Meals on Wheels put volunteer couple in the spotlight

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 25, 2014) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County recognizes volunteers Dale and Frances Stroope. Dale and Frances began their volunteer services with the Meals on Wheels about four years ago and work together as a team.  Currently they are delivering to the Evergreen at Rockwall Senior Living. Dale and […]

Rockwall Newcomers enjoy fashion show, prepare to install officers at Annual Newcomers’ Tea

ROCKWALL, TX (April 24, 2014) Rockwall County Newcomers & Friends met in April for a Spring Fashion Show provided by Dress Barn of Rockwall. Members of the Club were featured as models as the show was narrated by Vice President Kathy Weintraub.  The spring clothes included everything from casual to dressy chic!   The store manager, […]

Rockwall earns ‘Runner Friendly Community’ designation

ROCKWALL, TX (April 24, 2014) Rockwall, Texas was recently named among the top Runner Friendly Communities in the United States by the Road Runners Club of America. Joining Rockwall in the lineup are Belleville, IL; Richmond, VA; Safety Harbor, FL and Spokane, WA. To earn this designation, Rockwall had to meet RRCA’s program criteria, which […]

Women in Need’s Chocolate Indulgence is sweet success

ROCKWALL, TX (April 18, 2014) On February 7, 2014, Women in Need, Inc. held their 1st Annual Chocolate Indulgence fundraiser at Allure Restaurant on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall. It was an evening of chocolate, food, dancing and live entertainment; all money raised benefited our community’s victims of domestic violence. Attendees of the Chocolate Indulgence event […]

Fulton names new Head of School

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 18, 2014) The Fulton School Board of Trustees recently named Letha Hopkins, Ed.D, the Head of School, effective June 1, 2014. Dr. Hopkins becomes the seventh academic leader of the private school in Heath, founded 27 years ago by Suzanne Nash and Norma Morris and named for Bernard Fulton, who also started […]

Senior Diabetes Lunch & Learn at Rockwall YMCA

ROCKWALL, TX (April 14, 2014) JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will host a Senior  Diabetes Lunch & Learn from 12 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22nd. Everyone is welcome to come bring a brown bag lunch, take advantage of free blood pressure screenings, and learn about Diabetes prevention. The educational program is free and open to […]

Heath launches Mosquito Surveillance/Abatement Program

HEATH, TX (April 14, 2014) The Heath City has begun its 2014 Mosquito Surveillance and Abatement Program. While the West Nile Virus was not found in Heath last year, the City wants to be pro-active heading into the prime mosquito breeding season of spring and summer. The first step of the program involves the weekly placement […]