Celebration includes ‘Red Cross Rock ‘n Roll Up Your Sleeve Blood Drive (Rockwall) May 19, 2012 – Rest Haven Memorial Park, located at 2500 State Highway 66 East in Rockwall, will host its 38th Annual Memorial Day Celebration beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, May 28, 2012. In addition to a patriotic ceremony and inspirational music, Rest […]
(Rockwall ISD) Eighth grader Sofia Sanchez competed in the nationwide “Art. It’s in the air” drawing contest hosted by Triarco Arts and Crafts, and won 1st place in the 7-9 grade division. Sofia’s artwork will be featured in the 2013 catalog publication that will be mailed in November to art educators throughout the country. Sofia […]
The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony May 15 for the Rockwall Area Networking Group. RANG is a professional networking association that meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Qdoba Mexican Grill, 2825 Ridge Road. Guests are always welcome to attend […]
(Rockwall) May 24, 2012 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony May 17 for Texas Daily Harvest, a family owned organic farm. They milk a herd of organic Jersey cows who give some of the best milk you can find anywhere. They also produce cheese, yogurt, and produce. Their meat is […]
(Rockwall) May 22, 2012 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Palio’s Pizza Cafe, celebrating the restaurant’s new ownership. Palio’s continues to serve up the same wonderful food, topped off with outstanding service in a beautiful new interior. They are located at 2951 Ridge Road, Suite 109 in Rockwall […]
(Rockwall ISD) May 22, 2012 – Jeff Bailey, superintendent of schools for the Rockwall Independent School District, is pleased to announce that Megan Gist has been hired as principal for Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School. Gist is currently serving as an elementary assistant principal in Wylie ISD. Gist holds a bachelor of arts in elementary […]
UPDATE June 6, 2012 – Thanks to Suzie Bell and the Rockwall EDC for sharing this photo (left) of the construction progress being made at Bimbo Bakeries at Rockwall Technology Park. (Rockwall) May 22, 2012 – The smell of sweet success in the form of fresh baked bread is coming to Rockwall. The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation […]
(Rockwall ISD) May 21, 2012 – B.W. the bookworm from Half Price Books visited students at Celia Hays Elementary to promote reading during the summer break. Thanks to Susan Sisto, Celia Hays Elementary Librarian, for sharing this photo. To submit your news and events, email .
Bring a bottle of wine and a glass, Dodie’s Cajun Diner to provide food Come to Helping Hands, 102 S First. St. Suite B in Rockwall (in The Reeves Building, downtown), from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2012 for a Wineshare networking event. Bring a bottle of wine and a glass, and enjoy […]
Ella is pure sweetness. She’s only ten months old, so she’s still learning the ropes. But she’s very intelligent, loving and eager to please. The first months of her life weren’t entirely pleasant, but she proved her strength by battling back against parvo. Because of that, Ella was featured in a previous story here on […]