New additions, classic traditions at Royse City’s 25th Annual FunFest

New additions, classic traditions at Royse City’s 25th Annual FunFest

ROYSE CITY, TX (July 23, 2014) The annual Royse City FunFest is back and bigger than ever on Saturday, October 18. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the festival will include several brand new features in addition to all of its classic traditions. Royse City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julia Bryant said this will […]

Firefighters Ball at Rockwall Hilton

Firefighters Ball at Rockwall Hilton

ROCKWALL, TX (July 21, 2014) Enjoy casino gambling, dinner, dancing and a live and silent auction during the 2nd Annual Firefighters’ Ball on Saturday, August 16 at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront at The Harbor. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for the black tie event. “We weren’t sure if we would host the Ball again this year,” […]

Rockwall MusicFest concert to honor Ralph Hall

ROCKWALL,TX. (July 30, 2014) Rockwall MusicFest will present a free, end-of-summer concert featuring the Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday, August 30 at the Harbor Amphitheater, 2074 Summer Lee Drive in Rockwall. The Orchestra will be conducted by Michael J. Manley, and the concert will pay tribute to Congressman Ralph M. Hall. The Orchestra […]

Gloria Campos to speak at Friends of the Rockwall library meeting

ROCKWALL,TX. (July 29, 2014) For 30 years, Gloria Campos was welcomed into thousands of DFW homes each week in her role as a reporter and later news anchor for WFAA-TV.  Now, Rockwall County will welcome the pioneering television journalist as she shares the highlights of her broadcast experiences at the September meeting of the Friends […]

Rockwall County AgriLife to hold water solutions conference

UPDATE (August 5, 2014) LOCATION CHANGE! We just received word that the Conference on Water Solutions described below has been moved to the County Extension Office, 915 Whitmore Ste. B, Rockwall, TX 75087. ROCKWALL COUNTY,TX. (July 29, 2014) Rockwall County based businesses have partnered with Leadership Advisory Board of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Rockwall […]

Children, families with special needs get exclusive access to Hawaiian Falls

Children, families with special needs get exclusive access to Hawaiian Falls

Champions Day benefits Special Olympics, MDA, and Easter Seals (July 28, 2014) Hawaiian Falls and Tom Thumb have joined forces for Champions Day on Saturday, August 9 at all five North Texas Hawaiian Falls waterparks, benefiting Easter Seals, MDA, and Special Olympics. Children with special needs and their families will have exclusive use of the […]

Rockwall YMCA’s Dirty Rock Triathlon Saturday

Rockwall YMCA’s Dirty Rock Triathlon Saturday

STILL TIME TO REGISTER! UPDATE – JULY 19: DIRTY ROCK POSTPONED! The City and DORBA (who manage the trail) have decided to close the trail through tomorrow due to lack of drying up.  As such, we are reluctantly having to reschedule the Dirty Rock triathlon to Sat, Aug 2.  ROCKWALL, TX (July 15, 2014) Register today […]

Rockwall County Kiwanis Club’s Tri-Rock Triathlon Aug 2

ROCKWALL COUNTY,TX. (July 28, 2014) Rockwall’s 14th Annual Kiwanis Tri-Rock Triathlon features athletes from all over the U.S. competing for awards and national point standings. The triathlon will be held Sunday, August 2 at the Rockwall ISD Aquatic Center. Sanctioned by USA Triathlon, this popular annual event is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County […]

Teams forming for Rockwall HeartChase at The Harbor

ROCKWALL, TX (July 28, 2014) Rockwall HeartChase organizers and Team Captains gathered July 23 for The HeartChase Kickoff at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront. Karen Parks organized games for everyone to play at the Kickoff that gave the fun vibe for the event. The Kickoff was designed to inspire and recruit teams in anticipation of […]