Lewisville Police Department places third in gun competition

(Lewisville) May 19, 2012 – Lewisville Police Department Lieutenant Mike Lane, Sergeant Ken Naffziger and Officer Rick Crociata recently traveled to Liberty Hill, Texas, to compete in a National Rifle Association-sponsored, three-gun competition. Once the final scores were tallied, Team Lewisville took home third place in the “Tactical Division” competition. Members of the U.S. Military; contract security operators; […]

Mind-Stretching Summer Camps at Sci-Tech Discovery Center

(Frisco) May 19, 2012- Sci-Tech Discovery Center, located at 8004 North Dallas Parkway in Frisco, 75034, is offering summer camps for children ages 5-11. Campers may sign up for morning sessions (10 a.m. to noon), afternoon sessions (1 p.m. to 3 p.m.), or register for one of each and build a full day’s schedule, which […]

Saturday’s Tour of Gardens features six standout gardens

Saturday’s Tour of Gardens features six standout gardens

Rain or shine, the 2012 Tour of Gardens, a project of the Rockwall County Master Gardener Association, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, featuring six standout gardens. Four gracious homeowners will open their private gardens for tours: 2725 Promenade Place; 1975 Hidden Valley; 657 Mission Drive; and 704 Lake Meadows Court (all located north […]

Little River Band to headline Founder’s Day Festival

Little River Band to headline Founder’s Day Festival

Rockwall turns 158 Join the celebration in the historic downtown square Saturday, May 19 as Rockwall celebrates its founding in 1854 with The Little River Band, The Jeanne Lay Band, Jolie Holliday, and Clay McClinton. The day begins with “animal edutainment” from Critterman. There will be food, arts, crafts and plenty of activities for the […]

Community revved up about Cars for CASA

Community revved up about Cars for CASA

Start your engines! The Metro East Division of the Home Builders Association is revving up for the annual Cars for CASA event coming Sunday, May 20 to The Harbor in Rockwall. Hosted by Rods & Relics, the rain-or-shine car, truck and motorcycle show offers a lively day of family fun, good food, rock ‘n roll, and […]

Free Splash Day to open Lewisville’s pool season

(Lewisville) May 18, 2012 – Lewisville’s pool season begins with Splash Day from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at the Sun Valley Aquatic Center, 801 S. Valley Parkway. Admission is free. The special free day marks the opening of the Sun Valley facility for the Memorial Day weekend, May 26-May 28. Sun Valley […]

‘To Mom, with Love’

‘To Mom, with Love’

(Rockwall) Helping Hands selected Juan Castillo’s family to receive a $50 gift card from the Rockwall Dress Barn as part of the shop’s “To Mom, with Love” program, which provides the gift cards to less fortunate children across the nation. “We are so grateful to Dress Barn for allowing Helping Hands to be a part […]

Helping Hands Health Center director graduates from Leadership Rockwall

Maggie Fuller, Director of the Health Center at Helping Hands, happily displays her “diploma” and class photo presented to her for completing the Leadership Rockwall program. The mission of Leadership Rockwall is to identify and motivate emerging leaders and develop their potential for community leadership by introducing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges of […]

Royse City Chamber presents awards at annual luncheon

(Royse City) May 16, 2012 – Occasions at Stone River provided a beautiful venue for the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Luncheon this week. Emceed by Bobby Montgomery of Lake Pointe Health Network, the luncheon honored outgoing board members, inducted new board members, and celebrated the efforts of several outstanding members and volunteers. […]

Legacy Plumbing: Readers’ Choice winner for best plumbing company in Allen

(May 15, 2012) – Legacy Plumbing was voted best plumber in the Home and Garden Issue of the Allen American, a Star Community publication. Star Community Newspapers serve 15 growing communities in the DFW area, including Allen, Plano, McKinney and Farmers Branch. Each year, readers are invited to vote for their favorite companies and vendors via […]