UPDATE May 17, 2021 – Daxx Huddleston and Nate Stamper took 6th place in the THSBA STATE Championship out of 271 teams. They each won a $3000 scholarship and $150 Lews and Strike King gift card. A big thank you to their boat captain, James Stamper. Congratulations on a great season! ROCKWALL, TX – May […]
FATE, TX (May 11, 2021) Yesterday marked the official start of the fiscal year 2022 City of Fate budget season. We will be holding budget workshops and townhall meetings to get feedback from citizens and various stakeholders. One of the challenges in developing this year’s budget is the 87th legislative session in Austin. I recently spent […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 10, 2021 — Our Stingerette Senior Showcase this week is Miss Jordan Zellars. Jordan is the daughter of Joey Zellars and Stephanie Wright. Jordan is a two-year member of the Stingerettes. During Jordan’s time on Stingerettes, the team achieved many successes including ADTS Champions 2020, Showtime International Champions 2021, and MA […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 6, 2021 — Southern Roots is hosting a Summer Kick Off Pop-Up Party to celebrate Buddy Love’s new line from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 14. The event will feature six local Rockwall businesses as we celebrate the start of summer together in style! Buddy Love will be […]
New CMS Rankings Award Facility 5 Stars ROCKWALL, TX (May 6, 2021) Texas Health Hospital Rockwall was recognized as a 5 Star Hospital by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 30. This is a significant accomplishment awarded to only 27 hospitals in Texas and just 10% of hospitals surveyed across the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 6, 2021 — This summer, the community will help local children from low-income families start the next school year off on the right foot with the Shoes For Kids program. On July 31st, the First United Methodist Church Rockwall will host a massive distribution event providing shoes, backpacks, school supplies and […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 6, 2021 — Rockwall County mayors invited the community to a prayer breakfast this morning in recognition of National Prayer Day. The Rockwall Honor Guard kicked off the program, followed by a special time of worship music from Zane Latta with Ridgeview Church in Rockwall. Attendees welcomed an inspirational sermon and […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2021 — The community enjoyed mudbugs and music galore at the Dodie’s Cajun Diner 2021 Crawfish Fest this past weekend. Dodie’s staff served up 1,855 pounds of crawfish and raised more than $6,000 for the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall Angel Camp, which provides day camp activities like swimming, archery […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 5, 2021) As Mother’s Day approaches, I always think of my mom’s favorite things. What can I get her? What can I make her? How can I show her that I have been paying attention to what she likes all these years? As children, no matter how old we are, our natural […]
ROCKWALL, TX – May 4, 2021 — Meals On Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County joined the city council during last night’s meeting in recognizing the community’s senior citizens. Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt proclaimed the month of May as Older Americans Month in the city during the meeting. Highlighting this year’s theme for Older Americans […]