Vendors sought for Old Town Christmas Market

(Rockwall – November 8, 2012) Vendors selling quality items for the holidays are needed for the Old Town Christmas Market in Downtown Rockwall on Saturday, December 1. Please go online at mainstreet.rockwall.com for an application. The cost is $50 per space. No vendors promoting or marketing a business will be accepted – the market is […]

City of Rockwall employees are winning pumpkin artists

(Rockwall – November 8, 2012) Congratulations to the creative winners in the City of Rockwall’s Employee Advisory Committee Pumpkin Contest! 1st place (pictured above) Planning and Zoning employees; 2nd Place: Parks and Recreation employees;                   3rd Place: Sewer/Wastewater employees. Judges for the contest were council members Bennie Daniels […]

JFK: the Rockwall connections

(Rockwall – November 8, 2012) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation, in conjunction with the Rockwall County Historical Commission, presents the next topic in its Brown Bag Lecture Series: JFK – The Rockwall Connections. Closely coinciding with the anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, the program will focus on Rockwall residents who had connections to this moment […]

Lake Pointe Health Network honors volunteers at annual luncheon

(November 7, 2012) Lake Pointe Health Network celebrated 163 years of combined volunteer service with a Mexican fiesta-themed Hats Off to Volunteers on October 24. Volunteers and guests included family members and friends along with executive, administrative and hospital staff.  Long standing volunteer, Charlene Schwaneke, celebrated 25 years of contribution and service to LakePointe and […]

Playful night of fitness fun at Reinhardt Elementary

(Rockwall ISD) November 7, 2012 – Shellie Braggs  and her two children, Sacha and Sherma, came out to support and exercise at the  Fitness Up To Play 60 Club held at Reinhardt Elementary. The event was part of a $2,500 grant awarded to Reinhardt for physical education and cafeteria equipment. This night included a salad […]

Postal workers host food drive, special delivery to Helping Hands

(Rockwall) November 7, 2012 – Rockwall post office employees are sponsoring their Annual Holiday Food Drive from Monday, November 5 through Saturday, November 10, to help residents in our community who are in need. During the week, they are asking residents who have Rockwall carrier mail delivery to place non-perishable food items by their mailboxes […]

Rest Haven to honor area veterans with old-fashioned USO Canteen

Rest Haven to honor area veterans with old-fashioned USO Canteen

(Rockwall) November 7, 2012 – For almost 40 years, Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Rockwall has taken great pride in honoring local veterans with various programs and celebrations. This year, Rest Haven will again recreate the nostalgic atmosphere of an old-fashioned USO Canteen, with festive decorations and music on Friday, November 9. […]

Mock election at Reinhardt Elementary

(Rockwall ISD) November 6, 2012 – Third  grade Rockets rock the mock elections at Reinhardt Elementary. Today there was schoolwide participation as students learned about the election process in their classes. Pictured are Lily Jordan, Ashley Drennon, Rozilyn Liechty, Madelyn Weir, Molly Schalk, Amisha Rahman, Trinity Muckian and Alex Orji. Submitted by Patricia Corwin. To share […]