Interactive nutrition show makes first DFW stop in Garland ISD

Interactive nutrition show makes first DFW stop in Garland ISD

(GARLAND, TX —October 11, 2017) Garland ISD students celebrated National School Lunch Week and Take Your Parents to Lunch Day with a special visit from the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Jump with Jill Live Tour this morning at Bradfield Elementary School. Garland ISD is one of just 20 districts selected to feature the Texas Department […]

Jacket Backers select student athletes of the month

Jacket Backers select student athletes of the month

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 11, 2017) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers have selected senior Ginger Stephenson as the September “Lady Jacket Athlete of the Month.” Stephenson was nominated by volleyball coach Damon Wilson. Stephenson had 51 kills hitting at a .250 efficiency with 96 digs during the month of September, leading her team to […]

School district, Rockwall Ford to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night Oct. 27

School district, Rockwall Ford to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night Oct. 27

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 11, 2017) Rockwall ISD and Rockwall Ford are honored to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium Friday, October 27 at 7:15 p.m. The event will be followed by the Rockwall vs. Tyler Lee football game at 7:30 p.m. All breast cancer survivors will be able to attend the […]

Jones Elementary “Rocks”

Jones Elementary “Rocks”

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 11, 2017) Jones Elementary has decided to spread kindness this year in a school-wide effort to spread good vibes!  The teachers and students are decorating kindness rocks that reflect them, personally, and include an uplifting message. The Kindness Rock Project is a nationwide movement where people of all ages collect and […]

Rockwall Rotary welcomes new members

Rockwall Rotary welcomes new members

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 10, 2017) The Rockwall Noon Rotary welcomed two new members during their meeting on Oct. 5. Rockwall Rotarian Nancy Parkes introduced Jessica Metts with Rockwall Lymphatics. Aside from her duties as a lymphatics enhancement therapist, Jessica has been involved in Lone Star CASA for five years, has been a part of […]

Diner en Blanc hosts 2,500 at Dallas Arboretum

Diner en Blanc hosts 2,500 at Dallas Arboretum

(DALLAS, TX — October 10, 2017) The third edition of Le Dîner en Blanc Dallas attracted over 2,500 cultural enthusiasts last night at its top-secret location, the iconic Dallas Arboretum. Guests watched the sun set over White Rock Lake from the lush gardens while string music played. The epicurean event has become world-famous for the […]

Black Star Sport Horses to host musical freestyle at Halloween Horse Show

Black Star Sport Horses to host musical freestyle at Halloween Horse Show

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 10, 2017) Premier dressage training, show, and sales facility Black Star Sport Horses will have some Halloween fun at their Oct. 14 schooling show! The stables will host a musical freestyle championship jack pot for competitors. Horses and riders will “dance” to a song of their choice. Any level rider can […]

The Lakes Assembly hosts new outreach

The Lakes Assembly hosts new outreach

(ROCKWALL, TX — October 10, 2017) The Lakes Assembly of Rockwall is pleased to announce its new series titled “Sweet Dreams.” It focuses on the regrets, anxieties, and insecurities that may keep people up at night, while providing Biblical solutions to help people sleep better and enjoy sweet dreams again. “This will be a three-week […]

Amy Parks-Heath celebrates Texas Week

Amy Parks-Heath celebrates Texas Week

(HEATH, TX — October 10, 2017) Amy Parks-Heath Elementary celebrated “Texas Week” with their traditional Bluebonnet Stomp on Thursday, Oct. 5. Students proudly wore their school shirts with western wear and gathered to sing songs about Texas and “stomp” bluebonnet seeds into the ground.  The older students even provided fun entertainment by performing traditional line […]

LED Solar lights installed along Robert Smith Family Park trail

LED Solar lights installed along Robert Smith Family Park trail

(FATE, TX — October 9, 2017) Recently, the City of Fate installed 34 JEC Energy Savings All-in-One LED Solar Lights to create a safe and inviting atmosphere at Robert Smith Family Park. These lights created a minimum financial impact and a maximum improvement to the walking trail at night. “In a comparison, JEC’s All-in-One LED […]