Rockwall swimmers compete at TISCA invitational

ROCKWALL (November 25, 2013)  The Rockwall High School boys and girls swim teams competed at the North Texas TISCA Invitation November 22-23,. The 74 schools participated in this meet which is normally the largest and fastest swim meet in Texas every fall. Representing the Yellowjackets were William Rapp, Noah Day, Mitchell Eldridge, and Nick Stencel. Representing […]

Orange Wave Band freshmen make Region III All Region Band

Orange Wave Band freshmen make Region III All Region Band

ROCKWALL (November 22, 2013) Ten freshman Orange Wave Band members from Rockwall High School earned chairs in the TMEA Region III Freshman All Region Band this past Saturday, November 16th. They are Alex King, Lauren Kimmel, Julia Kim, Steven Clements, Kayla Pringle, Dananh Ton, Ryan Rhode, Ben Fields, Blake Collins, and Cody Rodriguez. More that […]

Friday Study Club asks ‘What were you doing Nov 22, 1963?’

Friday Study Club asks ‘What were you doing Nov 22, 1963?’

ROCKWALL (November 22, 2013) The Friday Study Club met November 15th in the home of Peg Pannell Smith. Barbara Wardlaw and Caroline Cullins were co-hostesses. Caroline, at the piano, entertained arriving members with beautiful music. Following the business session, Dorothy Ramsay presented the program, “What Were You Doing on November 22, 1963?”, an appropriate subject […]

Rockwall Chamber welcomes Director of Membership Development

ROCKWALL (November 22, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to announce a new addition to the staff, Brad Bischof as Director of Membership Development. Prior to joining the Chamber, he was employed with Bob Lilly Promotions and most recently as VP National Accounts at CardLab, Inc.  Brad has over 30 years […]

Aspasians fill up Rainbow Room for Thanksgiving

Aspasians fill up Rainbow Room for Thanksgiving

ROCKWALL (November 21, 2013) One of the Aspasians’ favorite philanthropic projects is providing Thanksgiving Baskets of food for the clients of the Rainbow Room.The Rainbow Room is a nonprofit organization that relies on community support to provide items to sustain or improve the quality of life for abused and neglected children and adults served by […]

Young Ladies and Men of Honor ‘knighted’ at 10-year gala

Young Ladies and Men of Honor ‘knighted’ at 10-year gala

(November 21, 2013) Several local youths were recently commissioned as Ambassadors to Men and Women by The Men and Ladies of Honor at The Atrium in downtown Garland, at a celebration for the organization’s 10th year of transforming at-risk kids into world-changers. Nearly 400 people attended from various branch locations in the United States, while […]

Polar Bear League welcomes those new to water polo

Polar Bear League welcomes those new to water polo

ROCKWALL (November 21, 2013) The Rockwall Water Polo Club will be participating in the North Texas Polar Bear League. This league is a great way to get involved in water polo for those who have never played as well as sharpening skills for those who have. With the high school water polo season coming up […]

Rockwall Newcomers enjoy Broadway tunes, plan Christmas meeting

ROCKWALL COUNTY (November 20, 2013) The Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends celebrated their November 14 meeting with an amazing 104 women in attendance. Their outstanding program featured Linda and Larry Petty performing the best of Broadway musicals. They have performed all over the world from Alaska to Mexico, Italy, and Turkey.  Linda’s voice has graced […]