Goliad Street will be down to one lane while crews work on repairs (ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2016) Crews in the City of Rockwall will be working on road maintenance on Thursday morning, Feb. 18, and will shut down Goliad Street just north of downtown for several hours. Starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, crews […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 16, 2016) Join the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce for an update on the state of the economy and an outlook on the future of Rockwall at their Partnership Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17 at Liberty Hall at the Rockwall County Courthouse, 1111 Yellowjacket Lane. Guest […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 11, 2016) The Executive Women’s Alliance, a committee of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, hosted its first educational luncheon of 2016 yesterday. An expert panel discussed the topic “How Strong is your Tightrope,” sharing professional experiences and tips on work and life balance. The panel consisted of Dr. Jenna Webster-Zellars, owner […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 16, 2016) The City of Rockwall has recently refinanced several bond packages, which amounts to nearly $10 million in taxpayer savings. The debts that have been re-funded are from bonds issued in 2005, 2006 and 2008-all years when interest rates were much higher. It is important to note that the City […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 15, 2016) The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees have selected the firm of Horn, Smith, Wood and Preston Educational Consultants to partner with in the superintendent search process. The firm will work to build a strong candidate pool from which the board will select the next superintendent. Horn, Smith, Wood and Preston is a longstanding, […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – Feb. 15, 2016) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce, City of Royse City, and members of the community were on hand for last week’s ground breaking ceremony of Murphy Express, located at 901 S. Erby Campbell Blvd (next to Walmart) in Royse City. A grand opening celebration is planned for May […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 12, 2016) The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has scheduled a chlorine maintenance that will be conducted on the NTMWD Wylie, Tawakoni, and Bonham water transmission systems and customers’ distribution systems for the 28-day period of March 7, 2016 through April 4, 2016. Annually, NTMWD performs chlorine maintenance prior to […]
(Feb. 12, 2016) Hawaiian Falls is holding Job Fairs beginning February 29 to hire more than 1,000 seasonal workers for its North Texas water parks at the following locations: Hawaiian Falls Garland – The Heights Baptist Church, 201 W. Renner Road, Richardson 75080 March 1, Tuesday, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. March 5, Saturday, Noon […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 12, 2016) Concerned Women for America’s Political Action Committee (CWPAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, announced this week that it has endorsed Congressman John Ratcliffe for re-election. Said CWA in its endorsement: “Since entering the United States House of Representatives in 2014, Congressman Ratcliffe has continued to brandish his conservative […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Feb. 12,2016) Longtime Rockwall resident Doug Hamilton is running for County Commissioner representing Precinct 1. “We all have seen or read news stories about cyber-crime and how it affects our daily lives. Companies, both private and public, as well as the US Government, Department of Defense, and individuals, are compromised daily. Valuable […]