ROCKWALL, TX (May 28, 2021) Every year the Rock Wall Chapter of the DAR (Daughter’s of the American Revolution) awards the DAR Youth Citizenship Award medal to one sixth-grader and one eighth-grader in every Rockwall County elementary and middle school. They ask the teachers and staff to choose the one student who exemplifies excellent youth […]
Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce celebrates a year of community resilience with 2020 Chamber Partner Business Impact Awards ROCKWALL, TX – April 28, 2021 — The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rockwall Area’s premier business organization, celebrated a year of Community Resilience last night at “There’s No Place Like Home – Rockwall County USA”, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 8, 2021 – Rockwall ISD Agricultural Mechanics students recently competed at the Rockwall Youth Fair where they brought home many awards. Class 4 – Trailers 1st place and Grand Champion – Round Bale Hay Trailer – Ashton Williams, Andrew Perez, Duston Shultz, Luke Rothbauer Class 3 – Gates -1st place and […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 6, 2021 – Utley Middle School Theatre recently performed Any Body For Tea? by C.B. Gilford and took home 2nd place at the 2021 District 15AAAAA UIL One-Act Play Competition. The following students earned distinctions: Laci Parsons – Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Graci Mohan – Honorable Mention All-Star Cast Hannah Owen – […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – February 12, 2021 – Congratulations to the Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers officers who recently earned the following awards at the American Dance contest: Officer Awards: Gussie Nell Davis Award Judges Award in Jazz Judges Award in Lyrical Judges Award in Contemporary Best Overall Platinum Award for Technique, Precision, Choreography, and Presentation Texas Motion Sports […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 7, 2021 – The Big Hats & Girls in Pearls fundraising luncheon for the Rockwall Women’s League (RWL) was held Friday, February 5 at the Yacht Club in Chandler’s Landing. The event included a silent auction, designer handbag raffle, centerpiece contest and a fashion show by the Rockwall ISD advanced fashion design […]
HEATH, TX – Dec. 30, 2020 – The Grinch did not steal the City of Heath Staff Christmas party, which took place via ZOOM on December 18 and included lunch delivered in multiple locations, and a party pack with celebration items including a flute and sparkling juice for a farewell toast to 2020. So in a […]
ROWLETT, TX – Nov. 3, 2020 – Each year the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce recognizes several categories of outstanding businesses; it is now time for the 2020 annual awards cycle to begin. Winners will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Banquet on January 30, 2021. The event will have a Masquerade Ball theme. Every […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 7, 2020) Two area residents are being honored for their careers in science, technology, engineering and math at the national Women of Color STEM Virtual Conference October 8-10. L3Harris Technologies employees Carmen Anderson and Anjali Manly are among 40 women nationwide being honored across 15 categories at the conference this year. Anderson […]
ROWLETT, TX (September 15, 2020) The Hometown Heroes Awards Banquet hosted by the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe, was held Friday, September 11, 2020. The event was held via Zoom and featured videos of the winners receiving their awards and included a mixology class as well […]