Texas is transitioning from the TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) to STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness), and the process is causing everyone a little bit of heartburn. The kids are faced with a new battery of tests that are not only timed, but more challenging due to the increased emphasis […]
(WYLIE-April 17, 2013) First Baptist Church in Wylie will host its 3rd Annual “All Mission Trips Yard Sale” from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4. All proceeds from the yard sale will benefit FBW Mission Trips, which includes two England trips, three Ecuador trips, two New York trips, Alaska, Rwanda and Israel. Come […]
(April 15, 2013) The Tri County Choral Society will host its spring concert, “Rockin’ Good Times,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Royse City High School Auditorium. The Tri County Choral Society is a community choir made of up members from Rockwall, Collin and Hunt Counties. Their goal is to help promote the […]
Rowlett Scouts to build wheelchair accessible flowerbeds for Coventry Reserve in Wylie (ROWLETT/WYLIE-April 13, 2013) Members of Girl Scout Troop 334, Service Unit 14, are reaching out to the local community to gain support for their Bronze Award project. The nine troop members are building two wheelchair accessible flower beds for Coventry Reserve in Wylie, a […]
ORDER TICKETS NOW for Dodie’s premier mudbug party Sunday, April 14 at The Harbor, benefiting the Rotary (Lake Ray Hubbard – April 10, 2013) Gather friends and family and enjoy a full day of festivities and all-you-can-eat crawfish Sunday, April 14 at The Harbor, Rockwall’s premier entertainment district on the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard. A […]
(WYLIE-April 9, 2013) More than 50 girls in kindergarten through sixth grade participated in the Wylie East High Sapphires’ Junior Jewels Dance Clinic on April 5, assuring the young dancers a spot in the Sapphires’ Fourth Annual Spring Show on April 19 and 20. In addition to playing games with the Sapphires, eating pizza and […]
(WYLIE-April 6, 2013)96 West Winery in Wylie and Bikers Against Cancer present singer/songwriter Erick Murphy to the stage beginning at noon Saturday, April 27. The afternoon of wine tasting and music will benefit cancer research and PanCan.org, in memory of Chef Paul Jordan, who recently lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Paul Henry Jordan was […]
(ROWLETT-April 5, 2013) The Young Entrepreneurs Academy, or YEA!, is an innovative program that guides students through the process of starting their own real business. Rowlett Chamber of Commerce by way of the Rowlett Chamber Foundation is excited to announce the start of the YEA! program at Rowlett High School. YEA! is a groundbreaking program that […]
Employees collect candy, donate Easter baskets to Community Partners of Dallas (April 1, 2013) Employees of Richardson-based Inspire Financial Group recently hosted an Easter Basket Drive. They donated dozens of beautifully decorated Easter baskets – overflowing with candy and other special treats – to Community Partners of Dallas. Each year, the Community Partners of Dallas’ goal is […]
(GARLAND ISD – March 31, 2013) With graduation just a few months away, four Garland ISD seniors are setting their sights higher than college. They hope to finish high school with $20,000 in financial aid assistance secured. Magali Duran, Zachary Langley, Maximiliano Ortiz and Rosa Romero have been named Dell Scholar Semi-Finalists. “The Michael and Susan […]