Small tax rate reduction August 10, 2012 – There will be no tax hike in fiscal 2012-2013 for City of Rockwall property owners – in fact, they will pay a slightly lower rate. Rockwall city council members asked that the staff reduce the existing tax rate of 50.31 cents per $100 valuation to the calculated […]
(Rockwall) August 9, 2012 – Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is coming to First Christian Church Rockwall. This popular series is designed to teach you and your family how to get out of debt, stay out of debt, and build wealth. The nine week course begins Thursday, September 6. Come Thursday, August 23 at 7 […]
(Heath/Rockwall) August 9, 2012 – Bring the family out to First Baptist Church of Heath at 6 p.m. Sunday, August 12 for “Jonah and the Whale,” a black light puppet show presented by The Pit Crew. The performance will delight old and young alike. Admission is $5 and includes and Ice Cream Social after the show. The event is […]
(Rockwall) August 8, 2012 – Enrollment for the 2012-13 school year is underway at Ark Preschool at First United Methodist Church Rockwall. Meet the Teacher Night is Monday, August 13. Ark Preschool just completed Ark Adventure Days , which included a visit from Crazy Scientist Susan conducting Arctic Experiments and giving hands-on instruction. Children also […]
Tuition-based enrollment for students outside the district begins this fall (Rockwall ISD) August 8, 2012 – Beginning this fall, Rockwall ISD will welcome a limited number of students from outside of its current boundary lines through its first ever Tuition-Based Enrollment Program. The new program allows students to apply for enrollment regardless of their home […]
(Rockwall) August 8, 2012 – Present this flyer at the Rockwall Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Wednesday, August 15 from 5 to 9 p.m. and a percentage of your meal purchase will be donated to Rockwall Pets to help rehabilitate and rehome orphaned pets in Rockwall County.
(Rockwall ISD) August 8, 2012 – Rockwall ISD just announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for students served under National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Household size and income criteria will be used to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits. Students from households whose income is at or below […]
(Rockwall) August 7, 2012 – Affiliates of The Redstone Companies, L.P. and BBA Capital, LLC have formed a joint venture with Sara and Rob Whittle and Mike Whittle and acquired Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront in the exclusive lakeside community of Rockwall, 22 miles east of downtown Dallas. The Whittles designed and built the property, which opened […]
(Rockwall) August 7, 2102 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony July 19 for Parasailing The Harbor. Mayor David Sweet, Chamber president Dana Macalik, Chamber Ambassadors, friends, family and parasailing fans were on hand to welcome owner/operator Rance Rudy and his boat “Chute’n the Breeze” to Lake Ray Hubbard. Following […]
August 7, 2012 – The modern world seemed to get a hitch in its giddy-up late Sunday night through early Sunday morning as mankind’s largest ever planetary explorer hurtled toward the Red Planet, Mars, at a top speed of 13,201 mph. Throughout the weekend anxiety increased as rapidly as the Mars Science Lab’s velocity to […]