Rockwall High School Senior Stingerette: Sophia Gonzalez

Rockwall High School Senior Stingerette: Sophia Gonzalez

Rockwall, TX (April 30, 2024) – Sophia Gonzalez is our next Stingerette Senior Spotlight. Sophia is the daughter of Donald and Cheryl LaFlame and Victor Gonzalez. She is a three-year member of the team and currently serves as Chaplain. Sophia was named Stingerette of the Week this year. In the two previous years she was […]

Laurel Ridge Stables to host Summer Riding Camps

Laurel Ridge Stables to host Summer Riding Camps

Rowlett, Texas (April 30, 2024) – Laurel Ridge Stables is excited to announce another magical summer of week-long horse riding camps. The immensely popular Tiny Tot unicorn camp will also return. Specializing in English saddleseat riding, Laurel Ridge Stables offers an idyllic setting for kids to live out their equestrian dreams. Camps are available for […]

What to do when the person with dementia refuses daily care? Free webinar by Meals on Wheels Senior Services and Area Agency on Aging

What to do when the person with dementia refuses daily care? Free webinar by Meals on Wheels Senior Services and Area Agency on Aging

Rockwall, TX (April 30, 2024) – The person who once taught you basic hygiene and how to present yourself suddenly needs to gain these essential behaviors. It can be startling when you realize the result of not bathing or brushing one’s teeth and the embarrassment from the effects. No one wants to be like this. […]

Rockwall ISD Announces 2024 District Teachers of the Year

Rockwall ISD Announces 2024 District Teachers of the Year

Rockwall, TX (April 30, 2024) – Rockwall ISD is proud to announce the 2024 Elementary and Secondary District Teachers of the Year Ashley Hartwell from Howard Dobbs Elementary and Allison Huck from Herman E. Utley Middle School. Mrs. Hartwell teaches sixth grade math at Dobbs Elementary and has been teaching for 11 years. Ten of […]

Rockwall sophomore lobbies Capitol Hill for National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Rockwall sophomore lobbies Capitol Hill for National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Rockwall, TX (April 29, 2024) – Rockwall High School Sophomore Blake Turley has dreams to someday pursue veterinary medicine but for a few days in March he was immersed in another side of medicine… that of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Blake’s mom, Lori, was diagnosed in February 2021 with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The diagnosis […]

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: Voting is Important…and so is Building Facilities!

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: Voting is Important…and so is Building Facilities!

Rockwall, TX (April 29, 2024) – Yep, without a doubt, we have too many elections in Texas! But did you ever stop to think what those elections represent? Just look at the one where early voting has just finished and we can still vote next Tuesday, May 4. This election allows us to pick who […]

City of Lavon partnering to provide free fitness for everyone in Lavon

City of Lavon partnering to provide free fitness for everyone in Lavon

Lavon, Texas (April 23, 2024) — The City of Lavon, Lavon Economic Development Corporation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, and National Fitness Campaign (NFC) are partnering to bring an outdoor Fitness Court® and digital wellness programming to Lavon. The Fitness Court, located at 120 School Rd., will open May 7, 2024, at 5:30 […]

National Charity League, Inc. Texas Pearl Chapter Class of 2024 served over 8,900 hours since founding in 2018

Rockwall, Texas (April 26, 2024) – National Charity League, Inc. (NCL), the nation’s premier mother-daughter nonprofit organization, has a unique program designed to empower members to succeed as confident, well-rounded contributors to society while making a positive impact in the communities they serve. The National Charity League, Inc. Texas Pearl Chapter’s, founded in 2018, Mothers […]

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Blooming Crazy

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Blooming Crazy

Rockwall, TX (April 25, 2024) – I can see no way that we will get through the season without me writing about the garden, so let’s do this now. The Mildscape is in glorious full bloom in the third week of April. How can I neglect mentioning vibrant Roses, sweet Dianthus, Cat Mint tipped in […]