ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 19, 2022) Hundreds of excited residents showed up to celebrate the City of Rockwall’s Parks and Recreation Department’s grand re-opening on Saturday of their newly renovated KidZone at Harry Myers Park. Rockwall Mayor Kevin Fowler welcomed the crowd, and the Director of Parks and Recreation, Travis Sales, introduced all the fun-filled new […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 19, 2022) – The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation (REDC) has successfully recruited Integrated Defense Products (IDP), to relocate their headquarters to the Rockwall Technology Park. IDP is a family-owned business currently based out of Oxnard, California. The company serves as a machine shop specializing in manufacturing parts for the defense, firearm, aerospace, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 16, 2022) On Sept. 9, golfers helped support Rockwall County Helping Hands by participating in their Annual Golf Tournament at Buffalo Creek Golf Club, chaired by Board members Jeremy Neill and Gary Spraggins. Every year, Helping Hands raises awareness for Rockwall residents facing poverty, and the proceeds go to help the organization serve […]
WYLIE, TX (Sept. 13, 2022) – The cool weather even brought out the big cats for the ribbon cutting of the Girl Scout Silver Award project held recently at In-Sync Exotics. With about 30 troop members, family, and friends present, Katie Jacobs, Savannah Page, and Kaitlyn Hodges cut the ribbon on the information kiosk that […]
DALLAS, TX (Sept. 13, 2022) The State Fair of Texas is known for taking culinary creativity to new heights, and 2022 is no exception. Fairgoers have the opportunity to taste all of the finalists of the Big Tex Choice Awards and decide if they agree with the judges’ selections for “Best Taste – Savory,” “Best […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 12, 2022) Over the course of just one year, 14-year-old Gus Richardson of Fate has taken his fishing passion from a part-time hobby to a national championship win. Originally from San Marcos, and previously New Braunfels, Richardson and his family relocated to Fate about a year ago so his father could […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 12, 2022) My name is Jackson, and I was saved from euthanasia on the last day of my deadline. I had been picked up as a stray and labeled feral by the shelter. You see, I had never known kindness from humans, and I was terrified of EVERYTHING. I had NEVER received […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 9, 2022) On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 9 p.m., the north lane of the I-30 frontage road at Village Drive will be shut down for unloading materials and equipment to begin the construction of a 190’ flagpole on the site between I-30 and Laguna Drive which will display a 50×80 foot […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 9, 2022) – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the Leadership Rockwall Class of 2023 Orientation and Alumni Mixer on September 7 at the newly renovated Rockwall Rotary Hall. Leadership Rockwall’s 20 participants for this year will engage in a nine-month long program that includes a combination of in-depth issue seminars […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 8, 2022) Odes to September are plentiful, the season our souls awaken, our hearts begin to warm. In September the mildness of the morning begins to linger longer, and I tend to linger longer over my coffee. Evenings, while not yet cool, allow more grace to be out in the garden, than […]