and Texas Downtown Award

FATE, TX (July 24, 2025) — The City of Fate invites the public to celebrate the grand reopening of its newly improved downtown breezeway during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 29 at 6:30 PM. The event will feature live music by The Ride and drink specials from Beer Me, located adjacent to the […]

Rockwall County Master Gardener Association presents The Bulb Hunter, Chris Wiesinger

Rockwall County Master Gardener Association presents The Bulb Hunter, Chris Wiesinger

Rockwall, TX (July 23, 2025) –  Rockwall County Extension Master Gardener Association will host author and horticulturist Chris Wiesinger on September 19th at Liberty Hall inside the Rockwall County Courthouse, 1111 E. Yellow Jacket Lane, Rockwall, TX 75087.  Beginning at 10am, Chris will be sharing valuable horticultural knowledge on how to grow and care for […]

Rockwall County welcomes Newcomers & Friends to a new year

Rockwall County welcomes Newcomers & Friends to a new year

Rockwall County (July 23, 2025) – Rockwall County Newcomers and Friends is a social organization welcoming women in Rockwall County – whether new to the area or long-time residents – who are ready to make new friends. Begun in 1976 and is still going strong after almost 50 years, Newcomers and Friends holds monthly luncheons, special […]

Unlocking New Adventures: Handicap-accessible van opens doors for Royse City nine-year-old

Unlocking New Adventures: Handicap-accessible van opens doors for Royse City nine-year-old

Royse City, TX (July 23, 2025) – Alex is an enthusiastic, imaginative, and friendly nine-year-old boy, who lives in Royse City with his parents Carl and Amanda. Like any other child his age, Alex loves Legos and Minecraft, where he can create worlds limited only to his imagination. But Alex also has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, […]

City of Rockwall seeking input for improvements to Lake Ray Hubbard boat ramp

City of Rockwall seeking input for improvements to Lake Ray Hubbard boat ramp

Rockwall, TX (July 23, 2025) – The City of Rockwall is proposing land improvements including boating truck/trailer parking, pedestrian parking, and site amenity improvements on Lake Ray Hubbard at the Highway 66 Boat Ramp. Portions of the property are within the floodplain and an environmental assessment has been conducted. The environmental assessment is available for […]

Opening at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, LIFE OF PI, August 5-17

Opening at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, LIFE OF PI, August 5-17

Taha Mandviwala as ‘Pi’ and puppeteers Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin and Toussaint Jeanlouis as ‘Richard Parker’ in the National Tour of LIFE OF PI. Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade 2024 Dallas, TX (July 22, 2025) – Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America (BAA) are pleased to announce that tickets for LIFE OF PI, […]

Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County seeks community support for Food For Kids program

Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County seeks community support for Food For Kids program

Rockwall, TX (July 21, 2025) – The Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County is calling on the community to help support its Food For Kids program as it gears up for another impactful year. The program provides more than 600 food bags each month during the school year, ensuring local children have access to nutritious meals […]

New Rockwall County Courthouse Annex housing key county services set to open soon

New Rockwall County Courthouse Annex housing key county services set to open soon

Rockwall, TX (July 21, 2025) – The brand-new Rockwall County Courthouse Annex, set to open its doors this summer, is located at 1101 Yellow Jacket Lane, right next to the iconic Rockwall County Courthouse. This building will serve as a central location for key county functions, including vehicle registration, voting, veteran assistance and indigent health […]