City of Rockwood Tennessee News and Events

News and Events

Rockwood Forest Trail Run is Saturday, June 23, 2018

The City of Rockwood and Rockwood Parks & Recreation are playing host to a 5k Trail Run, Saturday, June 23, 2018. The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. with registration beginning at 6:30 a.m. There are some steep downhill sections and some steep uphill sections and water and mud. Sign up will be at the pavilion inside the complex. Actual trails will make up 2.42 miles of the total distance. The course will follow the entrance trail to School House, School House to Beech to Grapevine to Zig Zag to Train Ride and back along School House and Entrance to the Start-Finish. For more information visit Rockwood Forest Trails on Facebook. Click here for map and entry form.

JAWS ON THE WATER 2018

Starts at sundown (approximately 9:00 PM) on Saturday, JULY 7 at Tom Fuller Boat Ramp in Rockwood, TN. Please arrive and check in at 7:30 P.M. at the main boat ramp. There will be directional signs and shuttles to drive you and your tube to the dropoff location to enter the water (designated for tubers).

All tubers are required to wear a life vest during the entire movie for your safety. You will be allowed entry 1hr prior to start of movie.
Admission to movie is $8-$20 (depending on the potential purchase of a rental tube), tickets include a t-shirt.

We will have a limited supply of inner tubes to rent.

Those who can stay in the water for the entire movie will receive a t-shirt. (LIMITED SIZES of shirts available and will be a first come, first serve basis based on your registration number.) Note; sizes can not guaranteed but we will try our best to ensure you get the shirt size needed.

PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THEIR OWN LIFE JACKETS. YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED INTO THE WATER WITHOUT ONE.

PERSONS ENTERING THE PREMISES DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK: Guests and their visitors or employees enter and use these premises (Tom Fuller Park & Watts Bar Lake) at their own risk. Neither the Owners nor their Representatives or Agents are liable for loss or damage to any guest, visitor, employee or any persons property, nor for injury or death of any guest, visitor, employee or any person whether such loss or damage to property or injury or death is as a result of the negligence of the Owners and or their Representatives or Agents or not.

Everyone is required to wear a Life Vest at all times.

No refunds on tickets.

Everyone must sign a release form in order to be permitted in the water.

Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent

FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL CCLEM6398@GMAIL.COM or message the JAWS on the Water facebook page.

To Purchase Tickets, please click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jaws-on-the-water-movie-on-a-tube-tickets-36805282591

Office of Emergency Services Hyper-Reach

Be prepared when disaster strikes. Sign up to get community alerts on your cell phone or email. Registering with the Community Alerts option will allow your cellular phone, email, and/or TDD to be notified for local emergencies and community alerts as well. Hyper-Reach will automatically call your listed landline number. The life you save may be your own or those closest to you. Sign Up today!

Please, follow the Hyper-Reach link below and sign up for relevant emergency information.
http://www.Hyper-Reach.com/tnroanesignup.html

CITY HALL CONSTRUCTION (MAY, JUNE, JULY)

ROCKWOOD CITY HALL WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, DURING THE MONTHS OF MAY, JUNE & JULY. (ROOF, HVAC, LED LIGHTING, CEILINGS ETC..) THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION WILL VARY FROM WEEK TO WEEK. THERE WILL BE TIMES THE CONSTRUCTION MAY CAUSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO CUSTOMERS.

WE WILL HAVE DAILY ACCESS, THOUGH IT MAY BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED AT TIMES. IT IS ADVISABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS OVER THE PHONE, AND TO PAY BILLS THROUGH THE NIGHT DROP, THE MAIL OR OVER THE INTERNET WHENEVER POSSIBLE. PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE WORK TO IMPROVE OUR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

Community Center Pool Information

Many have asked about pool parties, swim lessons, and all that goes on at our community center during the summer. The pool will open May 29-June 1 at 12:00pm for open swim until 5:00pm. The pool schedule will go as follows for the remainder of the summer.

Monday- Friday
Swim Team: 9:00am-11:00am
Swim Lessons: 11:30am-12:30pm
Open Swim: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Lap Swim/Water Aerobics: 5:15pm-6:00pm
Swim Lessons: 6:15pm-7:15pm
Pool Parties: 7:30pm-9:30pm

Saturday & Sunday
Pool parties will begin at 11:00am and will proceed in 2 hour increments.

Swim lessons will begin Monday, June 4. The cost is $40 for a 2 week session, 5 days a week. You can choose either the morning or evening session. We will have as many lessons as people that sign up for them.

The cost of open swim is $3-Adults (18+), $2-Students (K-12), Free- 3 & below.

The cost of lap swim and water aerobics is $1.

The cost of a pool party is $80 for a 2 hours party.

If you would like to sign up for swim lessons or a pool party, please contact the Rockwood Community Center at 865-354-0434. Please share to spread the word.

"Remembering Rockwood" 1868-2018 Books For Sale!

The cost of the book is $10. Please call City Hall at 865-354-0611 or email rw150@rockwoodtn.org to order your copy!

Rockwood 150 Birthday Celebration Event Video

Here is the video of Rockwood's 150th birthday celebration that was held on Saturday, March 10th from 1:00pm till 6:00pm and on Sunday, March 11th from 12:30pm till 5:00pm.

Please visit our new website: http://www.rockwood150.org for more information

Jaws on the Water Event Video from 9/3/2017!

Rockwood Water Sewer and Gas Consumer Confidence Report for 2016 is available online. The direct link to the report is http://tinyurl.com/n3epzft. Hard copies at available upon request at City Hall.