The Greatest Chamber: Rockwall Chamber Celebrates 90 Years with Circus-Themed Awards Banquet

The Greatest Chamber: Rockwall Chamber Celebrates 90 Years with Circus-Themed Awards Banquet

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 25, 2019) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off its 90-year anniversary with a circus-themed Annual Awards Banquet honoring the best of the best in community business. Over 600 guests packed the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront for the event, which included a spectacular pre-show complete with jaw-dropping circus acts and fire […]

Public hearing set for IH-30 Improvement Project

NOTICE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND PUBLIC HEARING INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 30 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM: BASS PRO DRIVE TO: WEST OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD (FM) 2642 CSJs: 0009-11-238, 0009-12-215, 0009-12-219 and 0009-12-220 Dallas and Rockwall Counties, Texas (January 9, 2019) The Texas Department of Transportation {TxDOT) is proposing improvements to IH 30 from Bass […]

Royse City Chamber to Host Roaring 20s-Themed Casino Night

(ROYSE CITY, TX – Jan. 18, 2019) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce will hosts its Annual Casino Night at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, February 22 at The Pearl at Sabine Creek, 401 Sabine Creek Road in Royse City. The Roaring 20s-themed evening will feature full casino gaming, chance drawings, silent auction, and Italian dinner with dessert, […]

Rockwall Commissioners Recognize Employees of the Quarter

Rockwall Commissioners Recognize Employees of the Quarter

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 25, 2019) The Rockwall County Commissioners Court recognized the Employees of the Quarter along with several other outstanding individuals during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Employees of the Quarter/Fourth Quarter 2018 The court joined Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavensen in recognizing Officer Christopher Sclafani as Employee of the Quarter. […]

City of Fate, Texas Health Rockwall Partner to Present Free ‘Love Your Heart’ Luncheon

City of Fate, Texas Health Rockwall Partner to Present Free ‘Love Your Heart’ Luncheon

(ROCKWALL/FATE, TX – Jan. 18, 2019) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has partnered with the City of Fate to present a FREE Love your Heart Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 6 at Fate City Hall, located at 1900 CD Boren Parkway. Participants will hear from guest speaker Kimberly Mills, RN, MSN, FNP-C, […]

Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy DECA Students Qualify for DECA State Competition

Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy DECA Students Qualify for DECA State Competition

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 24, 2019) Seventeen Dr. Gene Burton College & Career DECA students competed and qualified for DECA State Career Development Conference in February 2019. These students will now work to improve their exam scores, written projects and role-play/presentation performances to be presented at State to a judge. Their next goal is to advance from State […]

Rockwall High School Piano Student Advances to State for Second Year

Rockwall High School Piano Student Advances to State for Second Year

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 24, 2019) For the second year in a row, Mitchell Jackson, a Rockwall High School piano student has advanced to State. His piano composition, A Hero’s Dark Side, will be adjudicated at the PTA Reflections State Contest. Nearly 60,000 students participate in the annual program and less than three percent advance […]

Rockwall Man with ALS Uses Eye Gaze Technology to Write Novel

Rockwall Man with ALS Uses Eye Gaze Technology to Write Novel

(ROCKWALL, TX — January 23, 2019) On Feb. 12, author Clint Townsend of Rockwall will celebrate the official release his new book, “X to the Nth.” The book marks the second authored by Townsend, who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 2006 and Lyme disease in 2010. The novel is available for preorder […]

Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County to Host ‘Go Blue for Kids’ Gala

Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County to Host ‘Go Blue for Kids’ Gala

(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 22, 2019) The Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County will host its 3rd Annual Go Blue for Kids Gala on Friday, April 26, 2019. “April is Child Abuse Awareness Month.  The gala is a culmination of activities planned, and is a great way to learn about the restorative services offered to children […]