Ribbon cutting for Tom Ryan, specializing in lead generation websites

(ROCKWALL-May 15, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Tom Ryan – webmaster, affiliate marketer and business coach who specializes in creating lead generation websites for small businesses, providing clients with targeted leads. After reviewing a prospect’s marketing niche, Tom could conclude your niche can be dominated.  If it […]

Student filmmaker creates documentary about fictitious Rockwall resident

Bruce Hayward Lived Here includes cast of local principals, mayor, doctor (ROCKWALL-May 15, 2013) “From an early age, I always wanted to tell stories, and movies are the most personal medium for doing so,” Alexander Pyle says enthusiastically.  “A lot of young people say that they want to make movies, but what they really want […]

Sea Horses & Sand Dollars FUNdraiser to benefit Equest

Sea Horses & Sand Dollars FUNdraiser to benefit Equest

(WYLIE-May 14, 2013) Kick off summer at Equest’s SEA HORSES AND SAND DOLLARS FUNdraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at Equest in Wylie. Learn first-hand how Equest uses horses to help children and adults with physical, emotional and cognitive disabilities. Meet champion riders and specially trained therapy horses as you kick back to island […]

Park Place Dealerships /Texas Rangers Triple Play raises record $688,000

Park Place Dealerships /Texas Rangers Triple Play raises record $688,000

May 5th sold-out Game Show Spectacular benefitted the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation (DALLAS-May 14, 2013) Some kids never grow up. And that’s a good thing if those kids play for the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. After winning a Sunday afternoon game May 5th against the Boston Red Sox, the Rangers players, coaches, staff and alumni […]

Cowboy Rowdy visits football camp at Hartman

(ROCKWALL ISD-May 14, 2013) The Dallas Cowboys Football Club provided Junior Training Camp to Grace Hartman students in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. The camp is a complimentary 90-minute non-contact football clinic designed to give the students the opportunity to learn more about NFL football, teamwork and personal best while reinforcing the importance of […]

Grace Hartman students take ‘Journey to Japan’

(ROCKWALL ISD-May 14, 2013) Grace Hartman students in Mrs. Mann’s kindergarten class recently connected cultures with a Journey to Japan program. Students first learned about the country and the many interesting facts of its culture. For the past several months, the children made artwork, learned origami, sang songs and learned many things about the Japanese […]

Tickets on sale for Tour of Gardens this Saturday

Tickets on sale for Tour of Gardens this Saturday

(ROCKWALL-May 12, 2013) If you’ve ever dreamed of a beautiful, eye-catching flower or vegetable garden for your plot of land; if you’ve ever wondered about which plants to place in sun or shade; if you’ve considered a water feature for your garden; if you’re concerned about bed preparation, soil amendments, or water conservation, or if […]

Newcomers entertained by Rockwall Summer Musicals guests

 (ROCKWALL-May 13, 2013) Rockwall County Newcomers and Friends were entertained at their May 9th meeting by representatives of Rockwall Summer Musicals, Barbara Doudt, director and Lucy Ragsdale, 8th grade student at Utley Middle School. Vocal numbers from well-known musical productions were performed and the Newcomers were lead in a sing-a-long.  The Summer Musicals this season […]

Rockwall remembers

(ROCKWALL-May 13, 2013) The May presentation of Rockwall County Historical Foundation’s popular Brown Bag Lecture Series was entitled Rockwall Remembrances and Recollections. LaVern and Charles Falls entertained those attending with pictures and personal accounts of life in Rockwall in the 50’s.  The Falls purchased the Rockwall Ice House and Charles supplied blocks of  ice for […]