Dallas Race Week returns to Lake Ray Hubbard June 19-23

Dallas Race Week returns to Lake Ray Hubbard June 19-23

ROCKWALL, TX (June 5, 2023) Dallas Race Week, the premier sailing event on Lake Ray Hubbard, will be held June 19 through June 23, coinciding with Father’s Day and the Summer Solstice. The races, which begin at 7:00 p.m. each evening, can be viewed from many vantage points in Rockwall. Landlubbers can enjoy the sight […]

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Worthwhile Things

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Worthwhile Things

ROCKWALL, TX (June 4, 2023) Mother Nature has treated us kindly with a stunning spring garden season. We have been granted regular rains and an abundance of moderate, pleasant weather. The garden is exceptionally lovely, brimming with color this year. Perennials come into their own on the third year. The Mildscape has reached that third […]

Revved up for CASA kids

Revved up for CASA kids

Cars for CASA event raises over $102,000 ROCKWALL, TX (June 4, 2023) More than 400 cars, trucks, and bikes participated in the 18th Annual Cars for CASA event recently hosted by the Metro East Division of the Dallas Builders Association, benefitting CASA children in Kaufman and Rockwall counties. Cars for CASA, which is put on […]

Rockwall Meals on Wheels provides caregiver support for seniors and disabled citizens through routine tasks

Rockwall Meals on Wheels provides caregiver support for seniors and disabled citizens through routine tasks

Rockwall, TX (June 2, 2023) – The kitchen can be a joyful hub of the house and often a zone of comfort. When accidents happen in the kitchen, it is disheartening as it inevitably can be severe. An ounce of prevention can help mitigate these occurrences. As a caregiver to a senior or disabled citizen, […]

Restoration Marketplace celebrates opening in Rockwall with ribbon cutting

Restoration Marketplace celebrates opening in Rockwall with ribbon cutting

ROCKWALL, TX (May 19, 2023) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting welcoming Restoration Marketplace to the Rockwall community. Their hours of operation are Mon-Sat 10am-7pm and Sunday 1pm-5pm. You can visit them at 939 E I-30, Rockwall, TX (next to PetSmart). Restoration Marketplace started as a dream many years ago by […]

JER Chilton YMCA volleyball tournament serves up competition and sportsmanship

JER Chilton YMCA volleyball tournament serves up competition and sportsmanship

Rockwall, TX (May 23, 2023) – The Spring 2023 Volleyball season came to an exciting conclusion this weekend with two divisions playing out their season tournaments. The talented JER Chilton YMCA teams fought hard and finished strong to determine who would be crowned top team! Competition was certainly present! With many of the teams having […]

Stevenson Elementary ACE teacher takes flight over school

Stevenson Elementary ACE teacher takes flight over school

ROCKWALL, TX (May 23, 2023) Students at Billie Stevenson Elementary were able to experience an exciting flyover Monday morning as Lakeshore Squadron Civil Air Patrol took teacher Julie Byrnes on a flight path directly over the school. As one of CAP’s Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) teachers, Byrnes welcomes Civil Air Patrol members into her […]

Leadership Rockwall celebrates completion of Fate Community Center renovation

Leadership Rockwall celebrates completion of Fate Community Center renovation

ROCKWALL, TX (May 23, 2023) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting Celebrating the Leadership Rockwall Class of 2023 Renovation of the Fate Community Center. Fate’s historic community center was built in the 1950s from the lumber of Fate’s former school. Used now as a venue for Fate’s Senior Program, birthday […]

Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse awards scholarships to local students

Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse awards scholarships to local students

ROCKWALL, TX (May 17, 2023) The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse is proud to announce their 2023 Scholarship Recipients. These students have participated in 4-H, FFA or other agricultural-related programs and have plans to continue to support the industry in the future. Each student chosen was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to an accredited college, technical institute, […]