Ninth annual ‘Celebrate Fate’ event offers food, fun, fireworks, and family

Ninth annual ‘Celebrate Fate’ event offers food, fun, fireworks, and family

FATE, TX (Aug. 26, 2022) The City of Fate’s annual community celebration, Celebrate Fate, is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, September 17 at Fate City Hall, 1900 CD Boren Parkway (adjacent to Robert Smith Family Park, 1220 CD Boren Parkway). This year, Celebrate Fate will feature the live music of 80s Gadgets, a […]

Heath Mayor honors resident Tom Johnson for years of service to city

Heath Mayor honors resident Tom Johnson for years of service to city

HEATH, TX (Aug. 24, 2022) Last night Mayor Kelson Elam issued a Proclamation of Appreciation to Heath resident, Tom Johnson, for his 11 years of service on the Heath Economic Development and Heath Municipal Benefits Boards. Johnson completed his first 8-year tenure in 2017, serving as President. He was recruited back to the Board in […]

PUP-Date: Where is ‘Milestone Millie’ now?

PUP-Date: Where is ‘Milestone Millie’ now?

Patriot PAWS Service Dog in Training making great strides ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 24, 2022) If you recall from previous PUP-dates, Millie, the two-year-old white Labrador Retriever with Patriot PAWS Service Dogs, has been in training for the last 12 months to become a Service Dog to disabled American Veterans at no cost. (See links to […]

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: How did you get to where you are in life?

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: How did you get to where you are in life?

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Aug. 24, 2022) With the exception of physicians, most people end up in their life career path more by accident than carefully well thought out planning. Think about that. When you got ready to graduate from high school, the really first decision you had to make in life was “what am I […]

Celebrity judges announced for 2022 Big Tex Awards at State Fair

Celebrity judges announced for 2022 Big Tex Awards at State Fair

DALLAS, TX (Aug. 24, 2022) Fair season is in the air, and with it, the irresistible aroma of fried food. It’s time to discover who will be crowned the winners of the 18th Annual Big Tex Choice Awards. Participants in the 2022 Big Tex Choice Awards submitted a total of 51 entries with 35 advancing […]

Veterans Outpost Gala coming Nov. 10 to help veterans, first responders

Veterans Outpost Gala coming Nov. 10 to help veterans, first responders

GREENVILLE, TX (Aug. 24, 2022) The community is invited as Veterans Outpost – a 50 acre complex in Greenville, TX being developed to accommodate veterans and first responders in their journey to improve their physical, emotional, spiritual, and economic wellbeing due to PTSD and other on the job stresses – hosts its Outpost Odyssey Gala […]

City Center to host 9/11 Memorial Tower Climb

City Center to host 9/11 Memorial Tower Climb

North Texas First Responders Invited to Register for Memorial Tower Climb of Downtown Fort Worth’s Bank of America Tower FORT WORTH (August 23, 2022) – City Center Fort Worth will host up to 200 first responders on Sunday, September 11, 2022 for a Memorial Tower Climb. First responders from City Center Security, local Police and […]

State Representative Justin Holland names longtime Rockwall resident as new Political Director

State Representative Justin Holland names longtime Rockwall resident as new Political Director

ROCKWALL, TX (Aug. 23, 2022) Today, State Representative Justin Holland announced key staff changes including the departure of Alexandra Fowler who has served HD-33 as a policy analyst and interim-district director as well as Rep. Holland’s political director during the spring primary. Fowler has accepted the campaign manager role for the Jamee Jolley Campaign who […]

Flooding at local stable leaves horses standing in water, all hay and shavings gone

Flooding at local stable leaves horses standing in water, all hay and shavings gone

Stable owners, who moved onto the property just three weeks ago, request help  FORNEY, TX (Aug. 22, 2022) At Skyview Stables in Forney, 20 show and lesson horses were standing in 11″ of water this morning, and they have lost all shavings and hay due to the heavy rains and flooding. Grooms are on site, […]