(ROYSE CITY, TX – March 23, 2016) Art Club members from Royse City ISD’s Herndon Intermediate took a field trip to tour the International Pop Art Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. DMA Docents lead the group of 40 students on the tour, explaining the importance of different pieces of artwork and introducing students […]
(WASHINGTON – March 23, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) introduced legislation today to help ensure America’s law enforcement officers are properly equipped to keep our communities safe. The Protecting Lives Using Surplus (PLUS) Equipment Act of 2016 aims to stop the president’s unilateral changes to a key program that provides defense equipment to state and local […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 23, 2016) Join the Rockwall County Master Gardeners for a popular seasonal event on Saturday, April 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. (or until the plants are gone – and they do go fast!) The Swap will be held at the Discovery Garden located at 875 Riding Club Road. You do […]
Listed as one of the ‘Best Farmers Markets’ in the Dallas area (ROCKWALL, TX – March 23, 2016) The Rockwall Farmers Market will open for the 2016 season on May 7, and continue 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday through September 24 on the Historic Downtown Square. Established in 2008 by the Friends of Downtown […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 21, 2016) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, the community’s largest membership based organization focusing on economic development, tourism, and quality of living, announced today the return of Stacy Maynard as the Marketing Manager within the Marketing and Communications Department. Maynard originally joined the Chamber in May of 2014 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 21, 2016) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center, the community’s largest membership-based business advocacy organization focusing on education, economic development, tourism and quality of living, announced today the new role of Darby Burkey as Vice President of Partnership Engagement overseeing marketing communications, events, sales and business development. Burkey joined […]
Event benefits YMCA Angel Camp for kids with special needs (ROCKWALL, TX – March 16, 2016) Mudbug season is in full swing and that can only mean one thing – time for the All-You-Can-Eat Crawfish Fest at The Harbor in Rockwall, benefiting the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA’s Angel Camp for children with special needs. The annual […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 22, 2016) Ah, the joys of spring in North Texas. The temperature is generally warm and pleasant. The landscape is in full bloom (to the consternation of allergy sufferers). And the Easter Bunny is preparing to deliver brightly colored eggs to happy children everywhere. That also means local animal shelters are […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 22, 2016) Spring is the season of new life, and for me, last spring that new life took on the form of righting a regret and reliving a memory, and it all happened on a turkey hunt. Turkey hunting in spring may seem odd, for folks often associate turkeys with fall […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – March 22, 2016) When I was a young lad turning six, the year was 1942. That may seem like eons ago, but to me, it’s still frozen in time, as if it happened yesterday. My best friend and next door neighbor, Loice O., looked forward to each new day and the […]