The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to enter its 91st year serving the Rockwall community and surrounding areas. To celebrate the 2019 year and begin 2020, the Chamber brings to you “Game Changers: Because it’s Cool to be Chamber” Annual Meeting. This year the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, January […]
Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper has taken office as the 82nd President of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. TDCAA is a non-profit organization and the only one dedicated to serving Texas prosecutors and their staffs in the State of Texas. It produces comprehensive continuing legal education courses, provides technical assistance to the […]
Cliff Sevier shared the following with Blue Ribbon News in his re-election bid for Precinct 1 County Commissioner: As the only candidate running in Precinct 1 who is qualified and ready to go to work on day one to serve Rockwall County residents, I ask for your vote. During my two terms on the Commissioner […]
Meet Checho! This tiny guy is a simply adorable black and tan Chihuahua who is about eight years old and weighs only around six pounds. Checho is very sweet, loves attention, and he wants to be in someone’s lap giving kisses! He loves to go outside and explore. Checho seems to be housebroken- he runs […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement on his appointment to serve on President Trump’s impeachment team, which was announced by the White House Monday evening: “I took an oath to defend the Constitution. This impeachment is an assault on due process. It’s an assault on the separation of powers. It’s unconstitutional. I’m […]
Voting is underway until midnight Jan. 26 in the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Choice Awards. To vote, go to rockwallchambervotes.com. On Friday, Jan., 31, the Chamber will host its partners at a 90s-themed ‘Game Changers’ event where winners will be announced. For event tickets, go to rockwallchamber.org. Here are the nominees: Excellence in […]
Rockwall-Heath Swim & Dive Heath Swim & Dive Teams are the 2020 Men’s and Women’s District 9-6A Champions, and will head to Regionals in two weeks. Special congratulations go out to Lucius Yu-Kisselbach and Karly Merriott, Swimmers of the Meet! Below are your Champs in their respective events: RHHS Boys- Team RHHS Girls- Team Karly Merriott– District […]
The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse was proud to represent the fine citizens of Rockwall County in the “One-and-Only, Horse Powered All-Western” Parade kicking off the 2020 Ft. Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. More than 2,000 horses joined by marching bands, floats and dignitaries. Posse member State Representative Justin Holland wrote on his Facebook page, “As […]
Troop 690 of Rockwall, led by Scoutmaster Rick Handschuch, recently honored four of its Boy Scouts that achieved Eagle Scout, the highest achievement of rank attainable in the program. Since the program’s inception in 1911, only four percent of Scouts have earned this rank after a lengthy review process. Congratulations to (from left) Garrett Moss, Ricky Handschuch, Jackson Eaker and Josh […]
The Republican Party of Rockwall County will host its annual fundraiser celebrating former President Ronald Reagan on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront. The theme of this year’s event is “The American Dream” and will feature keynote speakers Ann-Marie Murrell and Morgan Brittany of PolitiChicks. In 2011, Ann-Marie Murrell helped create a […]