ROCKWALL, TX (April 16, 2014) On Thursday, April 24th, at 7:00pm, First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, 1200 E. Yellow Jacket Lane, will host for its Wesley Arts speaker series Dr. J. Sage Elwell, Assistant Professor of Religion and Art at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth who will speak on “The Sacrifice of James Harvey” and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 16, 2014) Firefighters and nurses from all over Dallas are joining together for a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Rockwall Taco Casa.The fundraising event will benefit benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The Rockwall Relay for Life, set for April 25 at Cain […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 14, 2014) JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will host a Senior Diabetes Lunch & Learn from 12 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22nd. Everyone is welcome to come bring a brown bag lunch, take advantage of free blood pressure screenings, and learn about Diabetes prevention. The educational program is free and open to […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 14, 2014) Lone Star CASA-Court Appointed Child Advocates are honoring the Volunteer Advocates at Dinner Friday, May 9th at The Victorian House in Kaufman. The festivities begin at 6 p.m., with the dinner, entertainment and awards program at 7. The theme is Justice is Served. Dessert will be served by several of […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) I slapped the last touches on a chicken coop the other day, having designed the thing from the ground up and pieced together every board of the poultry palace. Like all building projects, I ran into an unanticipated challenge. Basically, I needed to rip (or cut long-ways) a skinny board. There […]
Rockwall celebrates 160 years ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) The City of Rockwall is pleased to welcome Charlie Daniels and his band as the featured attraction at this year’s Founders Day celebration, set for Saturday, May 17. The 2014 event is being moved to Harry Myers Park (945 E. Washington) – site of the 1st […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 10, 2014) A commissioners court proclamation and a check for more than a quarter million dollars mark Rockwall County’s observation of National Library Week. At the April 8th commissioners court meeting, Judge Jerry Hogan and the Commissioners Court issued a proclamation designating April 13-19 as National Library Week. Volunteer representatives Madi Hartley and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 9, 2014) The Rockwall County A&M Club will host Muster at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, 2014 at the Rockwall ISD Administration Building, 1050 Williams St., Rockwall 75087. R. Sam Torn ’70, Chairman of the 12th Man Foundation, will be the Muster speaker. A catered dinner will be served and a traditional […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 8, 2014) The Rockwall City Council agreed to continue Stage 3 landscape watering restrictions once every two weeks as needed with sprinklers or irrigation systems through April as requested by the city’s water supplier, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD). Subsequent extensions will be considered on a month-to-month basis. Council approved the […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 8, 2014) Save the date for Rockwall’s Country Fair, presented by Rockwall Soroptimist with support from the Rockwall Economic Development Corporation, 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at Rockwall Technology Park, 2610 Observation Trail. Enjoy a Chili Cook Off, bluegrass music, silent and live auctions, Diamond Dig, dancing cloggers, Cow Patty […]