ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 6, 2022) Meet Riley! This quiet girl gets along well with both the big and small dogs in her foster home. She can be a little shy of new people, but she’ll warm up super quick with yummy treats! (She’ll also show you how well she can sit if deliciousness is involved). […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 5, 2022) t’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party. Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . dead. So whodunnit? Join the iconic oddballs known as Scarlet, Plum, White, Green, […]
At summer’s end, we might hear someone express the sentiment, “Fall is my favorite season.” Many of us will agree. The abbreviated hours of heat and dialed-down humidity bring us relief. The mosquitoes have mostly perished, and we enjoy more time outside. The kids will do more cartwheels, and we’ll leap along with them—at least […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 5, 2022) Limited tickets remain for the In Colour Gala, set for Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Dallas Hilton/Rockwall Lakefront. A gala committee has been hard at work planning a colorful and scintillating soiree featuring a carefully curated menu, handcrafted cocktails, live art displays, live and silent auction, live entertainment and dancing. […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) A Rockwall County man and convicted Sex Offender has been sentenced to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) by a Rockwall County District Judge. On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 439th Judicial District Judge David Rakow sentenced Michael Paul Smith to the penitentiary after Smith pled […]
FATE, TX (Oct. 4, 2022) – Finalists and winners for the 2022 President’s Awards Program were recently announced in Austin. For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by Texas Downtown Association, has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of downtowns across the state. Due to its outstanding efforts and innovative partnership with the city, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 4, 2022) Reinhardt Elementary School PTA will present a Trunk-or-Treat event complete with candy treats and food trucks, bounce houses, face painting and a fun walk! The event will be held 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 at 615 Highland Drive, Rockwall. There will be a prize for the best trunk. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 4, 2022) Several citizens have recently asked if I would provide an update on the various construction projects on-going and planned for Rockwall County. When the “new” courthouse was in the planning stages, way back when, the objective was for that building in the future to contain nothing but judicial type activities. […]
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS – (Oct. 3, 2022) – Peep! Peep! Thomas the Tank Engine is coming to town for a limited time and will be hosting outdoor events at the Grapevine Vintage Railroad on October 7-9 and October 14-16, 2022. Day Out With Thomas™ is a full day event for families and friends hosted by one […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 3, 2022) Nearly 200 art pieces were submitted for the Rockwall Art League Juried Fine Art Show & Sale, which took place this past weekend at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club. The show was also featured online in a digital art gallery. There was a record-breaking turnout with over 300 in attendance. […]