Pet-a-Palooza Saturday at Rockwall shelter

(Rockwall) June 5, 2012 – The Rockwall Animal Adoption Center, located at 1325 Airport Road in Rockwall, will host a Pet-a-Palooza adoption event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 9. There will be fun for the whole family, as visitors meet and greet an assortment of wonderful, adoptable dogs and cats. Hot dogs […]

Meet Drake, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Drake, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

As a former hunting dog, Drake has been fully obedience trained. He knows how to sit, to go down and to heel on command. And as a black lab, this dog loves the water and the great outdoors. Drake is three years old, handsome and ready to be your devoted companion. Find out more about […]

Piecing together memories: Completed quilt brings tears of joy to elderly woman

Piecing together memories: Completed quilt brings tears of joy to elderly woman

Friends help 90-year-old complete quilting project she started with her sister 16 years ago (Rockwall/Rowlett) June 5, 2012 – Argaree Laham began her very first quilting project when she was just 13 years old. “It was called an Oddfellows quilt because none of the fabric pieces were the same. Back then, everyone sewed their own clothes, […]

Ribbon cutting for Jeannie Bauer, Keller Williams Realty

(Rockwall) June 5, 2012 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Jeannie Bauer/Keller Williams Realty today. Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the second-largest real estate franchise in the United States, was founded in 1983 in Austin. With over 680 offices and over 75,000 associates in the United States and Canada, […]

Join Heath baseball’s championship send-off

Join Heath baseball’s championship send-off

(Rockwall-Heath) June 4, 2012 – Help send the Rockwall-Heath High School baseball players off to the state semi-finals  at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 6. Parents, students and community members will cheer the team on as they make their way from the locker room to the bus. Spirit lines will form and fans will wave banners […]

Rockwall Black Belt Academy students compete in regional tournament

Martial arts studio welcomes families, students as young as three (Rockwall) June 4, 2012- Forty-nine students from the Rockwall Black Belt Academy recently competed in a regional tournament in Plano. Students ranged in age from four to forty and competed against 200 other students from surrounding Texas communities. “The younger students competed in basic kicks […]

Chamber scholarship tourney ‘blazing’ success

Chamber scholarship tourney ‘blazing’ success

(Royse City) June 4, 2012 – By Julia Bryant, Royse City Chamber The Royse City Chamber of Commerce 11th Annual Golf Tournament was a huge success and fun for all who participated. A group of 74 golfers enjoyed an entertaining day with friends and business colleagues while enjoying delicious food, great prizes, fabulous awards and […]

Meals on Wheels golf tourney to support senior services

Meals on Wheels golf tourney to support senior services

 June 4, 2012 – The Rockwall County Committee on Aging and Meals on Wheels, whose mission is to keep the elderly and disabled citizens of Rockwall County living in their homes as long as safely possible through supportive services, nutritious meals and daily human contact, will host their Third Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, June 8 at Buffalo […]

Meet Rockwall ISD’s valedictorians, salutatorians

Meet Rockwall ISD’s valedictorians, salutatorians

(Rockwall ISD) May 30, 2012 – Rockwall ISD is proud to announce its Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School valedictorian and salutatorian students. Graduations for both high schools are Tuesday, June 5: RHHS at 3 p.m.; RHS at 7 p.m. The schools’ top students shared a little bit about their future aspirations in the […]