ROCKWALL, TX – October 4, 2021 —Local children’s author Rosie Pova knows all too well that when it comes to following your dream, you have to weather your fair share of storms. Rosie, who has penned several successful children’s picture books including her latest, Sunday Rain, grew up in Bulgaria and saw the struggle her […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 4, 2021) Financial Advisor Kelly D. Connel of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Rockwall has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the certification mark CFP®. Kelly D. Connel successfully completed the CFP Board’s initial certification requirements, which include completion of financial planning coursework and passing a […]
ROCKWALL, TX – September 30, 2021 — If you’ve ever been caught in the traffic backup on Yellow Jacket Lane near Rockwall High School around 8:30 in the morning, or tried to get to Heath on FM 3097 going past Cain Middle School and Pullen Elementary School at pickup time, then you’ve seen the impact […]
TAKE TWO: Penultimate Weekend Brings Outlaws Back to Oklahoma & Texas in October $20,000 Payday at Devil’s Bowl’s Texas Outlaw Nationals on October 30 September 30, 2021 – Six months later, we’re returning to handle some unfinished business at Lawton Speedway on October 29 and Devil’s Bowl Speedway on October 30. After an April doubleheader […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 30, 2021) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently passed and approved the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE ROCKWALL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Supporting the Passage of the Rockwall Independent School District’s Bond Election Proposition A and Proposition B on November 2, 2021. WHEREAS, quality education for the […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 29, 2021) Next month is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Rockwall County Judge David Sweet, along with the Rockwall County Commissioners, issued a proclamation at yesterday’s Commissioners meeting, declaring October to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Rockwall County. Jeff Landers, Director of Prevention Education, was on hand to receive the proclamation. :”We’re […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 28, 2021) Dahlia is a petite, 8 to 9 month old short-hair kitty whose kittens have all been weened, and she is now ready for her furever home. She is a sweet and friendly girl who purrs a lot and loves being petted. Dahlia is spayed, microchipped, FeLV/FIV negative and current on her […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 28, 2021) The Rockwall community mourns the loss of J.E.R. “Bob” Chilton, namesake of the Rockwall YMCA, whose life was taken Sept. 26 following an automobile accident near his home in West Palm Beach, Florida. The phrase “Renaissance man” echoes throughout our community, as friends and associates search for adequate words to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 24, 2021) – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosts various signature programs each year to connect area business and community leaders in order to drive the local economy. On Friday, Sept. 24, the Rockwall Chamber hosted the 2021 Iron Shot Chamber Classic Clay Shoot. Thirty-six teams competed in the event, held […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 28, 2021 — Picture it: you’re dangling more than 8,000 feet above ground, soaring at 95 miles per hour for a little over a mile and a half, with nothing below you but a vast valley and a winding river. That’s where Rockwall resident Ramon Olivo found himself some years […]