Rockwall Chamber welcomes new Director of Marketing, Communications

ROCKWALL, TX (July 30, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Darby Burkey as the new Director of Marketing and Communications for the Chamber. Darby is charged with directing the growth of the Chamber by developing and implementing marketing and communication strategies supporting innovative, high-value events and programs including Leadership Rockwall, […]

Gloria Campos to speak at Friends of the Rockwall library meeting

ROCKWALL,TX. (July 29, 2014) For 30 years, Gloria Campos was welcomed into thousands of DFW homes each week in her role as a reporter and later news anchor for WFAA-TV.  Now, Rockwall County will welcome the pioneering television journalist as she shares the highlights of her broadcast experiences at the September meeting of the Friends […]

Rockwall County AgriLife to hold water solutions conference

UPDATE (August 5, 2014) LOCATION CHANGE! We just received word that the Conference on Water Solutions described below has been moved to the County Extension Office, 915 Whitmore Ste. B, Rockwall, TX 75087. ROCKWALL COUNTY,TX. (July 29, 2014) Rockwall County based businesses have partnered with Leadership Advisory Board of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Rockwall […]

Rockwall Community Playhouse to host auditions for ‘Rumors’

ROCKWALL, TX (July 28, 2014) Roles are available for Rockwall Community Playhouse‘s presentation of RUMORS. The production will open the 20th season at Rockwall Community Playhouse, located at 609 E. Rusk St. in Rockwall. Auditions will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10 at RCP. Roles are available for five women and […]

Owning our emotions

ROCKWALL, TX. (July 28, 2014) Victor Frankl in Man’s Search for Meaning writes about our freedom residing in the space between stimulus and response. Your child hits you.  Your freedom lies in the space of time between being hit, the stimulus, and your response to being hit.  That moment contains your power to choose how […]

Royse City Chamber recognizes Yard of the Month

ROYSE CITY,TX. (July 28, 2014) The Royse City Order of the Eastern Star has chosen Jim and JoNell Mellody at 1300 Maverick Lane in Royse City as the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month winner! The purpose of the program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts in maintaining […]

Rockwall Mayor’s Message: Going forward together

ROCKWALL, TX (July 28, 2014) What I love most about Rockwall are its people – the key to our city’s success. It occurred to me recently how well we work together as a community to develop shared visions for the future and how readily we respond in critical times. The current drought is a good […]

Gallery of the Arts 2014 annual photography exhibition

FORNEY,TX. (July 28, 2014) From July 28 through September 12, the Gallery of the Arts is proud to present the photographic work of Steve Dozier, Carolyn Hess, Barbara Scurlock, Jim Eubanks, Tim Taylor and Pat Moore at the Crumbzz Tasting Pavilion. In addition, on Saturday, August 9 from 1:00PM-3:00PM at the Crumbzz Tasting Pavilion, there […]

Children, families with special needs get exclusive access to Hawaiian Falls

Children, families with special needs get exclusive access to Hawaiian Falls

Champions Day benefits Special Olympics, MDA, and Easter Seals (July 28, 2014) Hawaiian Falls and Tom Thumb have joined forces for Champions Day on Saturday, August 9 at all five North Texas Hawaiian Falls waterparks, benefiting Easter Seals, MDA, and Special Olympics. Children with special needs and their families will have exclusive use of the […]

Rockwall YMCA’s Dirty Rock Triathlon Saturday

Rockwall YMCA’s Dirty Rock Triathlon Saturday

STILL TIME TO REGISTER! UPDATE – JULY 19: DIRTY ROCK POSTPONED! The City and DORBA (who manage the trail) have decided to close the trail through tomorrow due to lack of drying up.  As such, we are reluctantly having to reschedule the Dirty Rock triathlon to Sat, Aug 2.  ROCKWALL, TX (July 15, 2014) Register today […]