Fate wins four 2022 Texas Downtown Association Awards

Fate wins four 2022 Texas Downtown Association Awards

FATE, TX (Nov. 10, 2022) – Winners for the 2022 President’s Awards Program were announced on Wednesday, November 2 at the annual Texas Downtown Conference in San Marcos. For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by Texas Downtown Association, has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of downtowns across the state. Texas Downtown Association […]

Winter Wonderland: Festival of Trees returns to Rockwall Hilton  

Winter Wonderland: Festival of Trees returns to Rockwall Hilton  

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2022) The 2022 Helping Hands Festival of Trees, with Title Sponsor Rob and Sara Whittle, will begin at 10 a.m. sharp Friday, Nov. 11 as folks flood the Hilton in Rockwall to kick-off holiday shopping at the Boutique of Helping Hands pop-up store. Open free to the public from 10 a.m. […]

Royse City ISD Education Foundation sets record numbers in Fall 2022

Royse City ISD Education Foundation sets record numbers in Fall 2022

ROYSE CITY, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) The Royse City ISD Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds creative grants and programming above and beyond district budgeting. Since 2009, the Foundation has given more than $1 million back to Royse City ISD schools through grants, programs and events that support students and staff members. On […]

Introducing ‘Life Lessons’ by Erin Kincaid

Introducing ‘Life Lessons’ by Erin Kincaid

Tools to fill your toolbox for life ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) There almost isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t hear something about mental health. Whether we see an advertisement,  a video or meme on social media, receive a diagnosis or hear a news story about some horrific event, it seems we […]

Tree-mendous celebration at Rockwall’s Park at Emerald Bay

Tree-mendous celebration at Rockwall’s Park at Emerald Bay

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) Did you know? The City of Rockwall has planted over 468 trees in the last four years in parks, medians and along trails. Although severe weather delayed the city’s 4th annual Arbor Day celebration, city staff planted this Gingko tree at The Park at Emerald Bay after the storm cleared. […]

Meet Nellie, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Nellie, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) Nellie is a very gentle girl who likes to stick by her human. Her favorite thing to do is solicit pets. Nellie is super quiet, cat-friendly, and dog-friendly. She is about six years old, weighs 38 pounds, and is current on her vaccines, microchipped, and spayed. Contact Rockwall Pets at […]

Rockwall ISD Education Foundation awards more than $24K in grants to teachers

Rockwall ISD Education Foundation awards more than $24K in grants to teachers

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) More than $24,000 in innovative teaching grants was awarded to teachers for the 2022-2023 school year thanks to the Rockwall ISD Education Foundation. Each year, the REF invites teachers to submit a grant application for an innovative project that engages students and teachers in creative and challenging ways. This year, […]

Dine at Joe Willy’s Monday, help fund scholarships for future Aggies

Dine at Joe Willy’s Monday, help fund scholarships for future Aggies

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 3, 2022) Everyone is welcome to join the Rockwall County Aggie Mom’s this Monday, Nov. 7 at Joe Willy’s for a scholarship fundraising event. Joe Willy’s, located at 2006 S. Goliad in Rockwall, is a generous supporter of local organizations, and the Aggie Mom’s Club is thankful. Ten percent of the proceeds of […]

Tickets available for Rockwall DUcks Dinner Nov. 10

Tickets available for Rockwall DUcks Dinner Nov. 10

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Nov. 3, 2022) Community members are welcome as Rockwall County Ducks Unlimited hosts a Rockwall DUcks Dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 at Hidden Creek, 215 Chris Cuny Parkway in Heath, TX 75032. Limited tickets remain and may be purchased here. Ducks Unlimited (DU) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the […]

Rockwall Young Republicans to welcome speaker Jessi Rapelje Blakely, YR Chairman

Rockwall Young Republicans to welcome speaker Jessi Rapelje Blakely, YR Chairman

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 2, 2022) – The Rockwall Young Republicans are very excited to announce their November speaker, Virginia YR Chairman and Candidate for YRNF Chairman, Jessi Rapelje Blakely. The Young Republican National Federation (YRNF) Convention will be held in Dallas next year and it is already expected to be one of the largest in […]