(Heath) May 8, 2012 – The Heath City Council embraced a hometown tradition seen in communities throughout America by voting to place the Rockwall-Heath High School logo on the water tower that is now under construction. The vote during a Special Meeting on May 8 authorized Mayor John Ratcliffe to execute a change order to […]
(Heath) May 8, 2012 – The City of Heath invites the public to a reception honoring Mayor John Ratcliffe at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 in the Community Room at City Hall, 200 Laurence Drive. Mayor Ratcliffe announced in January that he would not seek re-election after his fourth term ended this month. He served […]
The Rock Wall Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution installed a new Regent and officers during a ceremony on May 5 at the home of past Regent, Carolyn Duckworth of Heath. The new Regent, Peggy Atterberry, and officers, will lead the chapter for the next two years. Guest speaker and State Corresponding Secretary, Sunny […]
(Dallas) May 8, 2012 – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas honored 28 area volunteers at its 127th Annual Meeting held recently at the Belo Mansion. Volunteers were lauded for their continued dedication and generosity to the North Texas community. YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas President/CEO Gordon Echtenkamp was the evening’s speaker. During the business portion of […]
May 7, 2012 – The Best Gymnastics Level 5 Girls Team from Flower Mound competed at the Level 5-8 TAAF Texas State Championships this past weekend in Allen, and walked away from the meet with 13 championship titles and a total of 24 individual and team medals. The girls took the silver medal in the […]
Joy Cruse pens “Hope Transformed” to help raise awareness of the dire need for childhood cancer research funding Joy Cruse is a mom with a mission. She is determined that her son Connor’s death from cancer is not in vain. And she’s committed to keeping her vow to Connor that she’d do everything she could […]
(Royse City) May 5, 2012 – Congratulations to Wanda Nelson at 1116 Walnut Street in Royse City for 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 […]
“I am proud of Rockwall Community Playhouse for producing some cutting edge drama, as well as some adult musical comedy this season! I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change is a show you should NOT miss!” says Deb Caperton Ballard, RCP board member. It celebrates the mating game and explores the joys of dating, romance, […]
(Rockwall) May 4, 2012 – Rockwall County Historical Foundation had a very successful cotton planting session this week. President Carolyn Francisco, Neil and Ella Turner, and Jan Self planted 10 rows, with the help of measuring sticks that Neil created, with which to measure how deep (one inch) and how far apart (8 inches) to plant […]
(Wylie) May 3, 2012 – It’s happened once again. A bobcat that was previously kept as a pet is now calling In-Sync Exotics his forever home. Right now, we’re calling it a “him,” and we’re pretty sure we’re right, but there’s still a small chance it’s a “her.” Last week, In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and […]