(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 15, 2015) Members of the Rockwall Newcomers & Friends Club recently welcomed the crusader columnist Dave Lieber, a terrific motivational speaker from the Dallas Morning News where he is known as the “Watchdog.” Dave was thoroughly entertaining and his witty remarks about his welcome to Texas in the 90’s were enjoyed […]
Full Metal Jackets score victory at Alamo Regional Robotics Competition (ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2015) The Full Metal Jackets, Rockwall High School’s Robotics Team FRC 1296, led their alliance to victory at the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Alamo Regional in San Antonio last week, as well as earning the “Excellence in Engineering Award.” This […]
(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, TX – April 15, 2015) A Commissioners Court proclamation and a check for more than a quarter million dollars mark Rockwall County’s observation of National Library Week. At the April 14th Commissioners Court meeting, Judge David Sweet and the Commissioners Court issued a proclamation designating April 12-18 as National Library Week. The proclamation was […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 14, 2015) Residents needing food assistance are encouraged to join Lake Pointe Church for ‘Choice Day’ from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursdays at the church food pantry, 701 E. Interstate 30 in Rockwall. They service residents in need in zip codes 75032, 75087, 75089, and other surrounding zip codes depending on […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 13, 2015) The new Great Faith Church, led by Senior Pastor Dr. Jeff Backer, welcomes everyone to join them for services and to celebrate Jesus. They currently meet at Pullen Elementary School, 6492 Horizon Road in Rockwall. Service time is 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Dr. Jeff Backer shares the following message: “God has […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 13, 2015) There are many women in the Rockwall area who, along with their daughters, were members of the Lone Star Chapter of National Charity League, Inc., (NCL). If you are a former Patroness or Ticktocker, consider becoming part of the Supernovas, the growing sustainer group for the chapter. Many of […]
Special worship service and church-wide potluck planned for April 19 (ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 13, 2015) This year the First United Methodist Church of Heath is celebrating its 125 birthday beginning Sunday, April 19 with one worship service at 11am and a church-wide potluck afterward in Fletcher Hall. The church had its beginning as the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 13, 2015) Beatrice is the shy, cuddly type. She was scared and shaking in her kennel at the shelter, but since being in a foster home, she is coming out of her shell and realizing that life is good. She loves her foster family and wants to be right by their […]
(April 13, 2015) Currently, the national debt sits at a staggering $18 trillion. Within the next decade, the interest on this debt alone will cost American tax payers over $800 billion a year. Admiral Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently stated that our skyrocketing debt represents one of the greatest […]