(ROCKWALL, TX — May 17, 2017) So many fathers make such a big impact on the people in their lives that it’s strange to think that Father’s Day was not always celebrated. However, the tradition was not started until 1910, when Sonora Louise Smart Dodd decided to create a day to honor her father, William […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 26, 2017) The Rockwall Soroptimist presented a Susan Faulkner Memorial Scholarship to Rockwall High School senior, Sydney Chalk. Scholarship funds are raised at the Soroptimist annual Rockwall Country Fair which will be Saturday, June 10, at the Rockwall County Courthouse on Yellow Jacket Lane from 10AM-8PM. Pictured from left to right: Susan Reeves, Sydney Chalk […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 25, 2017) Law enforcement agencies from across Rockwall County will conduct a DWI “No Refusal Program” during the Memorial Day holiday. This is a program whereby a warrant will be sought to draw an individual’s blood for analysis if an officer has probable cause to believe that the person has been […]
Put water safety first this summer (ROCKWALL, TX – May 18, 2017) With summer approaching, lots of folks will be looking to beat the Texas heat by partaking in a variety of fun water activities such as swimming and boating. But regardless whether you’re taking your child for a fun swim at the local community […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 24, 2017) Auditions for the Rockwall Community Playhouse Teen Theatre (ages 13-19) production of Disco Inferno, directed by Gene Fields, will be held on Saturday, May 27, at 1 p.m. at the playhouse (609 E Rusk St). Auditioners are asked to prepare a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a 70’s […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 24, 2017) Andrew Eide of Rockwall was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame during the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, CO – an event which celebrated the induction of air purification and plant growth innovations developed for space that now improve life on Earth. The Hall of Fame […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 24, 2017) Liberty Heights Retirement Home will host a Memorial Day barbeque open to the public on Monday, May 29 at 12:00 p.m. The event will include a ceremony by American Legion Post 117 and a barbecue meal featuring ribs and chicken. There will be entertainment by Buck Criner at 1:00 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 17, 2017) In their first ever meeting last week, a group of area business leaders and community members known as 100 Business Leaders of Rockwall County presented a donation check of $10,700 to a local nonprofit – The Poiema Foundation. About five months ago, Brian Llewellyn, Lacy Deckard, Ellis Bentley, Angela […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 15, 2017) Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently recognized 25 years of advocacy for the children of Rockwall and Kaufman Counties at the Volunteer Appreciation Banquet held at Hidden Creek in Heath. During these 25 years, CASA volunteers have devoted many hours, driven many miles, and found themselves in […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 15, 2017) On Thursday, May 11, 2017, a Rockwall County jury convicted Collin County resident Bruce Edward Bingham, Jr., age 32, of the second-degree felony offense of Intoxication Manslaughter. The punishment range was then enhanced based on Bingham’s plea of true to a prior felony conviction. On Friday, May 12, 2017, […]