Keep Lewisville Beautiful recognizes Yard of the Month

(Lewisville) October 4, 2012 – Keep Lewisville Beautiful recognizes one residential and one business each month from April through October for the “Yard of the Month”.  Signs designating the winners are  proudly displayed for all to see. The September resident Yard of the Month winner is the beautifully landscaped yard located at 1013 Dartmouth Drive. […]

Free family fun at Rockwall Fire Open House Saturday

(Rockwall) October 4, 2012 – Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 7 through 13 and the Rockwall Fire Department will mark the occasion with an open house, school visits and tips for fire safety. Bring the family to the annual Open House at Fire Station #2, 920 Rockwall Parkway on Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 […]

Rockwall City Briefs

(Rockwall) October 4, 2012 –  Sign regulations approved Non-profit groups in the City of Rockwall have until Sept. 3, 2013 to use cloth, vinyl-type free-standing banner signs and metal or wood free-standing on-premise. Rockwall council members approved the ordinance amendment with conditions regulating how non-profit groups can display signs on their property, which include: Signs […]

Royse City Chamber recognizes October Yard of the Month

(Royse City) October 2, 2012 – Congratulations to Steven Marin at 417 Sandy Lane in Royse City on being chosen as the Royse City Chamber of Commerce Yard of the Month winner! The purpose of the program is to recognize Royse City’s citizens who demonstrate above-average efforts in maintaining their property, thereby contributing to the […]

‘Jaws’ tastes victory at World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville

‘Jaws’ tastes victory at World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville

(Lewisville) October 1, 2012 – Joey “Jaws” Chesnut, the top-ranked competitive eater in the world according to Major League Eating, ate 102 tamales in 12 minutes to set a world record and win the 8th annual World Tamale Eating Championship on September 29 in Lewisville, Texas. Tim “Eater X” Janus, a four-time winner of the […]

Rockwall County Library’s October events include making music video

Zombies Night Out at the Rockwall County Library Love your library?  Want to be in a music video?  The Rockwall County Library is celebrating Teen Read Week by making a Thriller music video!  If you’re a teen ages 12-18 and you love your library, like zombies or just want to learn the Thriller, be sure […]

Rockwall City news briefs

Council Approves New Budget / Adopts Tax Rate (Rockwall) October 1, 2012 – The City Council recently approved a $26.2 million budget for fiscal year 2012-2013, which begins on October 1, 2012.  The spending plan includes the addition of four police officers and two firefighters as well as an additional $150,000 for street maintenance and repairs. […]

Rowlett senior recognized for act of heroism

(Rowlett) September 29, 2012 – Taking a health sciences course during her sophomore year of high school, Rowlett senior Kristiana Barbosa could only hope that what she learned would one day help save someone’s life. That day came this summer while working at Whataburger. An elderly man began choking on his meal. “He was waving […]

East Trinity Lodge recognizes members for years of dedicated service

East Trinity Lodge recognizes members for years of dedicated service

September 24, 2012 – East Trinity Lodge #157 of Rockwall recently recognized six Texas Masons who have given at least 50 years of dedicated service. Brothers James Wheatley, Roy Lambert, Eugene Cuny and Billy Peoples were awarded 50 Year Grand Lodge Service Awards; and Brothers Ralph Hall and Odis Lowe were awarded with 65 Year […]

Tournament honors fallen golfer, benefits Helping Hands

September 24, 2012 – It was a sell-out event and a day of fun and friendly competition benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands and honoring a fallen golfer. The annual Ambassadors Buffalo Creek Golf Tournament and its 142 golfers paid honor to the life of the late Brennen Teel, 31, the son of Ken and Becky […]