A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: Our U.S. Army

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: Our U.S. Army

  Rockwall, TX (July 26, 2023) – Today the US Army has about 500,000 Soldiers in its active force. As previously discussed, people range in rank from Private to General. Skills these Soldiers are trained in range from supply room clerks, to infantryman, to tank commanders, to personnel specialists, to almost any vocation you would […]

Missing 16-year-old teen located and Amber Alert cancelled

Missing 16-year-old teen located and Amber Alert cancelled

Royse City, TX (July 27, 2023) – On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, around 4:30 pm, the Royse City Police Department with the assistance of the Euless Police Department located Caylee Sellers in a residence in the 900 Block of Milam Drive in Euless, TX. Caylee Sellers was found safe and in good condition. During the […]

Texas Health Rockwall Nurse Retires after 50 Years of Service

Texas Health Rockwall Nurse Retires after 50 Years of Service

Rockwall, TX (July 26, 2023) – When Margie Ybarra, B.S.N., R.N., graduated from nursing school, she had to twirl a piece of hair and fasten on a white nurse’s hat with a bobby pin to get ready for work every day. “That hat had to go to the cleaners to be starched. We couldn’t clean […]

The Rose Table: How to host a hauntingly good Disney-themed dinner

The Rose Table: How to host a hauntingly good Disney-themed dinner

Rockwall, Tx (July 26, 2023) – I don’t know about you, but I could not be more excited for the new Haunted Mansion movie! One of my all-time favorite Disney Dinners is Haunted Mansion. I transformed my dining room into my very own Haunted Mansion for this spooky party by tilting my artwork and covering […]

Rowlett Area Chamber CEO enhances workforce strategies with skills-based hiring training

Rowlett Area Chamber CEO enhances workforce strategies with skills-based hiring training

  Rowlett, Texas (July 18, 2023) – Michael Gallops, President/CEO of the Rowlett Area Chamber & Visitors Center has completed a skills-based hiring training series with the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation. Skills-based hiring is a talent strategy where companies focus on the skills needed to succeed in open roles and reduce bias […]

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: A Kind of Hush

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: A Kind of Hush

Rockwall, TX (July 18, 2023) – There was a wonderful hush to this day. A Sunday in the very middle of July, amid a humid heat wave, the kind that makes the lungs feel heavy when breathing the air. The kind of heat that, when you step outside for five minutes, your brow gets sweaty. […]

Royse City ISD’s 2nd high school honors educational leader and City of Fate

Royse City ISD’s 2nd high school honors educational leader and City of Fate

Royse City, TX (July 17, 2023) – The name of Royse City ISD’s newest high school honors longtime district leader and City of Fate. A formal Royse City ISD Facility Naming Committee consisting of board members, retirees, alumni and parents selected Kevin Worthy Fate High School (WFHS) as the official name for the district’s second […]

Supporting Children & Youth in Foster Care for Back to School

Supporting Children & Youth in Foster Care for Back to School

Rockwall, TX (July 17, 2023) – The back-to-school season can bring excitement for young people, but for youth in foster care, starting a new school year can feel scary and uncertain. Children enter foster care not because of any fault of their own, but because their families are in crisis. Once they’re in foster care, […]

Rockwall Chamber of Commerce welcomes A-Affordable Storage with ribbon-cutting

Rockwall Chamber of Commerce welcomes A-Affordable Storage with ribbon-cutting

Rockwall, TX (July 14, 2023) – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce was pleased to welcome A-Affordable Storage to the community with a ribbon-cutting on July 11th with Chamber members and staff present. A-Affordable Storage offers RV and boat storage and more with 24 hour security, dump station, and other amenities and conveniences. Located at […]

Multi-agency active shooter exercise scheduled for Saturday, July 15

Multi-agency active shooter exercise scheduled for Saturday, July 15

Rockwall, TX (July 14, 2023) – The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management announces a multi-partnership, full-scale active shooter exercise will take place at Celia Hays Elementary on July 15 from 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Participating agencies include: Rowlett Emergency Management, Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office, Rockwall County Constables, Rockwall Police Department, Rockwall Fire Department, […]

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