ROCKWALL (April 7, 2014; originally published on February 2, 2014) Chad Higbee is seeking a position on the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees in place 7. Higbee is seeking a place on the Board because as a husband of a district employee and the father of five children in the district, he is highly invested […]
ROCKWALL (April 7, 2014; originally published on February 2, 2014) On January 31st of 2014, Dr. David Schwartz submitted an application with the Rockwall Independent School District, for election candidacy for the School Board of Trustees, Place # 7. Dr. Schwartz brings more than 25 years of experience as a Clinical Pharmacist and Podiatric Physician, […]
ROCKWALL (April 7, 2014; original announcement published Jan 28, 2014) Leigh Plagens filed for the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees for her final term in place 6. She runs unopposed in place 6. Leigh has been involved with education her whole life – 37 years in the classroom and 12 years as a board member. When […]
ROWLETT, TX (April 6, 2014) Call for Art Entries for Artists Round Texas 12th Annual Small Works Juried Art Show, coming May 1 – 31, 2014. Take-in is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26 at the Rowlett Public Library. Hundreds of cash awards will be presented for four different categories, and purchase prizes. For […]
(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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]