Heath Holiday Home Tour coming Dec 1

Heath Holiday Home Tour coming Dec 1

Save the Date! (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Oct. 18, 2017) A community holiday tradition continues Friday, Dec. 1 when the Rockwall-Heath High School Senior Class of 2018 presents the Annual Heath Holiday Home Tour. Five beautiful homes ranging from an equestrian property to an upscale estate will be drenched in holiday décor and open for touring […]

Super Hero 5K Oct 28 to benefit Lone Star CASA

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Oct. 18, 2017) Every child needs a hero, but abused and neglected children need SUPER HEROES! You can be a part of providing a Super Hero for abused or neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties by supporting the 2017 Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Annual 5K and Fun Run. […]

Backpacks for the CAC

Backpacks for the CAC

(ROCKWALL, TX – October 13, 2017) The Rockwall Women’s League (RWL) and Rockwall Noon Rotary Club joined together to pack backpacks for kids served by the Children’s Advocacy Center of Rockwall County (CAC). Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harbor welcomed Rockwall Rotarians and members of RWL into their restaurant to pack the backpacks with items […]

National Charity League decorates buckets for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

National Charity League decorates buckets for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 9, 2017) National Charity League, Inc. (NCL), Lone Star Chapter classes met to decorate buckets for the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.  The NCL members painted buckets and donated supplies to be sent to the areas devastated by hurricanes.  Shown in the pictures are the classes of 2019, 2020 and 2023 with […]

Dallas skyline shines turquoise for millions living with Dysautonomia

Dallas skyline shines turquoise for millions living with Dysautonomia

(DALLAS, TX — October 5, 2017) The Bank of America Building, a landmark in the Dallas skyline, will light up turquoise on Saturday, Oct. 28 in support of Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Dysautonomia International is hosting a fundraiser at nearby Enchilada’s Restaurant from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., where guests will enjoy spectacular views of the […]

Salute the Kids: Camping adventure for military families

Salute the Kids: Camping adventure for military families

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 29, 2017) A total of 15 military families – a third of them from Rockwall County – will come together for a free weekend of excitement, re-connection and healing at beautiful Pine Cove in Tyler, TX during the Salute the Kids Fall Family Camp on Oct. 13-15. Salute the Kids is […]

Free dental care for veterans at Nov. 10 D-Day for V-Day event

Free dental care for veterans at Nov. 10 D-Day for V-Day event

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2017) On Friday, Nov. 10, Rockwall County veterans will be offered free dental care at the first ever “D-Day (Dental Day) for V-Day (Veterans Day)” in the Lowrance Clinic (1350 Summer Lee Dr.). Dr. Stan Lowrance, long time Rockwall practitioner, believes dentists need to step up and help veterans, as […]

Pullen Student Lighthouse Team sends school supplies to Houston

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 19, 2017) During the first week of school at Dorothy S. Pullen Elementary School, Hurricane Harvey was wreaking havoc in other parts of our state. Pullen students were aware that while they were greeting their friends, meeting their new teachers and dropping off brand new school supplies in their classrooms, other […]

Rockwall County officials assist local hotels providing shelter for Hurricane Harvey victims

Rockwall County officials assist local hotels providing shelter for Hurricane Harvey victims

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 7, 2017) County Judge David Sweet went on goodwill and informational visits to two Rockwall County hotels Tuesday that are temporary homes for victims of the Hurricane Harvey flooding crisis. Sweet and Joe DeLane, the county’s emergency management coordinator, visited the hotels to inquire about the welfare of the approximately 20 […]