(ROCKWALL, TX – May 14, 2015) To kick off a countywide educational campaign to prevent and end child abuse, the public is invited to participate in the first annual “End Child Abuse Walk,” Saturday, May 30, 9 am, at the Harry Myers Park Pickens Lake pavilion. The goal of the campaign is to bring child […]
Jenny Murray recognized for innovation, outstanding patient care (FRISCO, TX – May 12, 2015) Centennial Medical Center announced today that Jenny Murray, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nursing manager, has been inducted into the Tenet Heroes Hall of Fame, Tenet Healthcare Corporation’s highest honor for employees, at a ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 11. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) My dad has always got the press. Having served on the Tennessee Governor’s cabinet, as well as 20 years in the State House of Representatives, he was a giant in our community, and a hero in my life. Yet, as they say, “the hand that rocks the cradle is […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2015) A larger-than-life-sized statue of former Republican Congressman Ralph M. Hall was unveiled Sunday, May 3, at the Rockwall County Courthouse. Below are a few photos from the unveiling — and just added — our follow-up story from the event: Former Republican Congressman Ralph Hall received quite the birthday present when […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) Leslie Wilson is a non-fiction writer with a bent toward humor. But the Rockwall wife and mother of three wasn’t laughing on the long, round-trip drive to attend the Dallas Christian Writers Guild each month. So she decided to establish a local group patterned after that one. The first […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) The Rockwall Founders Day Festival is this Saturday, May 16, and the Rockwall County Historical Foundation will celebrate by offering the first-time “lease” of 64 parcels (limit two per family) of the Cotton Patch, located on the RCHF & Museum grounds at Harry Myers Park, 901 Washington St. Guest […]
Motherly love like gold in this Rockwall County home (ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) Jeri Fontenot is the richest person in Rockwall County. That’s if you believe Mildred B. Vermont’s famous statement, “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.” Jeri is […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 8, 2015) I sat up late one evening thinking about my 90-year-old grandmother; she had just been placed on life-support. Hundreds of miles away from her, all I could do was pray. I’ve lived away from extended family for all my married life. I relied on church friends and neighbors to […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 8, 2015) As a teacher for over 33-years, I have seen my share of incredible mothers who always put their children first. I have spent years watching tears flow when my kindergarten students handed their mom a clay pot with a flower in it, a sentimental poem about them being so […]
“At a moment, my life since birth flashed in front of my eyes. My problems seemed to diminish when I saw how much my mother loved me and all she had done for me.” ~ Anonymous (ROCKWALL, TX – May 8, 2015) Growing up in Puerto Rico, due to the small size of the island, kids […]