(ROWLETT, TX – Dec. 28, 2015 – 1:15pm) The City of Rowlett is in “recovery mode”. Crews with heavy machinery are removing debris and vehicles from streets and rights-of-way. Currently, the areas labeled 242 and 244 on this map are completely closed to the public. Only residents already in their homes in these areas will be allowed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 28, 2015) In the wake of this past weekend’s severe weather, the Dallas Builders Association offers guidance aimed at preventing storm victims from incurring further damage from unscrupulous contractors. “Losses due to fraud are one of the untold costs associated with disasters,” said Dallas BA Executive Officer Phil Crone. “It is […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 23, 2015) City of Rockwall residents are invited to drop off their live Christmas trees at the Tuttle Sports Complex parking lot, located at 1550 Airport Road, beginning Saturday, December 26 until Monday, January 11. No drop off from commercial operations. Residents are asked to remove all ornaments, lights and stands before […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 22, 2015) Christmas is upon us. It is a time to be merry and jolly! Yet for many, the Christmas season can be very stressful. My kids are now grown. But when they were young, I taught them the “12 Days of Christmas” song. By the twelfth day, we had a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 21, 2015) Once again there was a waiting list for artist Cecy Turner’s Rockwall Workshop, painting vibrant landscapes in oil. It was sponsored by the Rockwall Art League at the Fate Community Center over a two day period in November. Cecy began the first day by teaching how to make a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 17, 2015) Traditionally, every Christmas season I either read or watch Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It just feels like the holiday should feel: the snowy streets, roasted chestnut peddlers barking their fare, and carolers bunched up serenading passers-by. I love the scene when all the Cratchits gather for their simple Christmas […]
Chocolate? Check! Mint? Check! Walnuts? Check! (ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 15, 2015) Many around the Rockwall area know Vicki Hoarty as a professional artist and former art curator at the Hilton. But Vicki went back to school to earn a degree in the culinary arts field to become a chef, baker, blogger, and instructor of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 9, 2015) It’s been a year since I wrote my article, “Taking Christmas Back,” for Blue Ribbon News, and as I reflect on that article I realize it was just the beginning for me and my decision to no longer get sucked into the things I don’t like about Christmas. Writing […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2015) Two Rockwall High School art students were recently honored by the American Society of Marine Artists and the Rockwall Art League for their submissions to the 2015 Young Marine Artists Search. The YMAS is an annual national competition organized by the ASMA to encourage artists aged 16 to 23 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2015) A young Rockwall resident performs her first solo in elementary school… fast forward nine years and that same student is now planning a trip to Nashville, TN to professionally record her music and film her first music video at the Kenny Lee Production Studio. Local poet, artist, and musician […]