FATE, TX (August 3, 2023) – It is with great appreciation for his service to the community that we announce Jon Thatcher, Fate’s City Attorney, has accepted the position of City Attorney for Forney, Tx. Mr. Thatcher has been an integral part of our organization since he joined us in 2021 and his presence will be sorely […]
Rockwall, TX (August 2, 2023) – Please join the Rockwall Art League on Wednesday, August 23, for our free Member Meeting! Everyone is welcome! Heather Lawley, demo artist, will illustrate Smart Phone Photography & Digital Editing with easy techniques to help improve the actual capturing of the photography to simple editing with programs like Snapseed, Watermark, […]
Rockwall, TX (August 2, 2023) – Twenty years ago, as of August 3rd, Texas Quiltworks opened its doors to the Rockwall community and beyond. Glenn Hall had recently retired from many years of working in the corporate world and he asked his wife, Judy, “What do we do now?” She stated, “Open a quilt […]
McLendon-Chisholm, Texas (August 2, 2023) – On Tuesday, McLendon-Chisholm city officials shared their vision for a secure water future for the city at a town hall meeting hosted by Mayor Keith Short and Mayor Pro Tem Adrienne Balkum. Nearly 100 residents attended the meeting at McLendon-Chisholm City Hall, and got to see firsthand the city’s […]
Rockwall, TX (August 2, 2023) – Rockwall County Helping Hands takes immense pride in announcing the overwhelming success of its recent Back to School Bash, held last Saturday in collaboration with First Methodist Church “Shoes for Kids” thanks to your support. This event was an exceptional display of compassion, collaboration, and community spirit, with a profound […]
Rockwall, TX (August 1, 2023) – Dementia is a brain disease that impacts the individual’s behavior and causes unpredictable and unexpected emotions and physical actions. The thought that a loved one is now vulnerable where they were once solid and steady in thinking and capability is unsettling. Even though this disease catches many off guard […]
Rockwall, TX (July 31, 2023) – The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation (REDC) has successfully recruited Flexpipe Systems US, LLC. (“Flexpipe”) to open a state-of-the-art composite linepipe manufacturing facility in Rockwall. Flexpipe is a market-leading brand of Toronto-based Mattr Infrastructure Technologies – an engineered technologies and infrastructure solutions company serving the energy, automotive, communication, water management, […]
Rockwall, TX (July 26, 2023) – Today the US Army has about 500,000 Soldiers in its active force. As previously discussed, people range in rank from Private to General. Skills these Soldiers are trained in range from supply room clerks, to infantryman, to tank commanders, to personnel specialists, to almost any vocation you would […]
Rockwall, TX (July 26, 2023) – When Margie Ybarra, B.S.N., R.N., graduated from nursing school, she had to twirl a piece of hair and fasten on a white nurse’s hat with a bobby pin to get ready for work every day. “That hat had to go to the cleaners to be starched. We couldn’t clean […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 26, 2023) This week, visiting District Judge Richard Beacom sentenced Jarod Broussard, 41, to forty (40) years in a Texas prison for the offense of Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon/Family Violence. The Rockwall Police Department arrested Broussard on August 21, 2022, after his girlfriend escaped in the […]