DALLAS, TX (Aug. 28, 2023) The tastiest time of the year is here! The culmination of hard work, sweat, and oil in creating the most appetizing Fair foods. The 19th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards was one to be remembered. After tasting all 10 foods and evaluating each time, the all-star panel of judges tallied […]
ROWLETT, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) People, Places & Things served as both the contest theme as well as the categories for judging in the Rowlett Arts and Humanities recent photography contest. To recognize the changing digital photography landscape, the Commission added a new category of Phone images. There were many terrific entries in each category. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 31, 2022) – More than 130 people participated in the 7th Annual Clays for CASA event hosted by Lone Star CASA Aug. 20, benefitting CASA children in Kaufman and Rockwall counties. Lone Star CASA is a 501C3 non-profit in Rockwall and Kaufman counties. Its purpose is to find community volunteers to act […]
DALLAS – August 29, 2022 – It has finally arrived, the moment y’all have been waiting for – the highly-anticipated verdict that signifies the ultimate accomplishment in Fair food. The 18th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards was a battle for the ages. After tasting all 10 foods and carefully evaluating each item, the all-star panel […]
Plans Underway for 2023 Charity Ball ROCKWALL, TX (May 25, 2022) Several area high school graduates are headed to college with scholarships thanks to the efforts of the Rockwall Women’s League and their annual charity gala that was held April 2 at the Renaissance Dallas/Plano Legacy West Hotel. This year’s gala theme was East Meets […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 24, 2021) – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosts various signature programs each year to connect area business and community leaders in order to drive the local economy. On Friday, Sept. 24, the Rockwall Chamber hosted the 2021 Iron Shot Chamber Classic Clay Shoot. Thirty-six teams competed in the event, held […]
HEATH, TX (July 6, 2021) The City and Special Events Board thank the many people who made the 2021 Independence Day celebration a Hometown Heath success. It was pure red, white and blue Americana as all of the parade and program participants, the City council, Heath Department of Public Safety, City staff, event sponsors and […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 10, 2021 – Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School recently competed at the Region 10 Academic Decathlon Competition, where the Rockwall-Heath High School Team came in 3rd Place Overall with 48 medals qualifying them for the Texas State AcDec Competition and Rockwall High School Team came in 8th Place Overall with seven medals. Congratulations […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Congratulations to Emma Kern, Utley Middle School student, for winning the Rockwall County Spelling Bee. Campus Spelling Bee winners from each elementary and middle school recently participated in the Rockwall County Spelling Bee. Spelling Bees typically consist of students standing at a microphone and spelling out the words to the audience, but […]
ROCKWALL, TX – February 7, 2021 – The Big Hats & Girls in Pearls fundraising luncheon for the Rockwall Women’s League (RWL) was held Friday, February 5 at the Yacht Club in Chandler’s Landing. The event included a silent auction, designer handbag raffle, centerpiece contest and a fashion show by the Rockwall ISD advanced fashion design […]