Experience the cosmos at the Sun, Moon, and You solar eclipse viewing at Cotton Bowl Stadium on April 8

Experience the cosmos at the Sun, Moon, and You solar eclipse viewing at Cotton Bowl Stadium on April 8

DALLAS, TX (March 11, 2024) – The “Sun, Moon, and You Total Solar Eclipse Viewing” is coming to Cotton Bowl® Stadium at Fair Park on Monday, April 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CST. This one-of-a-kind free, public event will provide opportunities to learn about solar eclipses, the Sun, and solar-monitoring efforts at the […]

Rockwall Rotary Club to host District 5810 Annual District Conference

  Rockwall, TX (March 6, 2024) – Rockwall Rotary Club and District Governor John Curtis, a member of the Rockwall club, are honored to announce Rockwall as the host site for Rotary District 5810 Boots and Bling Annual Conference on April 12 and 13. District 5810 includes over 2,500 Rotarians in 65 Clubs in Collin, […]

Rockwall Art League August meeting features Smart Phone Photography & Digital Editing with demo artist, Heather Lawley

Rockwall Art League August meeting features Smart Phone Photography & Digital Editing with demo artist, Heather Lawley

Rockwall, TX (August 2, 2023) – Please join the Rockwall Art League on Wednesday, August 23, for our free Member Meeting! Everyone is welcome! Heather Lawley, demo artist, will illustrate Smart Phone Photography & Digital Editing with easy techniques to help improve the actual capturing of the photography to simple editing with programs like Snapseed, Watermark, […]

July 4th Fireworks and Festivities 2021: Where to celebrate Independence Day in Rockwall County and beyond

July 4th Fireworks and Festivities 2021: Where to celebrate Independence Day in Rockwall County and beyond

Be sure to check back as more events are added. All events are subject to change.   Royse City’s Celebrating Freedom – Saturday, June 26 WHAT: Live music lineup featuring Brandon Bamburg (6-6:45PM), Big Gus & Swampadelic (7-8PM) and headliner Wade Bowen (8:15-9:30PM); Food trucks available from 6-9:30PM; Prayer, flags and National Anthem from 9:45-10PM; […]

 Pet Supplies Plus donates $50,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot Paws

 Pet Supplies Plus donates $50,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot Paws

America’s Favorite Neighborhood Pet Store Partners with Natural Balance® and Rachael RayTM Nutrish®; Donates An Additional $578 in Pet Supplies to Local Veteran (ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 26, 2019) Pet Supplies Plus, the largest pet retail franchise in the United States, recently teamed up with Natural Balance® and Rachael RayTM Nutrish® to raise awareness about the […]

New Manmade Lake to Bring Clean, Quality Water to Rockwall County

New Manmade Lake to Bring Clean, Quality Water to Rockwall County

  (ROCKWALL, TX — May 31, 2019) Last spring, the North Texas Municipal Water District broke ground on the first major manmade lake Texas has seen in nearly three decades – Bois d’Arc Lake. Recently, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court welcomed an update from NTMWD on the project. Components of Bois d’Arc Lake Bois d’Arc […]

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party March 16 in Lower Greenville

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Block Party March 16 in Lower Greenville

(DALLAS, TX – February 26, 2019) The Vanderbilt to Vickery Association will host its annual Lower Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day Block Party, the largest one of its kind in Dallas, on Saturday, March 16, 2019. The Block Party runs 9 AM-7 PM in Lower Greenville between Vanderbilt and Vickery. Guests 21 and older are […]

Fifth Grade Poster Contest Recognizes Constitution Week

Fifth Grade Poster Contest Recognizes Constitution Week

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 2, 2018)  To celebrate Constitution Week (Sept. 17-23), the Rockwall County Bar Association held a U.S. Constitution Poster Contest for Rockwall ISD 5th graders. During the contest, students used their art skills to show what the Constitution means to them. A winner was selected from each Rockwall ISD elementary school, and […]

WWI Centennial: 3 Ways to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI

WWI Centennial: 3 Ways to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 27, 2018) One hundred years ago in August through November of 1918, thousands of Texans dedicated themselves to serving our country during World War I. Around 200,000 Texans served in uniform during the Great War. Over 5,000 of them made the ultimate sacrifice, laying down their lives to protect the freedoms […]

Criminal Interdiction Unit combats drug smuggling, human trafficking on North Texas roadways

Criminal Interdiction Unit combats drug smuggling, human trafficking on North Texas roadways

(ROCKWALL, TX — June 27, 2018) The team of deputies making up the North Texas Criminal Interdiction Unit are showing they’re a force to be reckoned with for those smuggling drugs and human cargo across the region’s major highways. In December 2017, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner, Grayson County Sheriff Tom Watt, Hunt County Sheriff […]