ROCKWALL, TX (July 22, 2021) Raise a dram and purchase your whiskey raffle ticket benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands! Up to 1250 raffle tickets will be available at $100 through 2 p.m. September 13 or until sold out, whichever comes first. Drawing will be held at 5 p.m. September 13 on Helping Hands’ Facebook page. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 20, 2021) The following is a Rockwall ISD press release summarizing last night’s RISD Board of Trustees meeting. NOTE: Board meeting summaries highlight different agenda items. For more information on every agenda item presented, click the following link>> www.rockwallisd.com. Board of Trustees Tour Lupe Garcia Elementary School At 4:30 p.m., the Board […]
DALLAS, TX (July 15, 2021) State Fair of Texas concessionaires are officially off to the races with a new lineup of incredible, edible innovations for the public to taste at the Fair this fall. The 17th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards offers another year of exciting bites for all appetites. The 2021 lineup is bursting […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 12, 2021) The Rockwall Kiwanis will host its annual Tri Rock Triathlon from 7:15 a.m. to about noon Sunday, August 1 at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall, 1210 N. Goliad St. The Sprint Triathlon is open to everyone 13 and older, and comprises a 150-yard pool swim, 10-mile bike ride, and […]
ROYSE CITY, TX – July 9, 2021 — Local Army veteran John Endsley and his family received a surprise police escort this morning; Their destination: unknown. Well, at least to the Endsley family. When they arrived in the new Parkside Village development in Royse City, they saw folks lining the sidewalk cheering them on. They […]
HEATH, TX (July 6, 2021) The City and Special Events Board thank the many people who made the 2021 Independence Day celebration a Hometown Heath success. It was pure red, white and blue Americana as all of the parade and program participants, the City council, Heath Department of Public Safety, City staff, event sponsors and […]
Dedicated sponsors, supporters credited for event’s success ROCKWALL, TX (July 5, 2021) One hundred sixty nine participants from Germany, Costa Rica, Washington, Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, and right here in Texas joined Empower 7‘s inaugural 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run on June 26th – either in person or virtually – to help support the Rockwall-based […]
ROCKWALL, TX – June 30, 2021 — Every month, there’s some treasure just waiting to be found in Rockwall County. Last year when COVID forced many to stay at home, local businessman Kevin Potts with Rapier Home Services wanted to do something to help people fight the stir-crazies and have some fun together out of […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 25, 2021) The Rockwall Rotary Club hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony and Installation of Officers for 2021-2022 on Thursday, June 24. Robin Chouteau, Secretary, opened the program with the Invocation. Lauri Dodd led the Pledge of Allegiance and Rotary Four-Way Test (1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all […]
ROCKWALL, TX – June 29, 2021 — Trips to the zoo are one of my favorite summer traditions, and we are so lucky to have some of the best zoos in the country right here in DFW! Thanks to its unique exhibits and exotic animals, the Fort Worth Zoo has been ranked the Number 1 […]