Rockwall County, TX (September 25, 2024) – The Rockwall County Library is hosting a Fall Community Resource Festival for families on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bringing together the City of Rockwall Police Department, Rockwall County DA’s office, Rockwall County Sheriff’s office, Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse volunteer organization, Rockwall County Emergency Management, Rockwall […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 13, 2024) The Rockwall Community Band is currently seeking new members, especially those interested in percussion and low bass. Open to adult and student (15 years and older) musicians who love to play band music. High school students may earn the chance to apply for a scholarship for up to $2,000 at […]
ROCKWALL, TX (March 14, 2024) Texas A&M AgriLife Extension has always developed programs based on community needs. Issue identification is the foundation upon which Extension has been able to meet the educational needs of Rockwall County residents. Every five years, Extension hosts the Texas Community Futures Forum. This process utilizes local residents to identify and […]
FATE, TX (Aug. 26, 2022) The City of Fate’s annual community celebration, Celebrate Fate, is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, September 17 at Fate City Hall, 1900 CD Boren Parkway (adjacent to Robert Smith Family Park, 1220 CD Boren Parkway). This year, Celebrate Fate will feature the live music of 80s Gadgets, a […]
Free, two day training class coming Feb 13 & 20 ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 14, 2021 – Want to help your community in times of need? EastTex Regional CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) is looking for new members who want to make a difference and help their community in a times of need. CERT is […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 16, 2020) The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse welcomes everyone to join them in a celebration of our community’s western heritage and agricultural roots. The Possee Roundup event will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Rockwall County’s historic courthouse on the square. Stay tuned for more details to come! […]
UPDATE (June 2 “The decision has been made to postpone the Downtown Daycation event set for July 3 in historic downtown Rockwall. Although shops and restaurants will be open for business, the cornhole tournament, lawn games, food trucks and related activities will be rescheduled. The Downtown Rockwall Association looks forward to hosting this event in […]
From Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt to the community: I wanted to share with you my growing concern surrounding the COVID-19 virus which has swept through our nation and around the world. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been adversely impacted already or will be impacted in the coming days, weeks, and […]
Message from Rockwall County Health Authority (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – March 20, 2020) Please be advised, as of 12 p.m. Friday, March 20, there have been ZERO confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rockwall County under public health monitoring. The Rockwall County Health Authority has spoken to physicians seeing patients all over the county for suspected COVID-19 […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – March 17, 2020) Our Blue Ribbon News partners and advertisers are facing unprecedented challenges, as you know. Thank you for supporting locally-owned small businesses, and stepping up to help the nonprofits that serve this community. It’s amazing to see Rockwall County come together, even when physically we have to distance ourselves. Please follow Blue Ribbon […]