Lavon Lake, Jim Chapman Lake reach normal conservation levels Additional rain and runoff could require water releases for flood control (WYLIE, TX – April 28, 2015) Recent rain events have helped fill Lavon Lake and Jim Chapman Lake, key water supply reservoirs for the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), to normal conservation levels. As […]
(ROWLETT, TX – April 20, 2015) Lake Pointe Health Network, based in Rowlett, was recently selected as one of the Dallas Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers in North Texas for remarkable dedication to providing a healthy workplace. LPHN received the No. 20 ranking in the large company category. This is the third consecutive year LPHN has received the […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 9, 2015) The annual list of the Metroplex’s best nurses is out, and a nurse from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall is honored among the region’s Great 100 Nurses. Director of Surgery, Dale Gibson, B.S.N., R.N., CNOR, was nominated by his peers and selected by DFW’s Great 100 panel to be […]
UPDATE – Congratulations to the contestants who auditioned over Valentine’s weekend and were selected to perform in the Rockwall’s Got Talent competition. The Semi-Final Round will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27; the Finals will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, both at the Rockwall High School Theater. Click here to get your […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 22, 2015) Upper Room Books and Juliette Fowler Communities in Dallas recently hosted a launch event for Rockwall author Missy Buchanan and her new book, “Voices of Aging.” The event included a panel of adult children and aging parents including Dorothy Roberts, sister of Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts; Jane McGarry, special […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Jan. 30, 2015) Helping Hands of Rockwall County bid a final farewell to Margo Nielsen during a special retirement party held Saturday in honor of her 25 magical years at the helm of the organization. Aptly titled “The Magic of Margo” and emceed by the always-comical Billy Quinton, the event was held at […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 12, 2015) For the sixth year in a row, Rockwall Community Playhouse will present Rockwall’s Got Talent, a community-wide talent show that puts the fun in fundraising by drawing a variety of performers from across the Metroplex competing for cash prizes. The showcase for gifted entertainers is the brainchild of Rockwall Community […]
Home School Athletic Association adds Water Polo to its sports lineup ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 24, 2015) A year ago, homeschool parent Linda Fletcher worked hard in this community to see if Rockwall could find the numbers it would take to field the nations first “all homeschool high school water polo team.” Having accomplished this, her sights were set […]
Understanding the difference between an Urgent Care clinic and an Emergency Room ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 13, 2015) If your family is like mine, any fun weekend is likely to turn chaotic at a moment’s notice. Unfortunately, chaos sometimes turns into a critical need for medical attention. I have come to realize, from experience, that planning […]