Voting is underway until midnight Jan. 26 in the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Choice Awards. To vote, go to rockwallchambervotes.com. On Friday, Jan., 31, the Chamber will host its partners at a 90s-themed ‘Game Changers’ event where winners will be announced. For event tickets, go to rockwallchamber.org. Here are the nominees: Excellence in […]
The Republican Party of Rockwall County will host its annual fundraiser celebrating former President Ronald Reagan on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront. The theme of this year’s event is “The American Dream” and will feature keynote speakers Ann-Marie Murrell and Morgan Brittany of PolitiChicks. In 2011, Ann-Marie Murrell helped create a […]
Rockwall City Manager Rick Crowley has selected Max Geron to serve as the new Chief of Police. Crowley said, “Chief Geron brings a great attitude, skill set and broad range of experience, as well great appreciation and respect for the Rockwall Police Department, and the resolve to continue the great tradition of service to our citizens and […]
On January 14, 2020, the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office along with the Rockwall Police Department initiated a three-day undercover operation targeting on-line child sex predators. Detectives went online and within a very short period of time, received solicitations and sexually explicit images from men wanting to meet for the purpose of engaging in inappropriate sexual […]
Rockwall County Helping Hands Senior Director of Philanthropy, Melody Hail, was recently selected out of thousands of applicants from across the country for the Allstate Nonprofit Executive Leadership Program in Chicago. Chosen due to her extensive nonprofit background and years of experience, Hail has worked for Helping Hands for 10 years and has served the […]
The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce its 2020 Board of Directors. The Chamber Board of Directors represents the best cross-section of its Partners and the Rockwall business community. The Board oversees the Chamber, making sure the organization stays on track with the mission to “Make everyday extraordinary for business in Rockwall […]
The Rockwall Noon Rotary welcomed two new members to its club this afternoon, Erik Oistad and Brad Clark. Erik is a retired electrical engineer, and now spends his days operating the tow boat on Lake Ray Hubbard, a business he describes as “like an auto club, except on water.” Brad is the owner of ActionCOACH […]
Joining the ranks of such ministries as Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), I am Second, First Liberty, and Hope for The Heart, Rowlett based Men & Ladies of Honor move their global headquarters to the Hope Center. “We are excited about the collaborative opportunities that being in close proximity with other like-minded ministries provides,” says […]
The Rockwall ISD released the following letter to parents and guardians of school bus #73 riders, in regards to the recent arrest of a bus driver. Dear Parents/Guardians of Bus #73 Riders, The District wants to make you aware of a matter involving a former Rockwall ISD bus driver, Mr. Michael Paul Smith. From […]
The Rockwall Police Department was notified by officials with the Rockwall Independent School District of a complaint of a school bus driver who had allegedly taken improper video of children on his bus route. The investigation revealed the driver was using his personal electronic devices to take improper video of female students while the students […]