ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 6, 2014) October is all about fall, football, sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween. This year it is full of tulle, flowers, cake and mostly love for me as I am about to get married. Many welcome the season for its cooler weather, but for me it marks a brand new season […]
Changes to Mobility 2035 – 2013 Update will be considered Nov. 13 (October 3, 2014) The North Central Texas Council of Governments plans to delay asking the Regional Transportation Council to consider an amendment to the region’s long-range transportation plan, Mobility 2035 – 2013 Update, until Nov. 13. The RTC had originally been expected to consider […]
ROCKWALL, TX (October 2, 2014) On the afternoon of September 30, 2014, the first U.S. Ebola case was confirmed in Dallas. In response to the confirmation, Rockwall County Emergency Management and partner agencies came together to discuss preparedness actions that have already been and will continue to be taken, as well as precautionary measures that will […]
Raffle benefits Health Center of Helping Hands to fund mammograms for local women in need ROCKWALL, TX (October 2, 2014) Willis Fine Jewelry in Rockwall held its 2nd Annual Pink Party in honor of breast cancer awareness month this evening. While the recent storm may have knocked out the power at the jewelry store, the […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 2, 2014) If the turnout at the inaugural Bluebonnet Stomp at Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School is any indication of things to come, wildflowers will be blooming and a new tradition will have taken hold in the community. “It was just such a relaxed and spontaneous event and I know when those bluebonnets […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 2, 2014) One of the most common and regularly heard stories is what I call “The Kitchen Table Math Story.” The players are different, but the plot is basically the same, and has been as long as I have been involved in math. My story was no different… Scene 1 – Math homework: […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 1, 2014) Greeted by a grand stone waterfall at the entrance, Natalie’s Butterfly Sanctuary is nestled almost secretly off FM 550. Once inside the gates of this garden, it is easy to feel transported to another world as butterflies flitter above the greenery, flowers peek out of every corner and vines hang […]
Math center helps children learn multiplication facts during free Friday sessions this fall ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 1, 2014) Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath is hosting its 4th annual Multiplication Madness, a free event offered each fall for children in second through sixth grade. “This is a great opportunity for students in the Rockwall area community to hone their […]
Who Ya Gonna Call? WYLIE, TX (October 1, 2014) In the “spirit” of the upcoming season of haunting, Wylie’s Smith Library presents Ghost Hunting with The Dallas Area Paranormal Society Oct. 9 at 6:30 pm. DAPS is a nonprofit organization founded to investigate reports of unexplained, paranormal activity throughout the DFW Metroplex and beyond. The […]
ROCKWALL, TX (October 1, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Simply Kate. Designer Kaitlin Waller and Spirit of Rockwall Award winner Dorothy Michelle Spradlin have partnered together to open Simply Kate on the Downtown Rockwall Square. Kaitlin and Dorothy have worked together for eight years and their […]