For a long time, bottles have dominated the beer industry, craft or otherwise. Increasingly however, cans have encroached on bottles’ territory, becoming more and more common as the preferred choice of breweries across the U.S. and to a a lesser extent, Europe. Some people take issue with this, often associating cans with cheaper, lower quality, […]
Early voting for the 2020 Rockwall County Primary Election will be February 18 through February 28. See early voting locations below. Election Day is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. See election day locations and hours, also below. For more information, visit rockwallvotes.com, which includes a link to the candidates listing and sample ballot […]
Tru by Hilton in Rockwall, TX celebrated its official groundbreaking on Thursday, January 30. The hotel is situated on a bluff with views of Lake Hubbard, and offers convenient access to the Harbor District of shops, restaurants and a movie theatre. Co-owner Bill Margaritis and Mark Ricketts, President and COO of McNeill Hotel Company, […]
The Commissioners Court recognized retiring Rockwall County Indigent Health Care Director Donna Mussotter for her many years of dedicated service to the county. Mussotter has served in the county’s Indigent Health Care department for nearly 30 years. She became a director for the department in 2001. The department helps eligible low-income residents who don’t qualify […]
The Rockwall County Commissioners Court recognized the county’s post-9/11 veterans during its meeting on Jan. 28. Around 2,000 post-9/11 veterans reside within the county and continue to serve the community in all areas, including business, government and community service. The court joined Terry Fisher American Legion Post 117 in honoring those veterans with a resolution […]
Lakeside Bank welcomes Rockwall Regional President, Kevin Fowler, to Rockwall’s Oldest and Only Locally Owned Bank. With over 33 years in the banking industry, Fowler most recently served as Senior Vice President at Independent Bank. He is currently a Rockwall City Councilmember who served as Mayor Pro Tem in 2018-2019. Kevin worked for Lakeside Bank […]
Captain Dwight Walker is a seventh generation Texan who descends from an original land grant family and still has roots that run deep in Texas. He and his wife Jan moved to Dallas in the early seventies when he took a job as a police officer for the Dallas Police Department, rising quickly through the […]
Live Entertainment by Sandy Bates on Valentine’s Day Dodie’s at The Harbor in Rockwall is offering a two day sweetheart deal to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an exclusive, chef-inspired menu available Friday, February 14 through Saturday, February 15. (Regular menu also available). The sailboats, lighthouse, walking trails and picturesque sunsets over Lake Ray Hubbard provide […]
The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce’s 41st Annual Awards Banquet was held Saturday, January 25 at the Hella Temple in Garland. The banquet kicked off with a performance of Chicago by the wonderful young ladies of the Rowlett Dance Academy and included a Roaring Twenties theme with gangsters, flapper girls and even a murder mystery! The […]
Press Release from the City of Rockwall: As indicated in a message from the Rockwall Independent School District (RISD), several schools received calls today (Thursday) which “included profanity and recommended acts of protest” against law enforcement. While the Rockwall Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety have indicated to RISD that this is […]