Council Approves New Budget / Adopts Tax Rate (Rockwall) October 1, 2012 – The City Council recently approved a $26.2 million budget for fiscal year 2012-2013, which begins on October 1, 2012. The spending plan includes the addition of four police officers and two firefighters as well as an additional $150,000 for street maintenance and repairs. […]
September 30, 2012 – Enjoy FREE fun for the whole family at Covington’s Fifth Annual Fall Festival, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 13 at the nursery, 5518 President George Bush Highway at State Highway 66 in Rowlett. Admission is once can of food per person! There will be a hay maze, petting zoo, […]
(Rockwall) September 27, 2012 – The Toyota US Open Triathlon, the final event of the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup, will take place from 7:15 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. 7 at The Harbor on the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall. The event comprises a circular swim course starting and […]
September 30, 2012 – Some believe the quality of a school district can be equated with the quality of its teachers. Garland ISD believes that staff members like Willie Bogar, literacy and math specialist at Walnut Glen Academy, are a testament to the district’s commitment to student success. Bogar is a 44-year veteran of education, […]
See cowgirls compete in events like barrel racing, ranch sorting, and ‘cow racing’ September 30, 2012 – Spectators are welcome as more than 70 cowgirls from all over Texas and surrounding states compete for buckles, cash, awards and bragging rights at the Sixth Annual Cowgirl Roundup on October 6 and 7 at Bar S Arena in […]
(Rockwall ISD) September 30, 2012 – Third graders in Mrs. Rhodes class at Celia Hays Elementary participated in a vocabulary hat parade to showcase newly learned vocabulary words. Photo shared by Susan Sisto, librarian at Celia Hays Elementary. To share your good news, events and photos, email .
Richardson church to host all-day workshop for the unemployed and under-employed A free Job Search Workshop will be held 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, October 20 at The Heights Baptist Church, 201 W. Renner Rd. at US-75 in Richardson. Free lunch and materials are provided. The all-day workshop will teach proven job search skills, […]
(Dallas) September 29, 2012 – The 2012 State Fair of Texas kicked-off with a bang for Rockwall-Heath High School freshman, Sarah Boronkay, as she claimed the SFT 2012 Youth Ranch Sorting Championship at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas on September 16. Boronkay had an outstanding weekend placing 1st in the youth class along with 2nd […]
(Garland ISD) September 29, 2012 – Singled out as some of the highest performing schools in the state, Kimberlin Academy for Excellence, Rowlett Elementary, and Walnut Glen Academy for Excellence were named finalists in the National Title I Distinguished Schools Recognition Program. The three campuses are among only seven in Texas to receive this distinction, […]
(Rowlett) September 29, 2012 – Taking a health sciences course during her sophomore year of high school, Rowlett senior Kristiana Barbosa could only hope that what she learned would one day help save someone’s life. That day came this summer while working at Whataburger. An elderly man began choking on his meal. “He was waving […]