(March 25, 2013) It’s that time of the year, when the trees explode in the skies above Rockwall and our school children in just about all grades begin studying the wonders of our Universe. Chances are better than 50/50 that if one of your children passed through the Rockwall ISD in the past decade, they […]
(ROCKWALL-March 25, 2013) The A&M-Commerce at Rockwall ribbon cutting committee is excited to announce the opening of the Texas A&M University-Commerce Rockwall off-site location with state-of-the art classrooms, A&M-Commerce faculty and wonderful students. Join them for the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, April 5 as they celebrate with tours, refreshments and networking. SCHEDULE 4 p.m. – […]
(ROCKWALL-March 24, 2013) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony welcoming OMNI Audio Video. OMNI Audio Video, located at 216 Ranch Trail in Rockwall, designs and custom installs state-of-the-art home theater and whole house music systems to satisfy even the most discriminating taste, providing a lifetime of sound entertainment. They […]
(ROCKWALL-March 24, 2013) Friday Study Club, Rockwall’s oldest women’s club, organized in 1919, met recently at the home of June Frawley. The program was presented by Bill Covington, covering the topic of “Bad Girls of the Revolution.” Covington detailed documented accounts of several women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the battles against […]
(ROCKWALL ISD-March 24, 2013) Spencer Sosnowski, Rockwall Heath High School senior band member, was one of two students recently selected from hundreds of entries across the US, to perform with “The President’s Own” United States Marine Corps Band in Washington, D.C. The annual United States Marine Corps Band Concerto Competition is open to high school students […]
(ROCKWALL ISD-March 23, 2013) Two of Rockwall High School’s Culinary Arts teams recently competed in state competition. The Restaurant Management Team took home 1st place. This team will represent Texas in Baltimore, Maryland in April for the National ProStart Restaurant Management Competition. The team received a total of over $100,000 in scholarships to various Hospitality and Culinary Arts […]
(ROCKWALL-March 23, 2013) The Rock Wall Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution donated a Texas flag to the Rockwall Public Library on March 20. In the past, DAR has donated American flags to the local library. The objectives of DAR have remained the same in over 100 years of active service to the nation. These […]
There is no Easter bunny. I lowered my head in disappointment and embarrassment. An older playmate had just informed five-year-old me that Santa, the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny were mere deceptions. I had to grow up. At least God remained safe. I held on to religious traditions: words, music, prayers and the atmosphere […]
Voting begins Friday, March 29 at citybankonline.com (March 21, 2013) For the first year, Rockwall and Forney residents can help their favorite charity secure up to $10,000 by participating in the Community Rewards program sponsored by City Bank Texas. City Bank will award a total of $50,000 to 10 local nonprofits—5 winners in each community—to assist them […]
(ROYSE CITY-March 21, 2013) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce is happy to welcome Janice Salvey with D.R. Horton to its membership. After 30 years of business, and being named the largest homebuilder in the United States, D.R. Horton still demonstrates its leadership in residential development through design innovation, superior craftsmanship, and responsiveness to the […]