Lakeside Civic Chorus names music scholarship recipients

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 28, 2014) Three local high school graduates have been named recipients of the 2014 Mary Elaine House Scholarship. The recipients are Whitnee Ann Bomkamp and Sydney de la Garza, graduates o fRockwal lHigh School, and Jade Keath, a graduate of Rockwall-Heath High School. They are all majoring in music as they begin their […]

Rockwall City Council to fill vacant seat

ROCKWALL, TX (August 28, 2014) The Rockwall City Council will be accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the city council in Place 2. This vacancy will result upon Mayor Pro Tem Jim Pruitt assuming the role of mayor as a result of now Mayor David Sweet’s election to Rockwall County Judge, an office […]

Waddle you be doing Sept 20th?

Duck Regatta returns to The Harbor The third annual Rubber Duck Regatta kicks off Saturday, September 20 and event coordinators Brenda Cross and Ariana Hargrove have high hopes that it will be a splashing success. Participants purchase rubber ducks to benefit Meals on Wheels and Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall County, and if they […]

Stegall attends Modern Woodmen Essentials of Leadership program

ROCKWALL, TX (August 27, 2014) Shey T. Stegall, a Modern Woodmen of America Regional Director, recently attended Modern Woodmen’s Essentials of Leadership and Management Program, held at Modern Woodmen’s home office in Rock Island, Ill. Regional directors and managing partners were invited to attend the program.  Offered through GAMA International, the course fulfills step one […]

Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra concert Saturday

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 27, 2014) Rockwall MusicFest will present a free, end-of-summer concert featuring the Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra at 8 p.m. Saturday, August 30 at the Harbor Amphitheater, 2074 Summer Lee Drive in Rockwall. The Orchestra will be conducted by Michael J. Manley, and the concert will pay tribute to Congressman Ralph M. Hall. Special guest […]

Community welcome to celebrate 25th anniversary with American National Bank

ROCKWALL, TX (August 26, 2014) American National Bank invites everyone to come celebrate its 25th anniversary in Rockwall on Wednesday, September 17. Stop by the Rockwall Main Banking Center, located at 2865 Ridge Road in Rockwall, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m that day. They will be serving delicious food and tasty drinks. Plus, you’ll have the chance […]

Rock Ridge to host community luncheon to support Duck Regatta

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 18, 2014) Rock Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care, located at720 East Ralph Hall Parkwayin Rockwall, welcomes the community to a benefit luncheon from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, September 7. The event is in support of the September 20th Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta, which benefits Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall […]

‘Unmask the Leader in You’ at Dobbs Elementary

ROCKWALL, TX (August 26, 2014) Dobbs Elementary School welcomed back their Lil Jackets on Friday, August 22.The staff was excited to share the school theme for the year, “Unmask the Leader in You.” The school’s principal, Ruth Johnson and Assistant Principal, Michael, Stuart, shared the excitement by posing as “super kids.” As a special thanks […]

Twelve-year-old Rockwall golfer among best in the world

ROCKWALL, TX (August 26, 2014) Rockwall native Matthew Watkins, 12, couldn’t have given a more confident (and perhaps, a little teasing) response when asked about his recent top 10 finish at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina. “It was easy,” he said with a shrug and a smile. Matthew came in […]

City of Rockwall to begin mosquito ground spraying this weekend

ROCKWALL, TX (August 26, 2014) The City of Rockwall Mosquito Abatement Program has continually monitored mosquito populations in live mosquito traps in various locations around the City.  Those samples are sent to the Texas Department of State Health Services to be tested for the West Nile Virus.  At this time, there have been no mosquito […]