The Catalyst Advancing Equity Award will be presented in recognition of partnership with the Dallas Y’s Catalyst Initiative DALLAS (September 14, 2021) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announced today it will host the 2021 YMCA Key Leaders Luncheon, presented by Delta Airlines, on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 11:30am at the Hyatt Regency Hotel […]
After 25 years, Children’s Lighthouse, a Dallas/Forth Worth-local early learning center with a location in Rockwall, is adopting a new “back to school” look. (August 30, 2021) – After almost 25 years, Children’s Lighthouse is revealing a refreshed brand identity complete with a new logo, updated color scheme and renewed brand promise to keep itself […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 1, 2021) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper has been named the 2021 “Texas Prosecutor of the Year” by the Texas District and County Attorneys Association and the State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section. The award will be presented at the TDCAA Annual Conference later this month. While the award recognizes […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (Sept. 1, 2021) The Royse City Police Department conducted a search warrant in the 4000 Block Haas Drive in Dallas on August 31, 2021 related to the recent car burglaries that occurred in Royse City on August 27, 2021. Two suspects have been identified and arrest warrants have been issued for their […]
DALLAS, TX (August 30, 2021) It’s finally here, the moment you’ve all been waiting for – the highly-anticipated decision that denotes the ultimate achievement in Fair food. The 17th Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards was a battle for the ages. Despite a year’s hiatus, the 2021 finalists proved that there is no shortage of creativity when it […]
DALLAS, TX (August 25, 2021) Today marks 30 days until Opening Day and the State Fair of Texas team continues to work hard to ensure a safe environment for everyone during the Fair this year. Big Tex needs every fairgoer to do their part and most of all, be respectful of others and do the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) August 25, 2021 – Beginning Tuesday, August 31st, the Rockwall County Historical Foundation will present “The Way Things Were: Texas Settlers and Their Buildings, 1860s-1930s,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. “The Way Things Were” focuses on family and community life of Texas settlers as […]
Follow simple tips on the roads make the region safer for freight movement August 25, 2021 (Arlington, Texas) – With a population of nearly 8 million in North Texas and no access to a seaport, the surface transportation system is a crucial link to deliver goods to market. The importance of commercial motor vehicles was […]
EVERY NINE HOURS SOMEONE DIES FROM DRUNK DRIVING IN TEXAS AUSTIN – No parent should ever receive the kind of devastating news that two Bryan police officers delivered to Pam Todaro one early Saturday morning. At 6:45 a.m. on August 9, 2014 they appeared on her doorstep to tell her that her 25-year-old son had […]
The gift from Ms. Scott was the largest in the organization’s history DALLAS, TX (August 20, 2021) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas announced today how the organization will use the first $1.5 million of the largest gift in its history from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to help the local North Texas community. “Last […]