Rockwall to celebrate Texas Night Out Oct 7

ROCKWALL, TX. (August 31, 2014) Rockwall will celebrate “America’s Night Out Against Crime” on Tuesday , October 7th from 6- 8pm. Every year, thousands of Rockwall residents participate in Texas Night Out by turning on their porch lights, locking their doors, and spending the evening outside with neighbors. Many communities plan block parties, cookouts, or […]

Royse City Chamber Yard of the Month

ROYSE CITY,TX. (August 31, 2014) The Royse City Order of the Eastern Star has chosen Mark and Heather Stiles at101 Starlight Lane in Royse City to be the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month winner for September. The purpose of the program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts […]

Hanna4Hope Color Splash Run to raise awareness about teen suicide

ROCKWALL, TX. (August 30, 2014)  The 2nd Annual Hanna 4 Hope Color Splash Trail Run/Walk will be Saturday, September 13, rain or shine, at Squabble Creek Trail,2201 N. Lakeshore Drive in Rockwall. Hundreds of community members, classmates, friends and family are expected to participate in memory of Rockwall High School freshman Hanna Clark, who took her […]

Wing-A-Thon to benefit Rockwall Boys & Girls Club

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (August 11, 2014) Come cheer on local celebrities as they compete to be crowned as the Wing King or Queen at the 1st Annual Buffalo Wild Wings Wing-A-Thon on Wednesday, September 3. The event, which benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall County, will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The […]

Rockwall Chamber welcomes Fresh Ink Tattoo Studios

ROCKWALL, TX (August 24, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed new member Fresh Ink Tattoo Studios with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Fresh Ink Tattoo Studios, located at 1340 Mims Road in Rockwall, is an upscale tattoo and art studio that offers custom tattoo masterpieces and fine art in any other media. They are […]

Nonprofit community welcome at Community Solutions Coop launch event Tuesday

ROCKWALL, TX (August 29, 2014) A Community Solution Cooperative launch event, open to the non-profit community, is planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 2 at BB&T Bank. CSC Rockwall has always been the local action group for domestic violence in our community and after setting and achieving clear goals for our coalition, the decision was […]

A Day of Play, celebrating Ebby Halliday’s 103 1/2 birthday

ROCKWALL, TX (August 29, 2014) The community is welcome to a “Day of Play” at Miss Ebby’s Place located in the KidZone at Harry Myers Park on Washington Street in Rockwall on Wednesday, September 10  from 4 – 6 pm. Miss Ebby Halliday will be making an appearance as the Ebby Halliday office in Rockwall […]

Women in Need sets of goal of raising $10,000 on North Texas Giving Day

ROCKWALL, TX (August 29, 2014) Each year generous supporters join in the excitement of North Texas Giving Day from 6AM to Midnight.  North Texas Giving Day is an annual online fundraising event that has pumped more than $34 million into North Texas over the past three years. Last year this event raised several thousand dollars […]

Rockwall Helping Hands director receives big surprise at Open House

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (August 28, 2014) Margo Nielsen drove to Helping Hands Thursday morning knowing an Open House would be held in her honor, but what the retiring Executive Director didn’t know is that her day would also be filled with big surprises. When she entered the parking lot of the agency, she was greeted […]

Lakeside Civic Chorus names music scholarship recipients

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 28, 2014) Three local high school graduates have been named recipients of the 2014 Mary Elaine House Scholarship. The recipients are Whitnee Ann Bomkamp and Sydney de la Garza, graduates o fRockwal lHigh School, and Jade Keath, a graduate of Rockwall-Heath High School. They are all majoring in music as they begin their […]