Springer student is Officer of the Day

ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 1, 2014) Meet Springer Elementary’s newest recruit – Junior Officer Fite!  He was selected “Officer of the Day” with Officer Dee Brumit as a reward for being one of the “Top Ten Fundraisers” for Springer’s recent Rock-a-thon. Submitted by Jenny Kaup, M.Ed., SAGE Teacher, Springer Elementary. To share your good news and […]

“La Tee Da – Fa La La” Ladies Night Out Thursday

Premier event to help fund holiday meal for Meals on Wheels seniors ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 29, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce will host a community-wide Ladies Night Out on Thursday, December 4, presented by Alliance Bank, Honda Cars of Rockwall, Trend HR and Willis Fine Jewelry. The premier “La Tee Da – Fa […]

Heath Holiday Home Tour Dec 5

Heath Holiday Home Tour Dec 5

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 25, 2014) The Rockwall Heath High School Holiday Tour of Homes will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec.5. Five stunning homes will be showcased in holiday style.  The tour benefits the RHHS Class of 15. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at […]

Rockwall couple takes holiday decorating to the extreme

Rockwall couple takes holiday decorating to the extreme

Bigger and brighter Many of us are only beginning to think about getting our holiday decorations out of storage, but for Roger Shank and Donna Orr of Rockwall, holiday planning is a year-round process. “We never ever quit. We start in January for the following year,” said Donna. Each holiday season, she and her husband’s […]

Deryl Dodd, Southern Junction welcome ‘Dinner Winners’ blind social group

ROYSE CITY, TX (Nov. 25, 2014) There was no “Bitter End” to the evening for a group of Dinner Winners at Southern Junction Nightclub in Royse City Nov. 22.  Country music star Deryl Dodd, Southern Junction waitstaff, and a kind-hearted local limousine service owner made sure of that. Elizabeth Gaddis, manager at  Southern Junction; Billy […]

Thankful – to be or not to be

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 26, 2014) The American holiday we call Thanksgiving is filled with concepts that seem, for many, to originate from a land long ago and far, far away. The idea of humbling oneself before a higher being and expressing gratitude is rapidly becoming an extinct dinosaur, laid on the ash heap along with […]

Spotlight on Downtown Rockwall: Simply Kate

Kaitlin Waller and Dorothy Michelle Spradlin welcome everyone to their new Simply Kate Boutique at 210 E. Rusk St., where you’ll find handmade custom jewelry, women’s clothing and accessories, home décor, bath essentials, shabby chic furniture and other unique gifts. “We are simply blessed to have this opportunity to be part of the Rockwall community. […]

Grant from Texas Bar Foundation to assist Lone Star CASA

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 25, 2014) The Texas Bar Foundation has granted $5,000 to Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates serving the children of Rockwall and Kaufman Counties) to assist the program in providing data relating to the advocacy of the abused and neglected children involved in the court systems of the two-county program area.  […]

Doing Business Right: Successful restaurant owner says ‘never lose hunger or humility’

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 25, 2014) It was a leap of faith, but this wasn’t the first time he stepped off the edge and trusted God to hold him up. Samee Dowlatshahi was just 15 when he, his mother and his six-year-old brother emigrated from Iran. It was 1982 – the height of the war between […]

JER Chilton YMCA ribbon cutting a ‘legacy event’ for the community

ROCKWALL,TX (Nov. 25, 2014) A ribbon cutting ceremony and Open House on Nov. 20 marked the completion of Phase I renovations and the official opening of the newly expanded JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall. Larry Parks, longtime member of the JER Chilton YMCA Board of Management and Chairman of the Capital Campaign, described the occasion […]

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