Women in Need presents In Her Shoes 5k Sept 28

In Her Shoes 5k takes steps against domestic violence (ROCKWALL-August 5, 2013) Women in Need will present its 3rd annual In Her Shoes 5K and one-mile fun run beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 28. Women In Need, Inc. provides hope and help for victims of domestic violence.  All proceeds from this event will go directly […]

Applications being accepted for Leadership Rockwall

(Rockwall) August 4, 2013 – Leadership Rockwall, presented by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, is a program designed to identify and motivate emerging leaders, and to develop their potential for community leadership by introducing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges of our civic and business communities. The class starts with a weekend teambuilding […]

Dirty Rock triathlon rescheduled to Aug 24 at Rockwall Y

(Rockwall) July 29, 2013 – The Dirty Rock Off-Road Sprint Triathlon (which was postponed to rains affecting Squabble Creek Trail) has been rescheduled to 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall. The Kiwanis TriRock event is set for Sunday, Aug. 25 at the YMCA, making it a tri-weekend.  Off-road sprint triathlon […]

JER Chilton YMCA welcomes new Aquatics Director

JER Chilton YMCA welcomes new Aquatics Director

Meet Carolyn Townsend of Rockwall (Rockwall) July 29, 2013 – Among the exciting developments happening at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall is the welcoming of Carolyn Townsend, who will serve as Aquatics Director.  Interim Aquatics Director, Colton Read, will be headed off to college this fall. Carolyn studied biology and anthropology and earned two […]

Rockwall’s viral kitty video reaches another milestone

(Rockwall) July 29, 2013 – Remember Gracie Lu Twisty Kitty’s story, featured at BlueRibbonNews.com  and in our May/June print edition? Three months later, the video has racked up another 10,000 views and has just passed the 60,000 mark. After Gracie Lu appeared in Blue Ribbon News, she’s more popular than ever! GRACIE’S STORY (April 24, 2013) The […]

9 Bad Business Habits

(Rockwall) July 28, 2013 – We all have our bad habits.  If strum your fingers on the table, others at the table will tend to ignore it as long as they can before dirty looks come your way.  If you tend to make fast friends but then disappear from the friendship as quick as you […]

Illegal immigrants convicted, sentenced in Lake Rockwall Estates assault

(Rockwall) July 28, 2013 –  On Wednesday, July 24, 2013, a Rockwall County jury convicted Rockwall residents Francisco Hernandez Godinez, 34, and his brother Salvador Hernandez, 24, of the second degree felony offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon.  Today, the same jury sentenced Godinez to 12 years and Hernandez to five years in […]