(ROCKWALL, TX – March 21, 2016) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, the community’s largest membership based organization focusing on economic development, tourism, and quality of living, announced today the return of Stacy Maynard as the Marketing Manager within the Marketing and Communications Department. Maynard originally joined the Chamber in May of 2014 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 21, 2016) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, the community’s largest membership-based business advocacy organization focusing on education, economic development, tourism and quality of living, announced today the new role of Darby Burkey as Vice President of Partnership Engagement overseeing marketing communications, events, sales and business development. Burkey joined […]
Event benefits YMCA Angel Camp for kids with special needs (ROCKWALL, TX – March 16, 2016) Mudbug season is in full swing and that can only mean one thing – time for the All-You-Can-Eat Crawfish Fest at The Harbor in Rockwall, benefiting the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA’s Angel Camp for children with special needs. The annual […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 22, 2016) Ah, the joys of spring in North Texas. The temperature is generally warm and pleasant. The landscape is in full bloom (to the consternation of allergy sufferers). And the Easter Bunny is preparing to deliver brightly colored eggs to happy children everywhere. That also means local animal shelters are […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 22, 2016) Spring is the season of new life, and for me, last spring that new life took on the form of righting a regret and reliving a memory, and it all happened on a turkey hunt. Turkey hunting in spring may seem odd, for folks often associate turkeys with fall […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – March 22, 2016) When I was a young lad turning six, the year was 1942. That may seem like eons ago, but to me, it’s still frozen in time, as if it happened yesterday. My best friend and next door neighbor, Loice O., looked forward to each new day and the […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – March 22, 2016) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper moderated and participated in a panel of regional District Attorneys hosted by the North Texas Crime Commission’s Legislative and Cyber Crime Committees on Thursday morning at the Rockwall County Courthouse. District Attorney Culpepper was joined by Collin County DA Greg Willis, Dallas […]
(WASHINGTON – March 22, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to rein in the power of federal administrative agencies and to ensure that unelected bureaucrats don’t have the ability to effectively create laws. The Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) of 2016 (H.R. 4768), seeks to reduce the accumulation of power attained by regulatory agencies […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 22, 2016) Fifth grade students at Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary received awards with their amazing poster designs for the local Sons of the American Revolution poster contest. Fifth grade social studies teacher Gayle Kidd has been teaching the students about the American Revolution. For the contest, students had to design a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 22, 2016) Two up and coming young Rockwall pianists were selected as winners of their respective divisions at the recent Texas A&M Commerce Sonata-Sonatina Competition. The event was held Saturday, March 5, 2016 in the concert hall of the university. Over 80 young pianists competed in 15 divisions of required repertoire. […]