(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) The Black Hawk Robotics, FRC team 3310, competed at the FIRST Amarillo District where they won their eighth straight regular season event. The team was also honored with the Autonomous Award and lead coach Leslie Reese was recognized as Woodie Flowers Award nominee for her outstanding contribution as a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) The Cain Middle School band program has a lot to be proud of courtesy of two Sweepstakes awards this week at Region 25 UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation. On Tuesday, March 26, the Cain Middle School Symphonic Band traveled to Wylie East High School to perform in class […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2019) During their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 26, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court and Sheriff Harold Eavenson recognized local resident Larry Wade with a Life Saving Award and Sheriff’s Medal of Valor. In the early morning hours of July 28, 2018, Wade was traveling along State Highway 66 in […]
(ROWLETT, TX – March 18, 2019) CGI Communications, Inc. is proud to announce the renewed Community Video Program in Rowlett! The Community Video Program will be an innovation to the way that the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce markets itself to new families, residents and business owners. Rowlett Chamber of Commerce will feature these videos directly on […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 14, 2019) Caring Transitions is pleased to announce that Craig and Amy Edwards, the local owners of Caring Transitions of Rockwall, have earned the Caring Transitions’ Rising Star Award. This national recognition is given to a new franchisee who has demonstrated strong leadership and business growth in their first year of operation. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 14, 2019) On Thursday, March 7, Congressman Ralph Moody Hall, a Rockwall native who was the oldest ever member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died peacefully in his home at the age of 95. Hall was born on May 3, 1923, in Fate, Texas and was a lifelong resident of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2019) As the final overtime seconds ticked off and the dreadful buzzer sounded, my team’s basketball season ended. My boys had overcome so much through the season, game after game of last second heartbreaks and the occasional morsel of victory. I named them the “heart attack kids” because after a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2019) She was unstoppable and courageous. At least her pink shirt said so. But her sudden wailing revealed something else. She was rigid with fear after a sharp-toothed terrier rejected her affection. When my granddaughter suffered two wounds and received a few stitches for each, we gained a reminder about […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 6, 2019) A longtime dream of mine is to one day write a cookbook. And not just any cookbook. A cookbook filled with more words than pictures and more feelings than ingredients. A paperback book overflowing with short stories about food, family, fun, and then ending each story with a recipe […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 5, 2019) Join Children’s Relief International on Saturday, April 27, 2019 for its 10th Annual Green Door 5/10K Race and 1-mile Fun Run! The Green Door Race supports Children’s Relief International’s (CRI) Green Door Project which builds homes in Mozambique, Africa and Haiti. For 10 years, the Green Door Race has helped […]