Rockwall Helping Hands director receives big surprise at Open House

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (August 28, 2014) Margo Nielsen drove to Helping Hands Thursday morning knowing an Open House would be held in her honor, but what the retiring Executive Director didn’t know is that her day would also be filled with big surprises. When she entered the parking lot of the agency, she was greeted […]

Lakeside Civic Chorus names music scholarship recipients

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 28, 2014) Three local high school graduates have been named recipients of the 2014 Mary Elaine House Scholarship. The recipients are Whitnee Ann Bomkamp and Sydney de la Garza, graduates o fRockwal lHigh School, and Jade Keath, a graduate of Rockwall-Heath High School. They are all majoring in music as they begin their […]

Rockwall City Council to fill vacant seat

ROCKWALL, TX (August 28, 2014) The Rockwall City Council will be accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the city council in Place 2. This vacancy will result upon Mayor Pro Tem Jim Pruitt assuming the role of mayor as a result of now Mayor David Sweet’s election to Rockwall County Judge, an office […]

Waddle you be doing Sept 20th?

Duck Regatta returns to The Harbor The third annual Rubber Duck Regatta kicks off Saturday, September 20 and event coordinators Brenda Cross and Ariana Hargrove have high hopes that it will be a splashing success. Participants purchase rubber ducks to benefit Meals on Wheels and Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall County, and if they […]

Stegall attends Modern Woodmen Essentials of Leadership program

ROCKWALL, TX (August 27, 2014) Shey T. Stegall, a Modern Woodmen of America Regional Director, recently attended Modern Woodmen’s Essentials of Leadership and Management Program, held at Modern Woodmen’s home office in Rock Island, Ill. Regional directors and managing partners were invited to attend the program.  Offered through GAMA International, the course fulfills step one […]

Update on City of Rockwall’s mosquito ground spraying this weekend

ROCKWALL, TX (August 27, 2014) The City of Rockwall Mosquito Abatement Program has continually monitored mosquito populations in live mosquito traps in various locations around the City. Those samples are sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services to be tested for the West Nile Virus. At this time, there have been no mosquito traps that have […]

Auditions for soloists for Messiah Sing-a-Long in Rockwall

ROCKWALL, TX (August 27, 2014) Auditions to select four to eight soloists for the December performance of a Messiah Sing-a-Long will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 14th, in the choir room at First United Methodist Church of Rockwall. The “Messiah” performance will consist of Part I and the Hallelujah Chorus from Part II […]

Rockwall City Council schedules work session on proposed Blacklands Corridor/Northeast Gateway

ROCKWALL, TX (August 27, 2014) The Rockwall City Council will hear a presentation from Public Werks, Inc. regarding the proposed Blacklands Corridor / Northeast Gateway / Tollway Study and Planning at its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 4 PM at City Hall, 385 S. Goliad Street. This will be the first presentation made […]

Rockwall Chamber spotlights Regal Realtors

ROCKWALL,TX(August 25, 2014) – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce spotlights Chamber Partners that have remarkable testimonials to share about their membership experience. These businesses and community organizations demonstrate and communicate the value of partnering with the Chamber, creating an environment where individual companies and the local business community as a whole can flourish and prosper. The Rockwall Chamber […]