(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX) Seven Family, Career and Community Leaders of America students recently competed in the FCCLA Regionals Fashion Design competition in Waco. All students are advancing to the FCCLA State Fashion Design Competition in April which will be held in Dallas. Six students are representing Fashion Design and one is representing Architecture. Story and photo courtesy […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall ISD Culinary Team recently competed at the ProStart DFW Regional Competition where the main Culinary Team won first place and the Restaurant Management Team won second place. Both ProStart teams received mixed feedback at competition, but came out on top in the end! “When time for the awards ceremony came, we […]
The year 2020 arrived with more than a bang: a US embassy attack followed by ballistic missiles and the resulting loss of a passenger plane. Meanwhile, as Australia battled wildfire, several other countries experienced either earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Closer to home, we watched a troubling impeachment trial and grieved the death of a beloved […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) On March 26, local nonprofit One Man’s Treasure will celebrate 15 years of service to men re-entering society from incarceration with its Crystal Gala event. From 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., guests are invited to the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas for an exciting evening featuring a wine and champagne reception, dinner, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) We’ve just pulled him from the shelter, but he is a wonderful, well-mannered, boy so far. He enjoys going outside and gets along well with the other dogs in his foster home and is very curious about the cat. Kane gives great kisses! Somewhere along the way his mouth was tied up, so he has […]
Here’s the deal. I love chocolate cake. I have eaten lots of chocolate cakes in my lifetime and once I realized I could make my own chocolate cake and eat it any time I wanted, I set out to find a recipe for The Very Best Chocolate Cake Ever. It just so happens to be […]
(HEATH, TX) Terry Park in Heath will be the site of a proposed all-inclusive park designed to ensure that every person, with or without special needs, has a place to enjoy a good time with their friends and family. The park, named Marsha’s Happy Haven, will incorporate tons of features and equipment created specifically with […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Feb. 28, 2020) As you know, an outbreak of Novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread throughout China and to 31 other countries and territories, including the United States. As of February 28, at l p.m., 14 cases have been diagnosed in the United States, in addition to 39 cases among […]
Meet Gunnar Ledermann, the pastor of Divine Peace Church in Rockwall. Gunnar grew up in Northern California on 60 acres surrounded by cattle ranches, mountains and vineyards. He’s been married for eight and a half years to his college sweetheart, Marinda. They started dating after Gunnar organized a surprise group date while at college, just […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Act (H.R. 2819) passed with strong, bipartisan support today in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ratcliffe co-introduced the bill with Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) to extend the authorization for the establishment of a monument in honor of Gold Star families at no […]