Rockwall Chamber welcomes new member Arboledas

Rockwall Chamber welcomes new member Arboledas

ROCKWALL / HEATH – Sept 16, 2013 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming new member Arboledas Mexican Grill. Arboledas Mexican Grill is a traditional family restaurant owned by Arturo Vazquez and partners, Edgar Culebro and Pablo Ilanito. Vazquez moved to Rockwall in 1986 and has worked in […]

Legendary Dallas police detective speaks about Oswald shooting

Legendary Dallas police detective speaks about Oswald shooting

DALLAS / ROCKWALL COUNTY – Sept 16, 2013 – On November 24, 1963, legendary Dallas Police Department Detective Jim Leavelle was handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald and escorting him through the basement of the Dallas police headquarters when Jack Ruby ran forward and shot the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy in the chest. […]

World War II veterans honored at luncheon

World War II veterans honored at luncheon

(ROCKWALL – Sept 16, 2013) Friends of Rockwall County Library recently brought former servicemen together for a presentation about the Honor Flight DFW program. Linda Robinson, Honor Flight DFW coordinator, explained the organization’s goal to take area World War II veterans to Washington DC to see the WW II memorial.  The all-expense two-day trip is […]

Heath Hawks Baseball Booster Club to host golf tournament fundraiser

Heath Hawks Baseball Booster Club to host golf tournament fundraiser

(HEATH – Sept 16, 2013) The Heath High School Baseball Booster Club will host its First Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser, set for Friday, November 1 at the Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Rockwall. Friends, businesses and supporters of the Heath Baseball team are invited to sponsor and/or play in the tournament which will benefit the […]

Meet Scooby, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Scooby, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL – Sept 16, 2013 – Scooby needs you. He’s a little shy, but he’ll soon come out of his shell if you’re loving and patient. He was one of five terrier mixes recently abandoned in a busy parking lot at a Dallas apartment complex, then rescued by Rockwall Pets. (Read their story at http://development2.blueribbonnews.com/2013/09/rockwall-pets-abandoned-dogs-escape-troubled-past-377.) Under […]

Free Multiplication Madness Nights for Rockwall area 2nd-6th graders

Free Multiplication Madness Nights for Rockwall area 2nd-6th graders

(Rockwall / Heath) September 16, 2013 – Mathnasium Learning Center of Rockwall/Heath presents Multiplication Madness – a unique opportunity for Rockwall area students in second through sixth grade to get extra help with their multiplication facts and skills through FREE, fun and encouraging game nights. Multiplication Madness Nights are one hour in length, and will […]

Hanna 4 Hope 5k to raise awareness about teen suicide

(Rockwall) September 13, 2013 – The 1st Annual Hanna 4 Hope Color Splash 5k Run/Walk will be Saturday, September 14 at Squabble Creek Trail,2201 N. Lakeshore Drive in Rockwall. Hundreds of community members, classmates, friends and family are expected to participate in memory of Rockwall High School freshman Hanna Clark, who took her own life […]

Rockwall County Historical Foundation to create community deck of playing cards

(ROCKWALL COUNTY-Sept 13, 2013) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation is working to create a deck of playing cards that will feature unique historical photos and educational facts about Rockwall County on the face of each card.  This deck offers a fantastic opportunity for the community to get involved. All 56 of the card faces may […]

Abandoned dogs escape troubled past

Abandoned dogs escape troubled past

(Dallas/Rockwall-Sept 12, 2013) Shaggy was about to abandon hope. The seven-month-old terrier mix was completely disoriented when he discovered he was marooned with four similar puppies in the parking lot of a Dallas apartment complex. Some of the dogs, like his friend Thelma, had been stuffed into a dirty recycling bin. Before they could get their […]