ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) I slapped the last touches on a chicken coop the other day, having designed the thing from the ground up and pieced together every board of the poultry palace. Like all building projects, I ran into an unanticipated challenge. Basically, I needed to rip (or cut long-ways) a skinny board. There […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) Spring is in the air. The warm weather has rekindled the flame in the collective hearts of Rockwall. Lovers walk hand-in-hand through tree-shaded parks. Tulips bloom in freshly tended gardens. Couples enjoy a romantic sunset dinner on the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. And with all that romance blossoming across town, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 8, 2014) Dodie’s Cajun Diner will host its Annual Crawfish Fest at The Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 27th, featuring all-you-can-eat crawfish and live music by The Big Daddy Band. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the JER Chilton YMCA at […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 6, 2014) It’s not easy being people. From the middle school hallways where the first signs of social friction between jocks, nerds, dweebs, debs and loads (my lexicon is probably dated) becomes apparent, to our rise into adulthood, we all struggle at different levels. Eventually we deal with things like jobs and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) Spring weather has hit and I’m lovin’ it. I’ve been cleaning up fallen limbs and straightening up the deck whileIreland, my first grader, plays with her dolls in the dirt. The pastures behind us awake with crows cawing while they mob an invading hawk—the sounds and sights of nature awaking from […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 3, 2014) While still in high school, local resident Terry Sumerlin realized that his family would be unable to send him to college. So he attended Barber College and by the time he was a senior in high school he barbered in a barber shop in San Antonio, TX. The years in that […]
ROCKWALL, TX (March 31, 2014) Rockwall’s Marigold Learning Academy is a quaint, intimate learning center for children with autism. The cozy and warm atmosphere is immediate when you walk through the small unassuming house on Goliad Street. However, what happens in the Marigold Learning Academy is anything but small and unassuming. Its brightly colored language […]
ROCKWALL, TX (March 31, 2014) Recently Rockwall resident Cheryl Dodd Nabors proudly shared, “Deryl Dodd Productions” on her facebook. She is not only the twin of the authentic country singer but also one of his biggest fans. Having grown up with a strong belief in God, Deryl, Cheryl and other members of the close-knit Dodd […]
ROCKWALL, TX (March 31, 2014) Novelist Joe B. Hewitt will offer and sign his new book, My Love, My Enemy, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at Half Price Books in Rockwall. Men will see it as a spy thriller, and women will see it as a romance, the author said. My Love, […]
Doing business right ROCKWALL, TX (March 22, 2014) There are people who are blessed with the gift of hospitality. They have the unique ability to make strangers feel welcome; they generate feelings of warmth, comfort and home. Finding one of these individuals is like finding a precious gem on a pathway of stones. You find […]