Winter Wonderland: Festival of Trees returns to Rockwall Hilton  

Winter Wonderland: Festival of Trees returns to Rockwall Hilton  

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2022) The 2022 Helping Hands Festival of Trees, with Title Sponsor Rob and Sara Whittle, will begin at 10 a.m. sharp Friday, Nov. 11 as folks flood the Hilton in Rockwall to kick-off holiday shopping at the Boutique of Helping Hands pop-up store. Open free to the public from 10 a.m. […]

Registration open for 12th Annual Festival of Trees benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands

Registration open for 12th Annual Festival of Trees benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 6, 2021) Registration is now open for the 12th Annual Festival of Trees benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands! REGISTER NOW for the Nov. 12th Luncheon at rhhluncheon.muradbid.com and/or REGISTER NOW for the Nov. 13th Gala at rhhdinner.muradbid.com The magic of the holiday season is just around the corner so be sure to brighten yours by following the Boutique of Helping Hands to […]

New ‘chainsaw art’ project underway at Harry Myers Dog Park

New ‘chainsaw art’ project underway at Harry Myers Dog Park

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 8, 2021) The Rockwall Parks and Recreation Department has just started a new one of kind project at the Harry Myers Dog Park. After four years of being on a plant health care program and doing everything possible to save two declining trees in the Dog Park, the winter storm in February […]

Local family launches Rockwall Christmas Company to deliver holiday magic by the crate

Local family launches Rockwall Christmas Company to deliver holiday magic by the crate

ROCKWALL, TX (August 31, 2021) It has been said that people who put up their Christmas decorations early are happier. The Rockwall Christmas Company, a family owned and operated business specializing in high-end Christmas decorations, wants to spark that happiness with families everywhere and is excited to announce the official launch of its business for […]

Planting trees to celebrate Earth Day? Atmos Energy reminds residents to call 811 before digging

Planting trees to celebrate Earth Day? Atmos Energy reminds residents to call 811 before digging

GARLAND, TX – April 21, 2021 – Many residents will plant trees to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, and in support of safety Atmos Energy reminds everyone to call 811 at least three business days before planting a tree at parks or in yards. “Trees bring environmental savings and improve air quality while offering […]

Heath Community Improvement Update: FM-740 Median Trees & Irrigation Coming Spring 2021

Heath Community Improvement Update: FM-740 Median Trees & Irrigation Coming Spring 2021

Heath, TX, March 25, 2021…The City of Heath has been at work to beautify the main corridor through the City within the FM-740 medians from CVS to the Tom Thumb retail center. A bid for 88 trees, including Cedar Elms, Red Oaks, Shumard Oaks and red and pink Crepe Myrtle trees, was awarded in March […]

Tree Giveaway at Rockwall Farmers Market Sept. 28

Mossy Oak Properties of Texas-Northeast Texas Division to give away 250 Shumard Oak Seedlings for “National Day of Conservation” (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 16, 2019) Mossy Oak Properties of Texas-Northeast Texas Division, a full-service rural land and real estate brokerage located in Rockwall, is pleased to announce it will be participating in the inaugural Mossy Oak […]

National Charity League members decorate and donate for Festival of Trees

National Charity League members decorate and donate for Festival of Trees

(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 14, 2017) National Charity League, Inc., Lone Star Chapter classes decorated and donated Christmas trees to support the Rockwall Helping Hands Festival of Trees.  Each class voted on a theme for their tree and then purchased or made decorations for the tree. Shown in the picture is the Class of 2022 with […]

Trees available from development site for residents to transplant

(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 17, 2015) Representatives from Master Developers-SNB, LLC will be at a future development site to allow residents an opportunity to transplant trees which would otherwise be lost when development occurs. The development site, located at the southeast corner of East Fork Drive and Highland Drive, is best accessed by citizens from […]

It may be summer, but Helping Hands is already thinking Christmas

Planning underway for Festival of Trees (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX- July 1, 2015) Volunteers are busy planning the 6th annual Festival of Trees, the main fundraiser for Rockwall County Helping Hands.  For two days, November 13th and 14th, the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront Hotel at the Harbor will be a Christmas wonderland, filled with beautifully decorated trees and […]