257 communities exhibiting Playability to be recognized as part of 2016 Playful City USA Program (ROWLETT, TX – May 18, 2016) Rowlett is being honored with a 2016 Playful City USA designation for the sixth time. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the national recognition program honors cities and towns across the country for making their cities […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2016) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Center is pleased to announce that Dorothy Spradlin and Trey Finley have joined the Chamber staff as new Membership Development Consultants. They will be leading and driving new partner sales, in a part-time capacity. With the onboarding of nearly 200 new […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 14, 2016) The robbery occurred on Wednesday night, May 11, when a man approached a handful of parents after a baseball game at Harry Myers Park. The suspect indicated he was armed, although no weapon was seen–and he asked the parents, “if they valued their kids more than their car.” Feeling […]
WASHINGTON (May 14, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to the administration’s directive Friday requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their chosen gender: “The federal government has no role in regulating school bathroom use, and the President’s recently announced proclamation is nothing more than a […]
What you should know before protesting your appraisal (ROCKWALL, TX – May 12, 2016) Many Rockwall property owners have expressed surprise, concern and even anger since they received their tax appraisal letters. Many have noted significant increases in assessed value. By law, every property owner has the right to protest their appraisals, and they have […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 12, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) introduced the Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016 today to require the administration to impose sanctions on hackers linked to the Iranian Government. The measure pushes the administration to take action on an April 2015 executive order that authorized the Treasury Department to sanction individuals and entities […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed retiring Rockwall Independent School District Superintendent Jeff Bailey at its Quarterly Partnership Breakfast on Thursday, April 12, at Mellow Mushroom (550 I-30 Frontage Rd), recognizing the district’s noteworthy growth and success under Bailey’s leadership. RISD Chief Communications Officer Renae Murphy spoke to those in attendance about […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2016) First, I do not know why we have to have this conversation about the use of public restrooms. We have never had a law against this, nor needed one, because common sense has prevailed and folks have used the appropriate facilities. Unfortunately, however, we have been thrust in a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 10, 2016) Rockwall Soroptimist, Cindy Lindley, was installed as the South Central Region Governor at the SC Region Conference, held last week in Joplin, MO. Cindy will preside over Soroptimist clubs in seven states for the next two years. She has been a Rockwall Soroptimist since 1997 and has held most […]
Congressman meets with top leaders on homeland security and cybersecurity issues WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) led a Congressional delegation to Israel last week to discuss homeland security and cybersecurity issues with top officials, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon. He was joined by Rep. Jim Langevin […]