(ROCKWALL, TX – May 25, 2018) Mark your calendars for the 2018 Southwest KIA Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta, which returns Friday and Saturday, September 14 and 15 to The Harbor, 2059 Summer Lee Drive in Rockwall. Friday’s festivities will run from 6 to 10 p.m., with the fun continuing on Saturday from 10 a.m. to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 25, 2018) Registration is underway now for those wishing to participate in the Y Rock Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, June 24 at J.E.R. Chilton YMCA, 1210 N. Goliad St. in Rockwall. The course features a 300-yard pool swim (snake swim in the Y’s 25-yard indoor pool), a 9.5 mile (2 loops) bike […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 22, 2018) Rush Creek Yacht Club will host the Flying Scot North American Championship Sailboat Regatta June 10 through June 14. The south end of Lake Ray Hubbard will be swarming with about 60 boats and over 140 elite sailors traveling from all over the U.S. and abroad. These sailors will raxe […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 23, 2018) Rockwall ISD and Texas Tech University formalized today a partnership at a public signing ceremony at the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy. This unique partnership gives Texas Tech the ability to host both face-to-face and online classes at the Academy. Students will now have the opportunity to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 18, 2018) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce hosted its 25th Anniversary Awards and Installation Luncheon Tuesday at Occasions at Stone River. Entertainment was provided by Brad Ackland as guests dined on a meal prepared by Chef Zach. Emcees Leslie Porter Wilson and Erin Kincaid kept everyone engaged as the Chamber honored the following individuals and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 14, 2018) Meals on Wheels honored seniors, programs and volunteers serving the community during the Older Americans Day celebration at the Rockwall County Library on May 10. Older Americans Month was established in 1963 and is celebrated nationwide during the month of May each year. MOWSS Executive Director Margie VerHagen said […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 7, 2018) The Leadership Rockwall Class of 2018 unveiled not one but two class projects last week during a dual ribbon cutting and open house event presented by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall. Leadership Rockwall 2018 class members invited the community to the Rockwall County Helping Hands Health Center to reveal […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 4, 2018) Rockwall ISD Culinary Arts team recently competed against 45 other teams nationwide in the National ProStart Competition where they placed second in the nation, which is the highest a Texas team has ever earned in the 15-year history. Finishing second in the nation solidifies my team’s college and career goals, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 2, 2018) Last week, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees were invited to take a tour of the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy (2301 John King Blvd) opening this coming fall. The Trustees strapped on hard hats and safety vests and were guided through the entire academy, marveling at […]
Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary and Rockwall High School teachers take top honors (ROCKWALL, TX — May 1, 2018) Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2018 Elementary and Secondary Teachers of the Year: Bridgette King, third grade teacher at Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary and Dani Leugers, Advanced Sciences teacher at Rockwall High School. “Ms. King is an […]