Rockwall, TX (June 26, 2024) – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to serve as the DMO (Destination Marketing Organization) for the City of Rockwall. It is operated as Visit Rockwall and we are excited to announce our pursuit of the Tourism Friendly Community designation, a new initiative designed to foster tourism as […]
Rockwall, TX (June 24, 2024) – Meet Gary! He is an incredibly sweet and outdoorsy kinda guy who loves playing fetch, going on long walks, and having fun with his doggie friends. Gary is about 9-months old, house-trained, crate-trained, knows sit, and is good on a leash. Although Gary is 63 lbs, he is still […]
Fate, TX (June 21, 2024) – The B.O.B. and I were at a local garden center to get a bag of rock last evening. A woman was perusing the multitudes of varying types of bags of soil, with dazed confusion in her eyes. She approached us and asked my husband, “Sir, can you give me […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (June 21, 2024) — Our July issue is hot off the press and headed to mailboxes this week, but you can preview a digital version of our latest print edition right now by clicking the cover image below. For 12 years, we’ve been direct mailing our full color print edition FREE to […]
Rockwall, TX (June 20, 2024) – We all recognize the familiar scene of a woman in her third trimester of pregnancy, engaging in the final stage of preparation known as nesting. This can manifest as a fervent need to clean, finalize a birth plan, or decorate the nursery. According to the bestselling manual What to […]
Royse City, TX (June 19, 2024) – Royse City Independent School District is proud to be recognized by The Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) with two prestigious awards: 2024 Award of Merit for Purchasing Operations and Award of Excellence in Financial Management. The Award of Merit was established in 2009 to recognize Texas […]
Rockwall, TX (June 19, 2024) – Board meeting summaries highlight different agenda items. Board meeting videos are available for viewing within 24-hours of the meeting at www.rockwallisd.com. Recognitions Congratulations to the following groups and students who recognized by the Board of Trustees: Student Leadership Awards recognizes student leadership teams who have demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities, […]
WYLIE, TX (June 19, 2024) — The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) board of directors has elected new officers who will lead the board through May 2025. The NTMWD board is comprised of 25 directors from its 13 Member Cities who represent the region to ensure safe, reliable water, wastewater and solid waste services […]
AUSTIN, TX (June 19, 2024) – The Charles Butt Foundation, a non-profit pursuing a more equitable and prosperous future for all Texans through education and community partnerships, has selected Royse City ISD’s Brittany Lancaster as one of 30 principals from traditional and charter school districts across Texas to attend a weeklong summer institute at the Principals’ […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 18, 2024) – The Rockwall County Commissioners Court was presented with the recommendations of four engineering and design firms to lead engineering services for the four road projects approved in the 2021 Rockwall County Road Bond Program. WSB Engineering would lead Project 1 which consists of widening FM 549 from FM 740 […]