(ROCKWALL-March 25, 2013) Sheriff Harold Eavenson will be the featured speaker at the April 9 meeting of Friends of the Rockwall County Library. He will brief the group on the latest schemes and scams and tell attendees how to protect their home and persons. According to Sheriff Eavenson, bad guys are constantly thinking up ways to threaten […]
(MARCH 25, 2013) Senior Advanced Placement Art Students from Forney High and North Forney High Seniors will display their works at the Crumbzz Tasting pavilion/Forney Gallery of the Arts from April 2 through 30. The Crumbzz Tasting Pavilion/Forney Gallery of the Arts is located at 212 South Bois D’ Arc Street in downtown Forney. For […]
(March 25, 2013) The One Stop Drop Great American Cleanup Collection will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 30 at Clark High School, 523 W. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. Spring clean your closets, garage and attic and bring reusable items to the one day drop-off collection event. Among the items accepted: Bicycles […]
(ROCKWALL-March 25, 2013) Ashyln Stembridge, a seventh grader at Utley Middle School, recently competed at the 2013 Houston Livestock Show, placing third out of 66 goats in her division. This achievement allowed her to participate in the March 9 Premium Sale, where she was guaranteed $3,000. “This is a huge moment in the “goat world” […]
(ROCKWALL-March 24, 2013) Friday Study Club, Rockwall’s oldest women’s club, organized in 1919, met recently at the home of June Frawley. The program was presented by Bill Covington, covering the topic of “Bad Girls of the Revolution.” Covington detailed documented accounts of several women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the battles against […]
(ROCKWALL ISD-March 23, 2013) Two of Rockwall High School’s Culinary Arts teams recently competed in state competition. The Restaurant Management Team took home 1st place. This team will represent Texas in Baltimore, Maryland in April for the National ProStart Restaurant Management Competition. The team received a total of over $100,000 in scholarships to various Hospitality and Culinary Arts […]
(ROCKWALL-March 23, 2013) The Rock Wall Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution donated a Texas flag to the Rockwall Public Library on March 20. In the past, DAR has donated American flags to the local library. The objectives of DAR have remained the same in over 100 years of active service to the nation. These […]
Register by March 28 to be guaranteed a clinic T-shirt (WYLIE-March 23, 2013) The Wylie East High Sapphires Drill Team will host a Junior Jewels Spring Show Dance Clinic on Friday, April 5th for girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. Check-in at 4:30 p.m. Clinic is from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Dinner will be served […]
(ROWLETT-March 22, 2013) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce welcomed new member Mirage Tanning & Spa with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 21. Mirage Tanning & Spa … o Who they are – Mirage Tanning & Spa is a privately owned business where they specialize in Customer Service. o What […]
Voting begins Friday, March 29 at citybankonline.com (March 21, 2013) For the first year, Rockwall and Forney residents can help their favorite charity secure up to $10,000 by participating in the Community Rewards program sponsored by City Bank Texas. City Bank will award a total of $50,000 to 10 local nonprofits—5 winners in each community—to assist them […]