Rockwall Summer Musicals partners to fill food shelves

Rockwall Summer Musicals, Rockwall County Helping Hands, and A Play for Food form food pantry partnership (Rockwall) June 6, 2012 – Rockwall Summer Musicals is excited about their 2012 partnership with Rockwall County Helping Hands and A Play for Food in an effort to collect donations for and increase awareness of ways to help feed the hungry locally. The talented actors […]

Chamber welcomes Pizza Cucina delivery, carryout

(Rockwall) June 5, 2012 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 5, 2012 for Pizza Cucina, located next to Brookshires at 1209 Ridge Road in Rockwall. Thanks to Paula Kerr, Events/Public Relations Manager, Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, for sharing this photo. To submit your news and events, email […]

Piecing together memories: Completed quilt brings tears of joy to elderly woman

Piecing together memories: Completed quilt brings tears of joy to elderly woman

Friends help 90-year-old complete quilting project she started with her sister 16 years ago (Rockwall/Rowlett) June 5, 2012 – Argaree Laham began her very first quilting project when she was just 13 years old. “It was called an Oddfellows quilt because none of the fabric pieces were the same. Back then, everyone sewed their own clothes, […]

Meals on Wheels golf tourney to support senior services

Meals on Wheels golf tourney to support senior services

 June 4, 2012 – The Rockwall County Committee on Aging and Meals on Wheels, whose mission is to keep the elderly and disabled citizens of Rockwall County living in their homes as long as safely possible through supportive services, nutritious meals and daily human contact, will host their Third Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 8 at Buffalo […]

Go fishing with Hotties on The Harbor

Go fishing with Hotties on The Harbor

(Rockwall) May 15, 2012 – Ladies, grab your girlfriends and a fishing pole and head to Lake Ray Hubbard for Hotties on the Harbor, a women-only fishing tournament designed to raise awareness about domestic violence and healthy relationship education. The fundraising event, sponsored by Women in Need and the Rockwall Soroptimists, will be from noon […]

Free Concerts by the Lake at The Harbor

Free Concerts by the Lake at The Harbor

Rockwall’s Concert by the Lake series spans 12 weeks Enjoy the free outdoor concerts beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at The Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall. Bring a blanket or your lawn chairs and enjoy great live music and a great view of beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard at sunset. Concerts are held at […]

Rockwall Pets Share Day at Culver’s June 2

(Rockwall) May 30, 2012 – This Saturday, June 2 is Rockwall Pets Share Day at Culver’s in Rockwall. Come enjoy a frozen custard, butter burger or other treats from Culver’s, and a percentage of your meal purchase will be donated to Rockwall Pets, a 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to helping rehabilitate and re-home orphaned pets in […]

Friends of Library inducts new board members

Friends of Library inducts new board members

(Rockwall) May 29, 2012 – An induction ceremony was held May 8 at the Rockwall County Library for the 2012-13 Friends of the Library Board. Former president Leigh Plagens installed the officers using a theme of “The Hats You Wear.” President Kathy Melston and President-Elect Beverly Stibbens head the slate. Becky Achenbach and Robyn Liane […]

City of Rockwall latest watering information

(Rockwall) May 29, 2012 – In response to the North Texas Municipal Water District voting on May 24 to return to Stage 2 of the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plan, March 2008, (Plan), the City of Rockwall will also be returning to Stage 2 restrictions. Effective June 1, 2012, and continuing through the […]

Hooping for Helping Hands nets donation from Cain Middle School

(Rockwall ISD) May 29, 2012 – Cain Middle School teacher/coach Ian Moreau presents an $845 donation for Helping Hands to Sherry Hamm, the non-profit agency’s Director of Assistance and Referral. Coach Moreau said Hooping for Helping Hands was a faculty vs. students basketball game divided between girl coaches and students and boy coaches and students […]