ROCKWALL,TX. (July 2, 2015) Rockwall Constable Randy Parks was awarded the title 2014-2015 Constable of the Year by the State of Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables Association. Parks was awarded this honor for saving the life of a Vietnam veteran last November when he went into a diabetic coma while traveling on Highway […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 26, 2015) Nearly 200 disc golf players from around the country honored the memory of 2011 Rockwall High school graduate Nick Hyde by participating in the Nick Hyde Memorial Disc Golf Tournament held at Harry Myers Park on April 11-12. The huge event saw 190 registered participants – some from as […]
Meet Mike and Patricia Keegan, giving back to the community they call home (ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2015) Local residents Mike and Patricia Keegan have been around; with jobs that have taken them from different parts of the country and beyond to places such as Guacara, Venezuela, to the nearly 30 years they’ve lived […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 30, 2015) Former U.S. Navy fighter pilot J. Waymon Rose, a resident of Rock Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care in Rockwall, is one of six senior veterans selected to soar the skies over Dallas-Fort Worth in a World War II era bi-plane. The “Day of Recognition” is made possible by […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 28, 2015) Rockwall County has received more national recognition for its leadership in animal welfare. Michael Kitkoski, co-founder of No Kill Solutions, was selected as the focus of the “Inspiring People” section of Best Friends Magazine in its latest edition. The article in the May/June issue highlights the accomplishments of Michael and his […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 24, 2015) The Rockwall County A&M Club held its annual Muster on April 21. Muster is one of the most sacred of Aggie Traditions. It is a time look to the past, present, and future…not only to grieve but to reflect and to celebrate the lives that connect us to one another. […]
Volunteers do not necessarily have the time, they just have the heart. (Elizabeth Andrew) (ROCKWALL, TX – April 21, 2015) Volunteers at Rockwall County Helping Hands showed that they absolutely do have heart by donating over 23,440 service hours in 2014 alone. This outstanding combined volunteer time totaled $301,742 in estimated value for the agency. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2015) Larry Parks recently received the prestigious Charles P. Storey Strong Communities Award for his dutiful service to the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall. This award is presented to a YMCA volunteer who has been instrumental in the creation and perpetuation of a local Y, and only ten such awards […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (March 11, 2015) Mathnasium Learning Center of Rockwall-Heath is relocating to a bigger and conveniently-located facility at the intersection ofGoliad StreetandRalph Hall Parkway. An Open House is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21. When Bob and Becky Barnes first opened the Mathnasium franchise in Rockwall a little over five years […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 1, 2015) Rockwall County Helping Hands recently named Jon Bailey as its new President & CEO to serve in the place of Margo Nielsen, who retired after 25 years at the helm of the organization. A lifelong Rockwall resident, Jon currently serves on the Rockwall Chamber Board of Directors as well as […]