This spring, the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will seek to help girls become strong in both mind, body and spirit with its girlSTRONG program. The brainchild of Rockwall YMCA Health and Wellness Director Diana Fulton, this empowering program invites girls ages 10-16 to eight weeks of fitness and healthy group discussions designed to build […]
Patriot PAWS Service Dogs, a national nonprofit based in Rockwall that trains and provides service dogs for disabled veterans, recently received a $14,000 donation from Ascent Protein. Ascent is a family-owned company based in Denver, Colorado that is well-known in the fitness and sports industry for producing clean, pure, made-in-America protein and pre-workout products. On […]
Community members encouraged to submit project ideas, sign up to volunteer for a project The Leadership Rockwall Class of 2020 is hosting the largest one-day service event Rockwall County has ever seen on April 18, 2020. The goal for their class project, called The Big Event, is to amass 1,000 volunteers to participate in […]
For a long time, bottles have dominated the beer industry, craft or otherwise. Increasingly however, cans have encroached on bottles’ territory, becoming more and more common as the preferred choice of breweries across the U.S. and to a a lesser extent, Europe. Some people take issue with this, often associating cans with cheaper, lower quality, […]
Mark your calendars and join Women in Need (WIN) for their annual Chocolate Indulgence event on Friday, February 14 at Hidden Creek, 215 Chris Cuny Parkway in Heath. A special VIP sponsorship cocktail party is set to begin at 5:30 p.m.; doors open to the public at 6. Guests will enjoy a memorable Valentine’s evening of […]
Early voting for the 2020 Rockwall County Primary Election will be February 18 through February 28. See early voting locations below. Election Day is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. See election day locations and hours, also below. For more information, visit rockwallvotes.com, which includes a link to the candidates listing and sample ballot […]
Rockwall ISD will host an Elective Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 5 at the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy. All clubs, organizations, athletics, band, cheer and more will be represented from each high school.
Tru by Hilton in Rockwall, TX celebrated its official groundbreaking on Thursday, January 30. The hotel is situated on a bluff with views of Lake Hubbard, and offers convenient access to the Harbor District of shops, restaurants and a movie theatre. Co-owner Bill Margaritis and Mark Ricketts, President and COO of McNeill Hotel Company, […]
Every Tuesday, fifth and sixth graders take their lunch to the Jones Elementary School library to read and interact with students from other classes. Both grades recently read The Last Kids on Earth, which is a book about school aged students who have to survive on their own after a zombie apocalypse hits their town. The main […]
The Pullen Elementary School PTA Programs Committee recently sponsored the High Touch, High Tech Science Program for the 4th grade where students learned facts about gems, rocks and minerals. They uncovered the mysteries of rock formations and crystalline structures. Students learned about the areas these gems, rocks and minerals are found in. This hands-on, in school […]