Meet Cheesecake, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Cheesecake, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX (May 2, 2023) Meet Cheesecake! This 3-month old girl is all PUPPY! She loves chew toys and is very smart. Cheesecake is currently learning crate-training, house-training, and puppy manners. She enjoys running and roughhousing with her sister, Truffle. Cheesecake is a special puppy, as she is deaf (like a lot of all-white dogs) […]

Rockwall Noon Rotary Celebrates Rockwall County Public Service Award Recipients

Rockwall Noon Rotary Celebrates Rockwall County Public Service Award Recipients

Rockwall, TX (April 27, 2023) – Rotary Noon Rotary President, Kevin Pate, and fellow Rotarians welcomed attendees to the Public Safety Awards luncheon on April 27. The annual event included guests, recipient family members, and visiting Rotarians all with the purpose of encouraging and recognizing our public servants for the critical role they play in […]

Open Spaces: The importance of preservation in Rockwall County

Open Spaces: The importance of preservation in Rockwall County

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 27, 2023) On the south wall of the bottom floor of the Rockwall County Historical Courthouse, there are two framed pictures. Each is an aerial photo of a portion of the City of Rockwall and surrounding areas, one taken in 1971; the other in 2021. The differences over 50 years are […]

Rockwall County’s secret mosaic garden opens for Mother’s Day

Rockwall County’s secret mosaic garden opens for Mother’s Day

ROCKWALL, TX (April 27, 2023) For those who have never visited Hidden Mosaic, home of artist Barbara Dybala in rural Rockwall County, this Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity. Tucked away on sprawling acreage (1075 S. Smith Road, Rockwall 75032), Hidden Mosaic is an artistic wonderland with eye-catching murals and meticulously handcrafted mosaics covering nearly […]

Ride Free To Vote

Ride Free To Vote

Terrell, TX— Apr. 26, 2023 — STAR Transit is offering free, round-trip rides to local polling places for early voting, encouraging all eligible voters to participate. Free service for early voting continues weekdays through Tuesday, May 2, across the entire STAR Transit service area.  In Mesquite and Balch Springs only, free service is available for […]

Do you know RCP?

Do you know RCP?

ROCKWALL, TX (April 26, 2023) We delight in theater! We would like to delight you, too! We are the Rockwall Community Playhouse (RCP), your local, hometown, non-profit theater located at 609 E. Rusk St. in Rockwall.  We were founded in 1995 and that season performed such classics as Rumors, Godspell, and Arsenic and Old Lace. We […]

Rockwall artist receives global honor

Rockwall artist receives global honor

ROCKWALL, TX (April 26, 2023)  Local mosaic artist Sarah Wandrey was honored last week at the annual Coverings Tile and Stone conference in Orlando, Fla.  With over 30 years of history, Coverings is a global premier event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry. It attracts over 20,000 distributors, retailers, fabricators, contractors, architectural and […]

Rockwall City Council to fill upcoming vacant seat

Rockwall City Council to fill upcoming vacant seat

ROCKWALL, TX (April 23, 2023) – The Rockwall City Council is now accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the City Council in Place 4. Mayor Pro Tem Trace Johannesen has served in the seat since 2018 but recently ran unopposed for Mayoral office. He will assume that role starting May 15, at which time […]

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