Live music, food and drink specials, and free beads! (ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 24, 2018) You don’t have to go to New Orleans to find the best Mardi Gras celebration. Come savor the flavor of the French Quarter with lakeside dining and lively entertainment on the beautiful shores of Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall. Dodie’s Cajun […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 24, 2018) Mitch Jackson, a second-year piano student at Rockwall High School, will be competing at the state level of PTA Reflections for his original music composition. Sixty thousand students across the state of Texas participate and less than three percent advance to the state level. If Mitch advances beyond state, he […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 23, 2018) Mindy Lovell & Robert Steinhagen, co-chairs of the McLendon-Chisholm Veterans Memorial for the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), presented a donation for the City to allocate an area on the grounds of City Hall. This noble donation is for a Veterans Memorial Monument to honor all of America’s […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 22, 2018) Have you heard of the weeping prophet, Jeremiah? I suppose since I heard back from so many self-described Pollyannas last week, that I should give some time to the lamentators in our lives… those that rehearse the difficulties of life, reminding us of the darker side of life. (I’m […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 19, 2018) Eleven-year-old Gage Duke of Rockwall, founder of nonprofit Just Cuz Helmets Matter, will roll out his message on bike safety on television screens across the country when he’s featured on Harry Connick Jr.’s talk show “Harry” on Jan. 22. The show will air on Monday at 2 p.m. on […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 18, 2018) During its Jan. 18 meeting, the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club inducted Rockwall Chamber President Tom Manskey as a member and awarded its Rotary Student of Honor from Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School. Pullen Elementary 6th grade student Grace Stilley was recognized by her school principal Michael Stuart and her […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 17, 2018) The 2018 Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees election will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Three year terms up for election are Place 1, presently held by Chris Cuny; Place 2, presently held by Russ Childers; and Place 3, presently held by Linda Mitchell Duran. Candidate application packets may be […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 17, 2018) Lander Bethel of Sherman and Catherine Krantz of Emory are two Democratic candidates running for US Congress, Texas District 4. The March 6, 2018, Democratic primary will decide which one of them goes on to face the Republican primary winner, Dr. John Cooper of Sulphur Springs or the incumbent […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Janaury 17, 2018) Rockwall Community Playhouse will hold auditions for Lend Me a Tenor, directed by Jill Lightfoot on Saturday February 17th at 1 pm and Sunday February 18th at 6:30 pm with callbacks on Wednesday February 21st at 7 pm. Performances will be held: May 11-13, 18-20 and 25-26. Friday and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — January 16, 2018) Linda Mitchell Duran has announced plans to run for another term as the Place 3 candidate for the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees. That election will be held in May of 2018. Duran is a Rockwall ISD graduate as are all three of her children. A former classroom teacher […]