Rockwall County, TxDoT, area officials celebrate kick-off of FM 551 Interchange

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 13, 2015) Rockwall County Commissioner David  Magness, Judge David Sweet, TxDOT officials, area mayors, council members and citizens gathered Friday to officially celebrate the start of construction of the FM 551 Interchange at IH-30. The FM 551 Interchange project is one of 4 interchange projects along IH-30: John King, FM […]

Rockwall County Sheriff honored with Ralph Hall Chairman’s Award

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 12, 2015) Rockwall County Sheriff Harold Eavenson was recently presented the prestigious Ralph Hall Chairman’s Award at the annual Reagan Day Dinner.  This award is given to an individual who has given so much of his time through leadership, courage and vision to the Republican party and his county. Sheriff […]

Rockwall County CERT volunteers ready for emergency

Apply online. Basic Training set for May 2 & 9 ROCKWALL, TX (March 19 2015) The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) of Rockwall County invites all looking to help make their community safer, stronger and better prepared for disasters to join its growing team of volunteers trained in assisting others and helping those in distress […]

Community ‘champions’ deliver meals to homebound elderly

Community ‘champions’ deliver meals to homebound elderly

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 23, 2015) Meals On Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County recently kicked off Community Champions Week as part of the national March for Meals campaign. Several of our community’s champions volunteered to deliver meals to local homebound senior citizens. Throughout the week of March 15-21, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall, the mayors […]

Historical Foundation lecture highlights Florence Ranch, Lawrence Homestead

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (March 17, 2015) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation continued its educational lecture series on Friday, March 13 with a look into a few well-known families in the area surrounding Rockwall County. Mesquite resident and local history buff Janice Houston provided residents a glimpse into the lives of two prominent Mesquite families during […]

MidSouth Bank donates $500 to Meals on Wheels

ROCKWALL, TX (March 14, 2015) MidSouth Bank recently donated $500 to Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County to help the organization provide nutritious meals, emergency food boxes and wellness education to qualifying senior citizens. The local Meals on Wheels program serves an average of 165 clients a day, providing more than 44,000 meals to […]

Tin Cup golf tournament to benefit Meals on Wheels

ROCKWALL, TX. (March 10, 2015) Golfers, it’s time to start working on your swing. The 6th Annual Tin Cup Meals on Wheels Senior Services golf tournament takes place Friday, April 24 at Buffalo Creek Golf, one of most beautiful courses in Rockwall County. There will be plenty of prizes, as well as lunch. Join the Pre-Party Kickoff […]

Rockwall Women’s League accepting grant requests

ROCKWALL,TX. (March 10, 2015) Rockwall Women’s League is now accepting grant requests from Rockwall County non-profit organizations. The deadline for submissions is April 1st, 2015. Please include the amount of your request as well as the intended use and benefit of the amount requested. Requests should be sent to the attention of:  Patti Poole, Disbursements […]

City of Fate partners to attract new retail and restaurant development

FATE, TX (March 10, 2015) The City of Fate, Texas today announced that it will work with analytics firm Buxton to attract new retail and restaurant development. Buxton’s household-level customer analytics will identify retail and restaurant companies that seek customers who match the profile of Fate shoppers and quantify retail development potential in the rapidly […]