(ROCKWALL, TX – August 27, 2015) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Juice It Up!, located at 3035 Ridge Rd W #105 in Rockwall. What began as a customer profile of young professionals on the go, has exploded into a wide spread cross section of customers. Juice it […]
Rockwall County leaders rally around RISD students and teachers (ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2015) Today, the formation of Better Schools Brighter Future was announced to serve as the political action committee (PAC) to promote passage of the November 3 Rockwall ISD bond referendum. Better Schools Brighter Future is a diverse coalition of business leaders, […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, KAUFMAN COUNTY, TX – August 26, 2015) Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is pleased to announce the opening of their new Kaufman County office, located in the Wells Fargo Bank Building at 2100 S. Washington St. in Kaufman. The Kaufman Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 […]
(HEATH, TX – August 24, 2015) Weather permitting, Las Lomas Drive at FM 740 will be closed for an extended period of time to reconstruct that intersection and the northbound lanes of FM 740. The closure will begin at 8 a.m. August 24 and continue through July 2016. DETOUR: Traffic wanting to access Las Lomas […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 20, 2015) The City of Rockwall was recently awarded a $400,000 grant by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission to assist in constructing a new neighborhood park in the Breezy Hill development. The city’s proposal, the second highest scoring project, was one of 10 selected for grants out of 22 applicants. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 19, 2015) U. S. Rep. John Ratcliffe provided a message full of optimism and hope for America’s dealings both abroad and at home during the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Partnership Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the Rockwall County Courthouse. The Chamber welcomed Ratcliffe as its special guest speaker, who […]
$256,820,000 Bond Package Developed By 60-Member Citizens Committee After Five Months Of Extensive Study & Analysis (ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2015) By a tally of 7-0, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees voted to place a $256,820,000 bond referendum on the upcoming November ballot. The election will be held November 3rd with early voting running […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 17, 2015) Let’s talk about money. I knew that would get your attention. Money is everyone’s favorite topic, right? In the last edition, we discussed the history of the Rockwall animal shelter, and how it went from a dilapidated tin shed to one of the first 50 open-admission municipal shelters in […]
After-school art classes offered through RISD ROCK program (ROCKWALL, TX – August 7, 2015) Shay Cronin, owner of Art’s A Blast, announces its association with Rockwall ISD’s Rock Program. In the coming school year, Art’s A Blast On Campus (“AABOC”) will handle the after-school art programs for each of the 13 elementary schools in the […]
Why cut a ribbon when you can smash a guitar? (ROCKWALL, TX – August 16, 2015) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and the community welcomed the new School of Rock to its downtown home rock-n’-roll style with a spectacular guitar smashing during a grand opening event Friday, Aug. 14. In lieu of a traditional ribbon […]