ROCKWALL, TX (August 10, 2021) If you love to meet new people, cook, read, craft or play games, Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends is for you! Rockwall Newcomers is an active organization that meets the second Thursday of each month, September through May, at Occasions at Stone River, 1250 FM 2453 in Royse City. Occasions […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 2, 2021 — The community is invited to join Rockwall County first responders on Saturday, Sept. 25 for a full day of family fun in the park – a special event to celebrate our local heroes and thank them for their service and sacrifice. “This is an opportunity for our heroes […]
ROCKWALL, TX – July 23, 2021 — The late Scott Self dedicated his life to sharing his passion for sailing and the love for his Rockwall community. What could be more fitting than to dedicate a lighthouse in his honor? Prior to the Concert by the Lake on Thursday, July 22nd, dozens gathered to witness […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 22, 2021) Raise a dram and purchase your whiskey raffle ticket benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands! Up to 1250 raffle tickets will be available at $100 through 2 p.m. September 13 or until sold out, whichever comes first. Drawing will be held at 5 p.m. September 13 on Helping Hands’ Facebook page. […]
DALLAS, TX (July 15, 2021) State Fair of Texas concessionaires are officially off to the races with a new lineup of incredible, edible innovations for the public to taste at the Fair this fall. The 17th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards offers another year of exciting bites for all appetites. The 2021 lineup is bursting […]
ROYSE CITY, TX – July 9, 2021 — Local Army veteran John Endsley and his family received a surprise police escort this morning; Their destination: unknown. Well, at least to the Endsley family. When they arrived in the new Parkside Village development in Royse City, they saw folks lining the sidewalk cheering them on. They […]
HEATH, TX (July 6, 2021) The City and Special Events Board thank the many people who made the 2021 Independence Day celebration a Hometown Heath success. It was pure red, white and blue Americana as all of the parade and program participants, the City council, Heath Department of Public Safety, City staff, event sponsors and […]
Dedicated sponsors, supporters credited for event’s success ROCKWALL, TX (July 5, 2021) One hundred sixty nine participants from Germany, Costa Rica, Washington, Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, and right here in Texas joined Empower 7‘s inaugural 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run on June 26th – either in person or virtually – to help support the Rockwall-based […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 25, 2021) The Rockwall Rotary Club hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony and Installation of Officers for 2021-2022 on Thursday, June 24. Robin Chouteau, Secretary, opened the program with the Invocation. Lauri Dodd led the Pledge of Allegiance and Rotary Four-Way Test (1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all […]
ROCKWALL, TX – June 29, 2021 — Trips to the zoo are one of my favorite summer traditions, and we are so lucky to have some of the best zoos in the country right here in DFW! Thanks to its unique exhibits and exotic animals, the Fort Worth Zoo has been ranked the Number 1 […]