American Legion Terry Fisher Post 117 to hold Youth Leadership Symposium May 6

American Legion Terry Fisher Post 117 to hold Youth Leadership Symposium May 6

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 21, 2017) The Rockwall American Legion Terry Fisher Post #117 will host its 3rd Youth Leadership Symposium on Saturday, May 6, from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Post 117 is excited to follow up on the previous two successful Youth Leadership symposiums held last school year.  The Youth Leadership Symposium is held in partnership with Patriot […]

Rockwall ISD Culinary Arts team advances to nationals

Rockwall ISD Culinary Arts team advances to nationals

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 14, 2017) The Rockwall ISD Culinary Arts team claimed first place and $17,000 in scholarships for each team member at the Texas ProStart Invitational state competition last month. The win advances the team to the National ProStart Invitational in Charleston, South Carolina on April 28-30. Led by Culinary Arts instructor Cody […]

Rockwall Chamber celebrates Pet Wants with ribbon cutting

Rockwall Chamber celebrates Pet Wants with ribbon cutting

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 10, 2017) Gary and Diana Malone are excited to bring a new, high-quality pet food option to pet families in the Lake Ray Hubbard Community with their new business, Pet Wants Dallas North East. Pet Wants’ carefully developed proprietary pet food is slow-cooked in small batches with fresh, all-natural ingredients each […]

Royse City Chamber holds ribbon cutting for Treasures on Main St.

Royse City Chamber holds ribbon cutting for Treasures on Main St.

(ROYSE CITY, TX — April 10, 2017) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce welcomed Treasures on Main St. to downtown Royse City on Saturday, April 8. This unique shop is owned and operated by couple Dorothy and Justin Hogue. The store has handmade furnishings, décor, fresh and preserved florals, clothing, jewelry and more. It is […]

Pancake breakfast benefits Rockwall Reading for Adults

Pancake breakfast benefits Rockwall Reading for Adults

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 10, 2017) Volunteers and tutors with the Rockwall Reading for Adults Literacy Program served up an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast with sausages and scrambled eggs on Saturday, April 8, at Applebee’s Grill & Bar (Rockwall, TX). Proceeds from the fundraising event will help provide teaching materials for the Literacy Center in the […]

Rep. Ratcliffe statement on Syria

Rep. Ratcliffe statement on Syria

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 7, 2017) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement on the U.S. military strikes in Syria: “The Assad regime’s horrific attack on innocent civilians earlier this week was in complete defiance of international law barring the use of chemical weapons. I applaud President Trump for his decision to call for […]

Embracing the fun challenge of my first leading role

Embracing the fun challenge of my first leading role

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 7, 2017) The Rockwall Community Playhouse’s next production of the season is a play called Pillow Talk, and last weekend they held auditions for it. So I decided to go out for one of the lead roles. Not the lead role, mind, but one of the main characters in the show. […]