ROCKWALL -  The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently announced its new officers for 2012, plus the names of six new Board members. They were elected at the Board’s Dec. 15 meeting.  Cindy Tayem, Area Manager – Customer Operations, Oncor, will serve as the 2012 Board Chair, succeeding past-chair Cheryl Dunlop, Human [...]

ROCKWALL – Over 180 members and guests gathered at the Allure Restaurant at Chandler’s Landing for the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce 2011 Awards and Member Appreciation Banquet Jan. 12. (See photo captions below) Outgoing Board Chair Cheryl Dunlop, Director of Administrative Services for the City of Rockwall, presented awards to Ebby Halliday Realtors and [...]

ROCKWALL – To celebrate the opening of its second branch in Rockwall, Credit Union of Texas is partnering with Rockwall County Helping Hands to offer its two branches as collection sites for the annual Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive. The new branch which opened Dec. 1 is located at 2914 Ridge Rd. The original location [...]

By J.J. Smith. ROCKWALL – This local food critic can’t wait to return to eat at El Cayote Rojo Cantina & Grill, Rockwall’s only Austin-style Tex-Mex restaurant, located on Hwy. 66, just before leaving Old Downtown Rockwall to the east towards Fate. There are two simple reasons why. First, on two of the four times [...]

ROCKWALL – “Stella the Silly Scarecrow” made a guest appearance at the Rockwall School of Music, Oct. 25 and 26, making balloon animals, hats and games for students to enjoy on their way home from music lessons. Stella volunteers her time to bring lots of smiles to students of all ages, said Music School Director [...]

ROCKWALL – A new President of the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce has been named by the Chamber’s Board of Directors to replace Margie Hooper, who is retiring Dec. 31, 2011. Fourth-generation Rockwall area resident and Rockwall High School graduate Dana K. Cullins Macalik (left) started her new position Oct. 17. She is the daughter of [...]

ROCKWALL – Breaking news just in…IN-N-OUT Burger will open in Rockwall Oct. 20 at 10:30 am at 1106 E. I-30, in front of Costco. After months of waiting, those many Rockwall County residents who have been so excited about the opening will soon be able to fill their mouths with IN-N-OUT’s  famous, 100 percent pure [...]

ROCKWALL – “The holidays are almost here again. Time to get your carpets and home cleaned and ready for holiday entertaining.” That’s the message that Rockwall-based Doiggs Carpet Cleaning & Restoration is trying to spread right now from Royse City to Dallas because year after year far too many people wait until the last minute [...]

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Get ready for a new wave of bank fees. Bank of America will begin charging a $5 monthly fee at the beginning of next year for customers who make debit card purchases. Whether you use your card for one purchase a month or 20, you will pay $5 per month [...]

ROCKWALL – A new, full-service, locally-owned bank will open in early 2012 in Rockwall with former American National Bank Vice President and Rockwall Chamber of Commerce Board Member Kevin Fowler as its president. Victory Bank, owned by local investor group Rockwall Bancshares, Inc., will be located at 2255 Ridge Rd, in the current Citibank building. [...]