The Youth Group at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will host a Pizza and Praise Concert featuring the Heritage Christian Academy Praise Team. The event will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 at FCC, 3375 Ridge Road in Rockwall. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided. Scotty Smith, Minister to Young Adults, […]
Lake Pointe Breast Center recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of ExcellenceTM in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program by the National Consortium of Breast Centers. This distinguished honor represents a commitment by the LPBC to provide the highest level of quality breast health care to patients and our community. LPBC is only […]
Bring unwanted or broken gold and silver and join the Royse City High School Band for a benefit fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at Royse City Gold and Silver, located at 616 E. Lamar. Cash raised from the sale of gold and silver will support the RCHS Band and help them […]
Following a tradition of honoring citizens who have made significant contributions to the Rockwall community, Mike Atkins, Executive Director of the Rockwall County Family YMCA, will be the subject of MusicFest’s Ninth Annual Celebrity Roast on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Occasions at Stone River in Royse City. Atkins has served as executive director of the Rockwall Y […]
The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 24 for Credit Union of Texas, located at 2914 Ridge Road in Rockwall. To learn more, visit Credit Union of Texas’ website. Submitted by Paula Kerr, Public Relations Manager, Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce. To submit your news and events, email .
97 percent report being happy with quality of life in Rockwall (Rockwall/Jan. 2012) I would like to share with you our vision for 2012 and what we hope to accomplish. We’ve survived one of the worst economic downturns in history, better than many cities. The last half of 2011 was much better from an economic […]
The Royse City High School Choir will sponsor an all-you-can eat pancake fundraiser from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Rockwall Applebee’s. Enjoy all-you-can pancakes, with sausage and a drink, while supporting the choir. Tickets are $8 and available at RCHS or from any choir student. Tickets will not be sold at […]
More than 60 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students participated in Reinhardt Elementary’s annual spelling bee on Jan. 18. Following many rounds of tough competition, the field was narrowed down to two sixth graders: Ana Tristan and Matthew Fewell. Ana was finally named the Champion and will represent Reinhardt Elementary at the Rockwall County Spelling Bee. […]
Rockwall ISD will host its 2nd annual Multi-Cultural Celebration at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 in the Rockwall-Heath High School Performing Arts Center, located at 801 Laurence Drive in Heath. The event celebrates the many cultures represented in a student body of nearly 14,000 students. Last year, the first-ever RISD Multi-Cultural Celebration featured student artwork, […]
UPDATE: Faye, the Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week, has been adopted in record time! Faye looks like she’ll have lots of happy playmates at the Schefferstein home! _______________________________________ Spring seems to be arriving early in North Texas, and so are the puppies. The Rockwall Animal Adoption Center is already beginning to fill with […]