Rubber Duck Regatta returns to Rockwall Harbor Saturday

Take the plunge! Buy your Baby Ducks ($5 each) or your Corporate Mama Duck HERE ($100) (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 22, 2016) Get ready to shake your tail feathers, because the Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta will return to the Harbor Saturday, Sept. 24 to make a splash for its 5th anniversary. The Regatta serves as a fundraiser […]

Lone Star CASA participates in North Texas Giving Day

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 21, 2016) Lone Star CASA, Inc. is participating in North Texas Giving Day.  NTGD is an annual fundraising event for non-profit organizations serving our area.  This Thursday, September 22, 2016, click on this link: northtexasgivingday.org/npo/lone-star-casa to make your donation to LONE STAR CASA.  The mission of Lone Star CASA is to […]

One Man’s Treasure provides ‘prayerful hand up’ to indigent, formerly incarcerated men

Special event at Toyota of Rockwall Sept 22 for North Texas Giving Day (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 21, 2016) As a part of North Texas Giving Day this Thursday, September 22, One Man’s Treasure’s Executive Director, Annette Jenkins, will be on hand at Toyota of Rockwall from 9 am to 4 pm to share information about […]

Rockwall ISD honors first responders prior to football game Sept 9

Rockwall ISD honors first responders prior to football game Sept 9

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 16, 2016) To honor first responders everywhere, Rockwall ISD, along with Rest Haven Funeral Home, recognized first responders at a pre-game ceremony prior to the Rockwall High School versus Carroll High School football game on September 9. “Through this remembrance ceremony, we will send a message to the world,” said Dr. […]

Rockwall Police Department, mayor extend gratitude to ‘Silent Partners’

Rockwall Police Department, mayor extend gratitude to ‘Silent Partners’

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 14, 2016) Rockwall police officers joined city officials in thanking a group of Rockwall residents making up the Silent Partners organization during a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the San Jacinto Music Plaza. Founded by a group of area entrepreneurs and businessmen, the Silent Partners organization recently provided a […]

Memorial ceremony honors victims of 9/11

Memorial ceremony honors victims of 9/11

WE REMEMBER (ROCKWALL, TX — Sept. 11, 2016) Recordings of the chaos from the terrorist attacks on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 – the day that saw three hijacked planes crash into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon – rang out over the first responders, military members and others in uniform at Rest Haven […]

Donna Ross Memorial Regatta on Lake Ray Hubbard raises awareness about mental illness

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 15, 2016) “Let’s start the dialogue.” That was Dr. Rick Lucarelli’s challenge to skippers and participants at the Donna Ross Memorial Regatta held on September 10 and 11 at Lake Ray Hubbard. “Racing to Raise Mental Health Awareness” was the theme of this year’s regatta.  The DRMR was first held in […]

Area residents create foundation to ‘Back the Blue’ in City of Rockwall

New Silent Partners group provides opportunity to anonymously support Rockwall Police (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 12, 2016) Philanthropic residents in Rockwall have created a way for people to extend financial support for the Rockwall Police Department. Money donated to the Silent Partners organization helps ensure police in Rockwall have everything they need to do their […]

’13 Hours’ ‘Tig’ Tiegen to speak about Benghazi during special event at Rockwall High

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 7, 2016) Special guest John “Tig” Tiegen, member of the Annex Security Team that fought the Battle of Benghazi, will be the special guest Monday, Sept. 19 at Rockwall High School, 901 W. Yellow Jacket Lane, speaking on 13 Hours, The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi. Doors open at 6:15 […]

Donna Ross Memorial Regatta on Lake Ray Hubbard this weekend to raise awareness about mental health

Donna Ross Memorial Regatta on Lake Ray Hubbard this weekend to raise awareness about mental health

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 8, 2016) Mental Illness is prevalent and affects many families – approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S.—43.8 million, or 18.5%—experiences some type of mental illness in a given year.  Serious mental illness costs America $193 billion in lost earnings per year. To help raise awareness and funding to improve […]