Stingerettes take top honors at Dallas area dance competition

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 16, 2016) The Rockwall High School Stingerette Competition Team and elite dance team Stingerette Show Stoppers competed this past weekend at the Crowd Pleasers Dallas Area Competition, where 76 teams competed.  The Stingerette Competition Team won FIRST PLACE in the Pom Category. The Stingerette Show Stoppers competed in Jazz, Contemporary, Open, […]

Call for Entries: Uptown Downtown Art Gallery Juried Small Works Show

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 16, 2016) The Uptown Downtown Art Gallery and Studio, located in the heart of historic and newly renovated downtown Rockwall, presents the Juried small works show, March 18 through April 17. Entry deadline is March 12. This show will include an awards ceremony scheduled in conjunction with “Celebrate Downtown” festivities on […]

Rockwall Executive Women’s Alliance hosts first educational luncheon to sold-out crowd

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 11, 2016) The Executive Women’s Alliance, a committee of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, hosted its first educational luncheon of 2016 yesterday.  An expert panel discussed the topic “How Strong is your Tightrope,” sharing professional experiences and tips on work and life balance.  The panel consisted of Dr. Jenna Webster-Zellars, owner […]

Springer Elementary honors Principal’s 200 Club winners

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 15, 2016) Ouida Springer Elementary School is excited to announce the Principal’s 200 Club Winners for January! The Principal’s 200 Club is a positive behavior support system that rewards students for exhibiting their BEST behavior. Students who are “caught” exhibiting their BEST behavior are given a golden ticket that is redeemed […]

North Texas Municipal Water District schedules 28-day Chlorine Maintenance of Water Transmission Systems and Customers’ Distribution Systems

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 12, 2016) The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has scheduled a chlorine maintenance that will be conducted on the NTMWD Wylie, Tawakoni, and Bonham water transmission systems and customers’ distribution systems for the 28-day period of March 7, 2016 through April 4, 2016. Annually, NTMWD performs chlorine maintenance prior to […]

Concerned Women for America endorse John Ratcliffe

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 12, 2016) Concerned Women for America’s Political Action Committee (CWPAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, announced this week that it has endorsed Congressman John Ratcliffe for re-election. Said CWA in its endorsement: “Since entering the United States House of Representatives in 2014, Congressman Ratcliffe has continued to brandish his conservative […]

Doug Hamilton proposes new initiative if elected to County Commissioner

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Feb. 12,2016) Longtime Rockwall resident Doug Hamilton is running for County Commissioner representing Precinct 1. “We all have seen or read news stories about cyber-crime and how it affects our daily lives.  Companies, both private and public, as well as the US Government, Department of Defense, and individuals, are compromised daily. Valuable […]

Rockwall library receives gift, Adult Literacy Center named in honor of donors

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Feb. 10, 2016) Acknowledging the receipt of a major gift to the library, the election of new officers for 2016-2017, and hearing about the expansion and new additions to the Dallas Arboretum highlighted the 2016 first meeting of Friends of the Rockwall County Library held February 9 in the library’s Community […]

Local band of Rockwall High grads releases album

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 10, 2016) Rockwall continues to show why it’s considered the “Music Capital of North Texas,” with local band Lasting Effect having just released its first ever album “Drift Away.” The band of four graduated from Rockwall High in 2012: Brandon Leavell, lead vocals and guitar; Christian Pearce, guitar; Wesley Switzer, bass […]