Wineshare networking event at Helping Hands, June 1

Bring a bottle of wine and a glass, Dodie’s Cajun Diner to provide food Come to Helping Hands, 102 S First. St. Suite B in Rockwall (in The Reeves Building, downtown), from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2012 for a Wineshare networking event. Bring a bottle of wine and a glass, and enjoy […]

Rockwall ISD to host Memorial Day celebration May 24

Rockwall ISD to host Memorial Day celebration May 24

(Rockwall ISD) The Rockwall Independent School District will host its second annual Memorial Day Celebration at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center at Ultey. The venue is located at 1201 T.L. Townsend Drive in Rockwall adjacent to the Rockwall Aquatics Center. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend […]

Saturday’s Tour of Gardens features six standout gardens

Saturday’s Tour of Gardens features six standout gardens

Rain or shine, the 2012 Tour of Gardens, a project of the Rockwall County Master Gardener Association, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, featuring six standout gardens. Four gracious homeowners will open their private gardens for tours: 2725 Promenade Place; 1975 Hidden Valley; 657 Mission Drive; and 704 Lake Meadows Court (all located north […]

Little River Band to headline Founder’s Day Festival

Little River Band to headline Founder’s Day Festival

Rockwall turns 158 Join the celebration in the historic downtown square Saturday, May 19 as Rockwall celebrates its founding in 1854 with The Little River Band, The Jeanne Lay Band, Jolie Holliday, and Clay McClinton. The day begins with “animal edutainment” from Critterman. There will be food, arts, crafts and plenty of activities for the […]

Community revved up about Cars for CASA

Community revved up about Cars for CASA

Start your engines! The Metro East Division of the Home Builders Association is revving up for the annual Cars for CASA event coming Sunday, May 20 to The Harbor in Rockwall. Hosted by Rods & Relics, the rain-or-shine car, truck and motorcycle show offers a lively day of family fun, good food, rock ‘n roll, and […]

‘To Mom, with Love’

‘To Mom, with Love’

(Rockwall) Helping Hands selected Juan Castillo’s family to receive a $50 gift card from the Rockwall Dress Barn as part of the shop’s “To Mom, with Love” program, which provides the gift cards to less fortunate children across the nation. “We are so grateful to Dress Barn for allowing Helping Hands to be a part […]

Helping Hands Health Center director graduates from Leadership Rockwall

Maggie Fuller, Director of the Health Center at Helping Hands, happily displays her “diploma” and class photo presented to her for completing the Leadership Rockwall program. The mission of Leadership Rockwall is to identify and motivate emerging leaders and develop their potential for community leadership by introducing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges of […]

Hilton Bella Harbor teams with Boys & Girls Club to create Hilton Leadership Program

(Rockwall) May 17, 2012 – Sara Whittle, owner, Hilton Bella Harbor Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront, announced today that Hilton Senior Managers from the hotel will instruct 25 teenagers from the Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall in hospitality programs this summer. This newly formed Hilton Leadership Program will further the reach and scope of the Boys & […]

Rockwall ISD offers summer childcare, camps

Rockwall ISD’s after-school care program, ROCK, will offer childcare throughout the summer for the first time. Starting on June 4, 2012, ROCK will offer childcare at Amanda Rochell Elementary from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for children ages 5 and up. Full-day and half-day options are available. Additionally, summer camps will be held throughout the […]

Rockwall Chamber welcomes The Groomer

The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed The Groomer with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The Groomer is located at 811 Yellowjacket Lane, Suite 106 in Rockwall. Visit them on the web at http://www.the-groomer.com/. The website reports that “Kim Carey began her grooming career in 1980. Since then she has sought out the […]