ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 22, 2020 – In the days after the latest presidential election, with the outcome still uncertain, folks were wringing their hands. As the week dragged by, a large percentage of the populous drooped like Super Bowl attendees wearing the losing colors. There is more at stake in an election than in […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 1, 2020 – The community is invited to ‘A Rockwall Christmas Eve’ Community Worship Service beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 24 at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium. Presented by First United Methodist Church Rockwall, the outdoor Christmas Eve service will allow for social distancing with plenty of room to spread out, while […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 18, 2020) The community is invited to experience an “Evening in Bethlehem” anytime between 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12 at Ridgeview Church in Rockwall. Bring the family for a free, fun-filled live nativity event. Guests will enjoy a drive-through tour of scenes that depict the birth, life, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 16, 2020 – On Saturday, Dec. 5, First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall, located at 602 White Hills Drive, will host a drop-off donation drive benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands. FPC will collect donations for Helping Hands for the upcoming holidays. Helping Hands is in need of rice, jelly, sugar, flour, dry […]
FATE, TX – Nov. 3, 2020 – Today is election day. Where we, as a nation, state, and city, come together to elect our leaders. It is important to create a plan and vote today, if you have not voted already. Please take the time to vote the entire ballot. The State, County, Mayor, and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 2, 2020) The community is invited to experience an “Evening in Bethlehem” anytime between 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, December 11 and Saturday, December 12 at Ridgeview Church in Rockwall. Bring the family for a free, fun-filled live nativity event. Guests will enjoy a drive-through tour of scenes that depict the birth, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – October 30, 2020 — Meet Moishy Kalmenson, a local Rabbi who along with his wife Chana is looking to create a warm and vibrant Jewish community center for Rockwall County known as a Chabad House. Chabad is a worldwide movement providing Jews all around the world with a place where they can […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2020) First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, located at 1200 Yellow Jacket Lane, will host a Drive-Thru Pecan Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Organizers say this is a “new crop of the best pecans in Texas!” Proceeds from the pecan sale will benefit missions and charities […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 24, 2020 — The wheels on the bus go round and round after nearly six months of sheltering in place. Two of my grandchildren – sporting colorful new masks – are hopping aboard. Attending school may well become the most notable event of Fall 2020. To open or not to open? […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 22, 2020) My usual Saturday morning phone call to my elderly parents opened with a question I’d never before asked them: “Do you have plenty of toilet paper?” Isolated in the early months of COVID-19, they depended solely on my time-challenged sister’s weekly visit and grocery run. My father answered and eased […]