(ROCKWALL, TX — Oct. 13, 2016) Several volunteers from Lowe’s worked over the weekend to give Springer Elementary a face lift. Springer was chosen for a “Lowe’s Hero” project, and Lowe’s employees volunteered on Saturday to help improve the lounge and outside garden area. Ben Hardwick, parent of Caleb, Matthew and William, and husband of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 11, 2016) While pink apparel can be seen almost everywhere this month in recognition of breast cancer awareness, Women In Need (WIN) invited everyone last week to don another color for another important cause. On an early rainy Friday morning, WIN handed out purple ribbons and recognized Domestic Violence Awareness Month in […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Oct. 7, 2016) Reid Watson, a fourth grader at Springer Elementary and a member of Rockwall County 4H, won Reserve Grand Champion, Saanen Junior Doe in the Pan-American Livestock Show with his Saanen doe Lady Frances at the State Fair of Texas! This was Reid’s first State Fair of Texas show and his […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Oct. 7, 2016) Rockwall County EMS helped local Girl Scout Troop 4822 earn First Aid Badges and part of their Safety Badge. The girls, all ages 6-9 and in grades 1-4, earned these badges through an ambulance demonstration and talk with Rockwall County EMS CCEMTP Martin Ramirez. The requirements for the First […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Oct. 6, 2016) Kimberly Bader of Rockwall was recently named Mrs. Texas US Universal 2017. Bader, husband John, an employee of the Rockwall Police Department, and their teenage son, moved to Rockwall from Austin in 2015. Bader is a marketing and graphic design professional, as well as an actress appearing in nearly two […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 30, 2016) The Landmark Fellowship church of Rockwall has certainly seen its fair share of growth in the five years since its birth, when Pastor Lee Wells, joined by his parents and brother, his wife Lynda, and daughters Kayla and Addison, held what was to be Landmark’s first worship service inside […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 29, 2016) We ended the day around the campfire; the pops and sizzles just have a way of making a great day with my boys even better. It wasn’t a profitable hog hunt, but that didn’t matter. A hot meal and some stories would make things right. Darkness settled in, and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 28, 2016) The Flower Box, located at 2500 Highway 66 in Rockwall, invites everyone to participate in a contest in which four “Harvest Queens” will be selected from among special ladies nominated from within the community and crowned during the month of October. Has there been a teacher, neighbor, family member […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Sept. 9, 2016) The 7th Annual In The Pink Luncheon will be held on Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront (2055 Summer Lee Drive in Rockwall) from 12 pm to 1:30 pm. This annual event is highly anticipated and includes lunch, a panel discussion and door prizes. This year’s event is sure […]
Show includes expanded categories, artwork of students with special needs (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 6, 2016) Record crowds are expected at Rockwall Art League’s Annual Fine Art Show & Sale, now in its 16th year at Rockwall Rotary Hall, 408 S. Goliad St. Open to the public, this FREE event runs Friday, Oct. 14 through […]