(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 23, 2018) Toyota of Rockwall’s 3rd Annual “Pack the Pantry” food drive to benefit Helping Hands is underway through November 9. Toyota of Rockwall has challenged Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School students and families to bring food donations to their respective schools. Student Council members from both schools decorated trucks in the lobby […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — October 15, 2018) Drivers and pedestrians along Lake Ray Hubbard may have noticed a barge with black and blue banners. Since October 10, the 20- by 22-foot barge provided by Chandler’s Landing has facilitated a fundraising campaign, Hope Floats, which may appear more like a stunt than a mission effort. Heath resident […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Oct. 8, 2018) Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming Nov. 6 General Election. Early voting begins Oct. 22 and runs through Nov. 2. For more information, see RockwallVotes.com or call Christopher J. Lynch, Elections Administrator, Rockwall County, (972) 204-6200. NOTE IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED VOTER IN PRECINCT […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 9, 2018) The founder of a nonprofit east of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas, is taking a determined stand for clean water in Liberia: Camping out on a handmade barge until he raises $2.29 million. However long that may take, the dedicated quest, with support from Sawyer International, will help make Liberia the first […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 8, 2018) Rockwall ISD recently held a beam-signing ceremony for Virginia Reinhardt Elementary School, attended by students, parents, staff, alumni, government officials and community members. The beam, measuring 16 ft. and 1,000 lbs., will be installed in the New Reinhardt building. Attendees of the beam-signing ceremony as well as the 570 Reinhardt […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 26, 2018) For the past 13 years, Rockwall residents Jim and Gail Spann have poured their passion into building a fine mineral collection that has to be seen to believed. The Spanns have some of Earth’s rarest minerals and rocks beautifully displayed in rooms all over their spacious Rockwall home. It’s […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2018) The State Fair of Texas opens tomorrow to bring tons of fried food, family fun and an innovative butter sculpture that’s sure to spread some joyous wonder. Artist Ken Robison’s buttery creation, titled “Some Assembly Required,” features the head of Big Tex as seen in the artwork reflecting the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2018) Local resident Erin Neill was recently certified as a Rockwall County Pioneer by the Rockwall County Genealogical Society. The Society formed its Pioneer Certification Committee in January 2018 as a way to recognize living residents who are longtime descendants of the county’s earliest settlers. To qualify for a Pioneer […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 25, 2018) “Cooking with Ease”, originally penned by Nancy Tate, is an article I have heard about many times over the past few years. Nancy is my husband’s late mother. She passed before I met and married her oldest son, Evan. Stories from friends, family, and even strangers tell of a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 25, 2018) Come pick out the perfect pumpkin and feast on fall fun when the Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1232 East Fork Drive. Owners Jill and Chris Blase welcome families to enjoy their wooded sanctuary in the midst of suburban Rockwall. Their “How Tall This Fall” […]