Ribbon cutting for Texas A&M Commerce at Rockwall

(ROCKWALL-April 30, 2013) Texas A&M University-Commerce now has an expanded location in Rockwall offering an MBA, Masters in Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Supervision,  Curriculum and Instruction. The location, situated in the Rockwall Technology Park, is a state-of-the-art facility designed to optimize students’ learning.  It spans 25,500 […]

Providence Place celebrates relocation to The Harbor with ribbon cutting

(ROCKWALL-April 30, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Providence Place Bridal Shop and Wedding Center, which recently relocated to The Harbor. The “One Stop Wedding Shop” has everything you need for your wedding. They carry designer wedding gowns that can fit ANY budget.  They also carry bridesmaid dresses, […]

Big changes for Rockwall’s Code Enforcement Dept

Surveys, cookouts planned for community input (ROCKWALL-April 30, 2013) The City of Rockwall’s Code Enforcement Department is: Changing its name – to Neighborhood Improvement Services Department (NIS); Changing its focus – from enforcement to improvements; and Changing its direction – a neighborhood’s priorities will become its priorities. The department’s goal is to help foster a strong […]

Q&A with retiring Heath City Councilman Bob Hille

(HEATH-April 27, 2013) Retiring Heath City Councilman Bob Hille is truly an officer and a gentleman, as evidenced by a lifetime of service to God, country and community. The 82-year-old will soon celebrate 59 years of marriage to his wife, Bobbie, about whom he says, “any discussion of my family starts with her; she is […]

Heath Mayor’s Message: Learn from the past, plan for the future

(April 27, 2013) We spend a great deal of time at City Hall looking at the future of Heath in order to plan and budget for the needs of a growing community. However, when long-time Heath resident Clarice Smirl Isbell recently shared with me that the first building permit issued by the City in 1968 was […]

Profit = G Squared

Profit = G Squared

(April 23, 2013) When the economy shifted in 2008, I was caught off guard.  Weren’t you?  The sudden illness of our economy eventually exhausted my career, burying it in what quickly became my past.  Layoffs have a way of doing that. It came as quite a shock to one day be the primary income earner […]

Rockwall Chamber LunchBox Series welcomes Texas Workforce Commission

(ROCKWALL-April 17, 2013) Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. TWC strengthens the Texas economy by providing the workforce development component of the Governor’s economic development strategy. Texas boasts an incredibly skilled workforce ready to attract enterprise to the Lone Star State. By […]

Ribbon cutting April 18 for new post office location

(ROCKWALL-April 17, 2013) The public is invited to join the official ribbon cutting for the new Rockwall Post Office CPU (Contract Postal Unit) Harbor Mail location. The ceremony, hosted by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at 3003 Ridge Road. Private and business mail boxes will remain at […]

‘DFW Great 100’ list includes two nurses from Texas Health Rockwall

(ROCKWALL-April 15, 2013) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall announces two registered nurses named to the list of DFW Great 100 Nurses. This year’s honorees from Texas Health Rockwall are Julia Hilton, RN, BSN, Director of Education and Lisa Perkins, RN, BSN, CEN, Post Acute Care Unit. “The Great 100 Nurses is quite an honor, and […]