ROCKWALL, TX (November 13, 2014) November 27, 2014 marks a very special occasion for Barbara and Roland Ruble. On that day they will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Barbara and Roland are the proud parents of three children and the doting grandparents of six grandchildren. They are: son, Kevin Ruble and his two children, Meghan […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 13, 2014) Utley Middle School 7th grader Samantha Layne Miller will put her rodeo and horseback-riding skills to the test as she prepares to compete in her first-ever rodeo pageant and represent her hometown of Rockwall at the UPRA (United Professional Rodeo Association) Miss Teen and Queen Pageant. “I’m very excited and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 13, 2014) Dad cinched the rope around me and started up the tree with the other end. A few nailed boards in a bough of high limbs served as a deer stand, and alternating branches and two-by-fours posed as the ladder to get there. Reaching the top, he signaled for me to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 11, 2014) Ask any World War II veteran if he or she thinks our country is in a recession and after they get done chuckling, listen closely to their response. The answer will probably be something along the lines of this: During the war, most of the men in this country were […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 10, 2014) Taylor McClure graduated from high school in 1942 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Military service in World War II was imminent, and the idea of being a Navy cadet seemed adventurous and exciting. An enlistment application received no response so Taylor hitch-hiked to the Dallas Navy office, only to learn that voluntary […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 10, 2014) Corporal Dave Tolan served with the 712th Tank Battalion in WWII. This battalion was attached to the 90th Infantry Division, known as The Tough Ombres, or “TO”. (This designation originally meant Texas/Oklahoma in WWI). They pushed across France from Omaha Beach and Dave has combat stars from Normandy, Northern France, […]
GARLAND,TX. (November 5, 2014) Last night, Garland ISD’s $455.5-million bond proposal passed with 62 percent of the vote. The following response is from Superintendent Bob Morrison: “From the outset, it has been our goal to encourage Garland ISD stakeholders to take advantage of their opportunity to vote. We simply wanted to help them understand the […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY,TX. (November 4, 2014) The Rockwall County Library Literacy Program, Reading for Adults, will host a training session for new tutors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at theLiteracyCenterat the Rockwall County Library,1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane. RFA has been servingRockwallCountyfor more than 14 years, providing free educational classes to community adults. The program […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (November 4, 2014) Now Rockwall residents can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs any time of day or night. A new collection unit for unwanted or unused prescription drugs was recently installed outside the entrance to the Rockwall Police Department Communication Center located at 205 W. Rusk St. It is accessible to the public 24 […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (October 29, 2014) A Solo Exhibit and Sale by Allen Weekley Photography will be featured at KE Cellars Winery, 301 N.San Jacinto in Rockwall, from Nov. 7 through Dec. 6. An Artists Reception will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7. Learn more at AllenWeekley.com. Submitted by Betty Hoaglund. To share your good […]