PAINT THE TOWN ORANGE ‘DALLAS’ star Jesse Metcalfe, city officials, volunteers call on North Texans to ‘Get Fed Up with Hunger’ (Dallas) September 11, 2012 – Beginning month-long celebrations for its 30th anniversary of filling tables and improving lives, the North Texas Food Bank recently kicked-off Hunger Action Month with a hard-hitting new campaign calling on the […]
September 10, 2012 – Lake Pointe Medical Center, based in Rowlett, is celebrating its 25th anniversary of being in operation. LPMC serves the residents of Rockwall, Rowlett, Royse City and the surrounding communities. Opening its doors on February 11, 1987, LPMC was home to 67 employees and quickly began recruiting local volunteers – including Rockwall resident, Charlene […]
September 9, 2012 – TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation has awarded Dr. Ernesto Flores with the University of California San Francisco San Benioff Children’s Hospital $50,000. This grant will continue funding research focused on integrated genetic and biochemical characterization of hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). According to a ranking by U.S. News & World Report, UCSF […]
September 7, 2012 – TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation kicked off National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month September 1 with a prayer vigil and concert at Watters Creek in Allen. The popular country band Rhythm-n-Roses performed a free concert. Shauna George, an 18-year-old cancer survivor who lives in Little Elm, spoke to the crowd about what it […]
(Rockwall) September 7, 2012 – On Thursday, September 6, at approximately 8:45 am, officers with the Rockwall Police Department arrested four people believed to be the suspects in a series of residential burglaries. Over the past two and a half weeks, multiple reports of weekday burglaries were received from residents of Rockwall. In each of […]
(Frisco) August 30, 2012 ~ There will be lots of eyes on every play when two of the top high school football teams in the country, The Dallas Skyline Raiders and the Woodlands Highlanders, square off in a playoff-like atmosphere before the season begins 6:00 p.m. Saturday, September 1 in the North Texas Football Classic […]
Community invited to kick-off National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (Allen) August 28, 2012 – TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation will kick-off National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Saturday, September 1 with a prayer vigil and concert in conjunction with Concerts by the Creek at Watters Creek in Allen, located at US 75 and Bethany. The popular country […]
August 29, 2012 – Wags & Waves, the ultimate pool party for people and their pets, takes place Saturday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at NRH20 Family Water Park, 9001 Boulevard 26, in North Richland Hills. At the day-long event, presented by the Metroplex Animal Coalition (MAC), pet owners can say so […]
Najera to become minority owner of team August 26, 2012 – The Texas Legends have named Eduardo Najera the first Mexican-born head coach under the NBA umbrella, pending NBA approval. Najera becomes the third head coach in Legends history, following former NBA Coach of the Year Del Harris, and basketball Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman. Subject to […]
(Rockwall County) August 22, 2012 – Law enforcement agencies from across Rockwall County will conduct a DWI No Refusal Program during the upcoming Labor Day holiday. This is a program whereby warrants will be sought to draw blood from individuals who are suspected of driving while intoxicated and have refused to provide a breath or […]