Howdy, Pardners! The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 20 for Rowlett Pardners Foundation, Inc., an organization which exists to support the parks system of the city of Rowlett. This includes, but is not limited to, volunteering at events, fundraising, building park amenities, and building relationships with the community. The idea for the Rowlett […]
The District X Fall Convention of the Texas Retired Teachers Association was held Oct. 17 in Dallas at the Highland Springs Retirement Community. The annual meeting included many reports, the election of officers and the address by the keynote speaker, Herbert Norris, TRTA President. The Rockwall Area Retired Teachers Association was represented by Becky Cecil, Ginny […]
City of Heath and The Fulton School reach agreement The RCH Water Supply Corporation purchased the site for the City ofHeath’s north elevated water tower 40 years ago. Today, construction of the needed addition to the city’s infrastructure will move forward following an agreement between The Fulton School and the City of Heath. “The Fulton School […]
(Heath) Stage 3 water restrictions will be implemented by the City of Heath at the request of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), the city’s water supplier via the City of Rockwall. The watering restrictions are necessary due to the continued drought. As of Tuesday, Nov. 1, City of Heath water customers will be […]
The Rockwall County Helping Hands, located at 950 Williams St. in Rockwall, will host its annual Fall Holiday Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 22. The holiday sales event is presented by Centsible, and is dubbed “where fall and Christmas collide.” Shoppers can also take advantage of the fact that this is Tax Free Day at the […]
(Wylie) Some time yesterday, the owner of a private zoo in Zanesville, Ohio is believed to have willfully released wild, dangerous animals into his community just prior to his death (presumed suicide). The animals included bears, tigers, lions, wolves, and other dangerous animals. At the time of this writing, most of the animals have been […]
Frisco Square Development recently announced a new community support initiative to help the homeless. Frisco Square is partnering with Project Warm.us by hosting a collection box at the management office located at 8874 Coleman Blvd now until Wednesday, Nov. 23. The goal for this charitable drive is 5,723 coats and blankets for the homeless in […]
(Rockwall) Members of Rockwall-Heath High School Center Stage group, under the direction of theatre arts teacher, Kristen Dodgen, presented a re-enactment of the rock wall discovery by pioneers, Terry Utley Wade, B. F. Boydstun and William Stevenson, at the Brown Bag lecture on Friday, Oct. 14. Seniors, Jackson Currie, Christian Sanders, and Jason Payne portrayed […]
(Garland) Nancy Ghirla was the guest speaker at the Oct. 5 meeting of the Noon Exchange Club of Garland. Members were anticipating hearing about The Garland Messenger, the news publication she founded four years ago to enlighten citizens about the good things happening in Garland. To their surprise Nancy brought with her a special friend […]
(Garland) The Mohler Family exemplifies the “You Make a Difference” reorganization which they received from the Noon Exchange Club of Garland at its Oct 5 meeting. The father, Jay Mohler and his two sons, Jason and Jeremy are all members of the Garland Police Department. Jay was hired by the Garland Police Department in July […]