Rockwall, TX (January 7, 2025) – Melba Jeffus announced today she will run for the Rockwall City Council, Place 3. Melba Jeffus, a native Texan, and her husband Stan, moved to Rockwall in 2004. Melba retired from the Dallas County Community College, having worked in Financial Aid, Marketing and Communications, and Information Technology. Melba has […]
Rockwall, TX (January 7, 2025) – After last week’s article was published, I have received several requests to provide some more examples of local men and women serving in our armed forces. One such example follows. Some days are really bad days. In fact, all of us can remember when bad days turned into bad […]
Rockwall, TX (January 6, 2025) – The Rockwall County Library is excited to present World War II trunks from The National WWII Museum of New Orleans with real WWII artifacts. Each trunk offers a theme such as “Homefront,” (articles from the U.S. during WWII), “Europe Operation,” (artifacts from Europe during WWII), and “Tactile” (artifacts that […]
Rockwall, TX (January 6, 2025) – Please join us on Saturday, January 25, for our monthly meeting and demo, featuring award winning artist, Patrick Michael Reeves. Patrick will present “Shape and Color Application in Impressionistic Painting.” Patrick will discuss his drawing inspirations: Sargent and Schmid; understanding shape and the role of color; touch on his painting […]
Rockwall, TX (January 3, 2025) – Texas Health hospitals celebrated 2025 by welcoming babies born on New Year’s Day. Ian White, a boy, was the first baby of 2025 at Texas Health Hospital Rockwall. Ian was born at 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, January 2. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. He was welcomed by parents […]
Rowlett, TX (January 3, 2025) – The next book review of the Rowlett Reviews Book Club will be held Tuesday, January 21, and will be presented by Ruth Sears, who we have all very much enjoyed in the past. She will be reviewing the book called Girls of Flight City by Lorraine Heath. The novel […]
Fate, TX (January 3, 2025) – Happy New Year! We are blessed to live in an extraordinary city, and I am honored to serve you as Mayor. Our steadfast commitment to a conservative approach to city governance has been the cornerstone of our success. By focusing on fiscal responsibility, limited government, and empowering local decision-making, […]
Garland, Texas (January 3, 2025) – As the forecast calls for extreme winter weather to arrive in the coming days, Atmos Energy is closely monitoring the weather and staging its employees across the system. Colder weather may impact the amount of natural gas you use. Using energy wisely and making a few household changes may […]
Rockwall, TX (January 2, 2025) – This January marks an incredible milestone for the Rockwall Kiwanis Food for Kids program—our 50,000th food bag packed! Over the years, this initiative has provided essential weekend meals for children in need throughout Rockwall County, ensuring no child goes hungry when school meals aren’t available. This achievement would not […]
Rockwall, TX (January 2, 2025) – Navigating the legal system can be daunting, let alone doing it on behalf of a loved one. The need to advocate for someone can happen overnight and we are often unprepared. Or, it can be the case where someone’s health is declining slowly, and you never know the right […]