(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, TX – May 3, 2015) The Rockwall Children’s Chorus, a community chorus comprised of area children in grades two through eight, invites the community to join them for their annual Spring Concert at 7 p.m. Monday, May 18th at First Christian Church, 3375 Ridge Road in Rockwall. Under the direction of Alan Clark, the […]
(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 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 8, 2015) The Rockwall High School Jacket Backers have selected Trey Ochoa as the Meador Auto Yellowjacket Athlete of the Month and Bailey Wallace and Raena Eldridge as the Meador Auto Lady Jacket Athletes of the Month. Trey Ochoa, a 12th grade member of the Varsity Baseball Team, was nominated by Coach Jeff […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 8, 2015) The Rockwall Art League is cooperating with the American Society of Marine Artists to promote their annual Young Marine Artists Search in the North Texas region. The competition is open to artists ages 16 to 23 and is designed to encourage young artists to explore marine subjects in their […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 7, 2015) Rockwall High School Head Football Coach Rodney Webb and the Rockwall Yellowjacket Football Team are proud to announce their third annual spring food drive for Rockwall County Helping Hands. In conjunction with spring practice and culminating with Spring Swarm on Wednesday, May 20, the football boys will strive to […]