Save the Date: Hanna4Hope Color Splash Trail Run/Walk 5K Sept 12

(ROCKWALL, TX – July 23, 2015) Save the date – Saturday, September 12 – for the 3rd Annual Hanna4Hope Color Splash Trail Run/Walk 5K at Squabble Creek Trail. The event raises awareness about teenage suicide. There will be live music, refreshments and guest speakers. Registration is underway at hanna4.hope.com. Learn more on their Facebook event […]

Ambassadors at Buffalo Creek to host golf tournament benefiting Helping Hands

ROCKWALL,TX. (July 21, 2015) On September 14, the Ambassadors at Buffalo Creek will host their annual golf tournament benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands. This tournament has consistently been a source of fun, camaraderie, and a key fundraiser for the critical assistance agency. The 2015 Ambassadors Golf Tournament will be held at the Buffalo Creek Golf Club, 625 Country Club […]

Bikers Against Child Abuse exist to create a safer environment for abused children

ROCKWALL, TX. (July 21, 2015) Bikers Against Child Abuse International (BACA) exists to create a safer environment for abused children and to empower them to not feel afraid of the world in which they live, the president of their local chapter told a Rockwall area family violence prevention meeting last night hosted by Americans Ending Abuse at the Rockwall Golf […]

Rockwall County Newcomers elect new officers

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX. (July 21, 2015) The Rockwall County Newcomers and Friend Club recently elected officers for 2015-2016. Officers are: President Robyn Liane, 1st Vice President/Programs Mary Thacker, 2nd Vice President/Membership Barbara Bowman, Treasurer Audrey Baxley, and Secretary Jo Anderson. The first luncheon meeting of the new year will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 10th […]

North Texas Army Veteran to receive custom-built, mortgage-free home in Rockwall

North Texas Army Veteran to receive custom-built, mortgage-free home in Rockwall

(ROCKWALL, TX – July 16, 2015) U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jerry Holcomb and family received the surprise of a lifetime – and on America’s birthday, no less – when national nonprofit organization Operation FINALLY HOME and other local organizations announced they will gift a new custom-built, mortgage-free Rockwall home to the veteran. The announcement […]

Rockwall Toastmasters celebrate 15 years

New members welcome (ROCKWALL, TX – July 16, 2015) Good news! The Rockwall Toastmasters Club just celebrated their 15 year anniversary on June 25, 2015, with membership continuing to grow. Whether you’re an experienced public speaker or a novice, Rockwall Toastmasters can help you improve your communication and leadership skills. Rockwall Toastmasters want to take […]

Rockwall County Historical Foundation receives donation in Sheri Fowler Parks’ name

(ROCKWALL, TX – July 10, 2015) The Class of 2015 mothers and daughters of the National Charity League’s Inc. Lone Star Chapter recently donated $1,000 to Rockwall County Historical Foundation in honor of their friend and past president, Sheri Fowler Parks. Pictured from left are Hannah Adley, Katie Wells, Abby Childers, Carolyn Francisco (President RCHF), Ashlyn […]

Support Group for those struggling with thoughts of Suicide and Depression

ROCKWALL,TX. (July 8, 2015) Light Two Candles is a local support group and Christian ministry.  Everyone is welcome, no matter your age, ethnicity, sexual identity, income, faith, or any other personal characteristic. “We are a community of those who have suffered with thoughts of suicide or have attempted and overcome, those who have lost someone to suicide and those […]