Amber Carrington to sing at Tri-County Choral Society Concert

(April 6, 2014) The Tri-County Choral Society will present its Spring Concert “Hot Pop and Cool Country” featuring locally grown talent Amber Carrington at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Royse City High School auditorium. Amber is an up and coming country music star who rose to fame on NBC’s “The Voice” as a […]

Rockwall Heath Highsteppers to present Spring Show

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 6, 2014) The Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers will present their annual SPRING SHOW, Le Cirque Du Coeur at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Rockwall-Heath High School. Tickets may be purchased from any Highstepper or at the door for $10. For more information, visit their event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/279032015591860/ or go to heathhighsteppers.org. To share your […]

Springtime astronomy unveils timeless journey

ROCKWALL, TX (April 6, 2014) It’s not easy being people. From the middle school hallways where the first signs of social  friction between jocks, nerds, dweebs, debs and loads (my lexicon is probably dated) becomes apparent, to our rise into adulthood, we all struggle at different levels.  Eventually we deal with things like jobs and […]

Simple Spring: recalling the good old days

ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) Spring weather has hit and I’m lovin’ it. I’ve been cleaning up fallen limbs and straightening up the deck whileIreland, my first grader, plays with her dolls in the dirt. The pastures behind us awake with crows cawing while they mob an invading hawk—the sounds and sights of nature awaking from […]

Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County honors volunteers

  ROCKWALL, TX (April 4, 2014) Congratulations to Ginny Gorman on being recognized for outstanding volunteerism by Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County. Ginny was presented with the ‘Annie Cornelius Friends of Seniors Award’ by MOWSS Executive Director Margie VerHagen. “Ginny dedicates countless hours on the phone coordinating our other volunteers’ route assignments. We […]

Spring Plant & Seed Swap Saturday

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 1, 2014) Join the Rockwall County Master Gardeners for the Spring Plant & Seed Swap, a popular seasonal event on Saturday, April 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  (OR until the plants are gone – and they do go fast!) The Swap will be held at the Discovery Garden located […]

Junk Prom, Flea Market Saturday at Centsible

Junk Prom, Flea Market Saturday at Centsible

ROCKWALL, TX (April 4, 2014) Centsible Thrift Store encourages everyone to dust off the forgotten glory of your old prom dress and play dress up for a good cause at the Rockwall County Helping Hands Junk Prom and Flea Market. The second annual shopping event will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 5 […]

Healing Conference at Heritage Christian Academy hosted by Order of St Luke at Transformation Anglican Church Rockwall

ROCKWALL, TX (April 4, 2014) The International Order of St. Luke the Physician at Transformation Anglican Church in Rockwall will host a healing conference on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10 at Heritage Christian Academy. The conference will be led by the Rev. Jack Sheffield, National Director of OSL.  Jack is a dynamic teacher […]

Cars to Cure Cancer Saturday

ROCKWALL, TX (April 2, 2014) The Cars to Cure Cancer auto show will be Saturday, April 5 at the Wilkerson Sanders Memorial Stadium parking lot, located at Townsend & Yellow Jacket Lane in Rockwall. Registration is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with awards at 3:30. All proceeds go to the Relay for Life Team […]

American National Bank of Texas welcomes new board member

ROCKWALL, TX (April 3, 2014) American National Bank of Texas is proud to announce Gary Martin has been appointed as an advisory board member to the bank’s board of directors.  Martin retired from Capital Southwest Corporation after a 41-year tenure with the Dallas-based venture capital firm. He served as chief financial officer and secretary/treasurer from 1972 […]