Economic Development Insight (ROCKWALL, TX – May 3, 2016) The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation is celebrating 20 years of bolstering the development, expansion and relocation of new and existing businesses to Rockwall. In an effort to recognize and congratulate new companies that are coming to town and existing enterprises that are expanding, the Rockwall Economic […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 3, 2016) New Hospital Safety Scores, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient safety in the U.S. health care system, were announced yesterday by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 2, 2016) Brennen, our 17 year old, scrambles through the house gathering cleaning supplies. “Can I borrow a vehicle? I have a boat to scrub.” He’s only got a small window of time before lacrosse practice. A traffic ticket looms and he doesn’t want to miss practice again to work up […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 28, 2016) Rockwall Holistic Practitioners Network and the City of Rockwall Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor Rockwall’s 9th Annual Holistic Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at The Center, located at 108 E. Washington (the corner of Washing and Hwy 205). The community is welcome […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 27, 2016) If you need to clean out your medicine cabinet, you can do that this weekend. The Rockwall Police Department is providing an opportunity for people to safely dispose of old or unused prescription and over the counter medicines. It’s part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Take Back […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 23, 2016) Prolific writer and veteran author Mary DeMuth, of Rockwall, exposes the truth of where self-worth really comes from in her latest book, Worth Living: How God’s Wild Love for You Makes You Worthy (Baker Books, May 2016). DeMuth has overcome a difficult childhood of neglect and abuse and has […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH – April 13, 2016) Once while working with a 2nd grader, I was reminded that just because a child knows a particular math skill, does not necessarily mean they will understand related or corollary facts. This young man effortlessly counted by 2’s beginning at 2, however, when I asked him to then count by […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 28, 2016) In every community there are many events and organizations that help people in need. Yet there is one so large it exists worldwide to support those with a disease that touches just about every person in some way at some point. That event, Relay for Life, is a fun-filled yet […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 23, 2016) Join the Rockwall County Master Gardeners for a popular seasonal event on Saturday, April 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. (or until the plants are gone – and they do go fast!) The Swap will be held at the Discovery Garden located at 875 Riding Club Road. You do […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 22, 2016) Spring is the season of new life, and for me, last spring that new life took on the form of righting a regret and reliving a memory, and it all happened on a turkey hunt. Turkey hunting in spring may seem odd, for folks often associate turkeys with fall […]