Rockwall County Republican Women present Woman of Influence Award

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 31, 2015) The Rockwall County Republican Women honored one of their own, Ann Hettinger, with the Woman of Influence Award at their annual August Tea. Ann was chosen for her many years of volunteer service to the Republican party and to women everywhere. She has been an active member of RCRW for […]

Rockwall County 4-H to host informational kick-off meeting

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 29, 2015) Rockwall County 4-H will hold its annual County-wide 4-H Kick-Off from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 8 at the Extension Office, 915 Whitmore Ste. B, Rockwall, TX 75087. From 6-6:30 there will be an informal meet and greet with clubs and some of the available projects. From 6:30-7:00 […]

Royse City Chamber Yard of the Month named

(ROYSE CITY, TX – August 26, 2015) The Royse City Order of the Eastern Star has chosen Westley and Leann Wells of 316 Midnight Lane as the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month winner for September. The purpose of the program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts in […]

Rockwall’s Paul Foerster to be inducted into National Sailing Hall of Fame

(ANNAPOLIS, MD – August 5, 2015) The National Sailing Hall of Fame recently announced the six people who will make up its 2015 class of inductees, including Olympic medalist Paul Foerster of Rockwall. The other honorees are sailing school founder Steve Colgate (Ft. Myers, Fla.), Olympic medalist and author JJ Fetter (San Diego, Calif.), boat […]

ESL, GED, citizenship classes begin Sept 8

Want to improve your English, get your GED, become a U.S. Citizen?  (ROCKWALL, TX – August 17, 2015) Rockwall County Library Reading for Adults (RFA) Literacy Program offers FREE educational classes including: English as a Second Language (ESL) GED Studies and Preparation U.S. Citizenship Preparation Adult Literacy Studies With an enrollment of 300 students, RFA […]

PHOTOS: Hot Rocks Bike Race draws 1325+ cyclists

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 14, 2015) More than 1,325 cyclists participated in the Rockwall Rotary Club Hot Rocks Bike Ride benefiting scholarships for local RISD students! The top three male & female finishers of the 59-mile competitive course won cash awards of $250, $200 & $150 respectively. Congratulations to: (Women, l-r) Michelle Montoya, 2nd Place Ginny King, 1st […]

Adventure Guides brings dads and kids together – outdoors

Program registration underway through Sept 25 (ROCKWALL, TX – August 12, 2015) For all the dads out there who a part of this fast-paced era full of new and developing technology, finding true quality time to spend with the kids that doesn’t involve a movie or video game can be quite the challenge. But here’s […]

Registration ending soon for fall sports at Rockwall YMCA

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 12, 2015) Registration ends August 22 for fall sports at the J.E.R Chilton YMCA at Rockwall! With summer coming to a close, keep your kids active—sign them up for flag football, girl’s volleyball, and youth & small fry soccer. Flag Football Everyone plays at the YMCA! Register your child today for the recreation […]