Enthusiasm and excitement filled the air as the 59th Annual Rockwall Youth Fair got underway with more than 200 entries. The activity, held at the Rockwall ISD Ag Complex on Riding Club Road, took place from Wednesday, March 21 through March 24, 2012. The Youth Fair was held as an achievement event for all youth […]
Rockwall MusicFest hosted a reception March 29 to introduce its new entertainment series for 2012-13. Rockwall MusicFest Presents will include four great evenings of varied entertainment including jazz, swing, acapella and comedic performances. Ruth Peck, Rockwall MusicFest founder, made the announcement and showed a video with a sample of all of the performances. “Rockwall MusicFest and The […]
Stanley Springer and Neil Turner have installed another Rockwall County Historical Foundation Farmstead Landmark sign at the Wallace native prairie meadow on Cullins Road between Wallace Lane and Lofland Circle. The Wallace Farmstead, originally a 280 acre tract, was designated as a Texas Family Land Heritage property in 1984. The land has been continuously used […]
Other water use allowed, conservation still encouraged (McKinney) March 30, 2012 – Recent record rains, updated weather projections and successful conservation efforts have helped reduce pressure on the area’s water supplies, prompting McKinney’s water supplier, the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) to ease Stage 3 drought restrictions effective April 1. McKinney residents and businesses […]
Revised water plan allows watering once every seven days beginning April 1 (Heath) Stage 3 water restrictions will be relaxed by the City of Heath with the approval of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), the city’s water supplier via the City of Rockwall. As of April 1, City of Heath water customers will be […]
The City of Lewisville has implemented a new emergency notification system called DeltAlert. This system will work very similar to the city’s previous emergency system, CodeRED, with a few enhancements. The new system offers a feature to alert residents and businesses of severe weather automatically and will feed the city’s social media accounts. However, […]
The Smith Public Library is offering an English Conversation Club for adults age 18 and older. Sessions run for 10 weeks. Meeting dates are either Mondays through May 14 at 6:30 p.m., or Wednesdays through May 16 at 11:30 a.m. The English Conversation Club is not an ESL class. Participants must already read and write […]
Do you want to go from couch potato to running a 5K? The Rockwall Running Center-Wylie Division is having a Couch-to-5K training program. Offered every Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning April 2 through June 1 at Shaffer Stadium, the program will get participants running three miles in just two short months. Regularly valued at $90, […]
March 23, 2012 – Sean Gibson, Stuart Potter and Zach Niestockel were playing basketball on a carefree Spring Break evening when they noticed smoke at a neighbor’s home in the 600 block of Sorita Circle in Darr Estates. They investigated, saw flames and notified 9-1-1 immediately. The Heath Department of Public Safety arrived in time […]
Congratulations to Shelby Rowe (left) for her Grand Champion Broilers at the Rockwall Youth Fair on Saturday, March 24. Thanks to Cat Sabella (right) and Trevor Rowe (not pictured) for helping her display her birds. To submit your news and events, email .