Rockwall Chamber welcomes Luna de Noche at The Harbor

(November 29, 2012) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member Luna De Noche Tex Mex with a ribbon cutting ceremony during a special event at The Harbor on Tuesday, November 27. Luna De Noche, located at 2095 Summer Lee Drive, Suite 105, strives to make each dinner guest comfortable and satisfied by offering great food, made with the […]

Texas Health Rockwall receives designation for newborn, infant health guidelines

(Rockwall – November 28, 2012) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has earned the Texas Ten Step Program facility designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The Texas Ten Step Program encourages breastfeeding as the preferred method of feeding for newborns and infants. Recognizing the relationship between breastfeeding and improved newborn and infant health, […]

Crossing the Delaware at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary

(Rockwall ISD – November 27, 2012) Fifth grade students at Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary recently brought the Colonial and Revolutionary periods to life. The students re-created America’s first Free Enterprise System by researching trades and presenting them to their family and friends as they visited their shops. Visitors used colonial money to purchase their wares. The […]

Join Rockwall police for ‘Santa Snow Fight’ golf tournament

Rockwall Police Department golf tournament benefits Helping Hands Toy Drive (Rockwall – November 27, 2012) Join the Rockwall Police Department Saturday, December 8 for the Santa Snow Fight, a two-man scramble golf tournament benefiting the Rockwall County Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive. The event will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at the Rockwall […]

Rockwall HS, Rockwall-Heath HS earn College Readiness Award

(Rockwall ISD – November 27, 2012) Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School have both been awarded the “2012 College Readiness Award” from the Texas ACT Council for increasing the number of students taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and for significantly increasing the level of student achievement and college readiness. The […]

First Christian Church Rockwall presents free Living Nativity

(November 18, 2012) For the seventh year, members of First Christian Church Rockwall will present their gift to the community by reenacting the Christmas Nativity story for the public. On Sunday, December 16, a costumed cast of all ages will perform every 20 – 30 minutes between 6 and 8 p.m.,  followed by a group caroling session […]

Heath Hawks Pro/Am tennis fundraiser big success

Heath Hawks Pro/Am tennis fundraiser big success

(Rockwall ISD – November 27, 2012) The Heath Hawks recently hosted their 1st annual Pro/Am tennis fundraiser at Chandlers Landing, drawing a great turnout and participation. Each “pro” student was paired with either their parent or other adult “amateur” player, forming 32 teams. They were broken up into JV and Varsity divisions. Chandlers Tennis Pro Peter Ramsey […]

Reading for Adults program earns $3,000 grant

(Rockwall – November 26, 2012) A Texas Reads Grant of $3,000 was recently awarded to the Rockwall County Library’s Reading for Adults program. Gloria Bishop, Adult Literacy Coordinator, and Marcine McCulley, Rockwall County Library Director, accepted the award. The grant will help provide for General Education Diploma Preparation, English language Acquisition, and U.S. Citizenship Preparation – […]