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 […]
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 […]
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,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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Plan and prepare, but be flexible ROCKWALL,TX. (August 25, 2014) Recently I came across a six page “birthing plan” and wondered, ‘How did I ever deliver my three babies without one?’ I understand that times change and I certainly noticed changes in the nine years separating my first and third children, but I was amazed […]