Rockwall County earns Distinguished Service Award

Rockwall County earns Distinguished Service Award

(From left: Commissioners Dana Macalik and John Stacy, Former Board Member Lorne Liechty, Judge Frank New, Director of Parks and Recreation Travis Sales and Commissioner Cliff Sevier) ROCKWALL, TX (May 14, 2024) – The Texas Historical Commission is proud to announce that Rockwall County is one of the 2023 Distinguished Service Award recipients. This award […]

Historical marker approved for New Hope Baptist Church on Juneteenth weekend

Historical marker approved for New Hope Baptist Church on Juneteenth weekend

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (June 20, 2022) The Rockwall County Historical Commission is excited to announce that the Texas Historical Commission has approved an application by the RCHC for an Official Texas Historical Marker for New Hope Baptist Church, in Royse City, TX.  The official Historical Marker will be installed at a later date. New Hope […]

Then and Now: New aerial photo of City of Rockwall unveiled at historic courthouse

Then and Now: New aerial photo of City of Rockwall unveiled at historic courthouse

ROCKWALL, TX – March 9, 2021 – The Rockwall County Historical Commission today unveiled an aerial photo of the City of Rockwall. County commissioners and members of the RCHC gathered in the basement of the Historic County Courthouse, where the new photo is on display next to a similar aerial photo taken 50 years ago. […]