Letter to the Editor — The Strategic Context of Regional Decision-Making: The cases of North Korea and Iran

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) There has been a rising awareness among US citizens in terms of the severity of the operational threat from ballistic missile development ongoing in both Iran and North Korea.  While Iran has, ostensibly, paused in its sprint to a nuclear weapons arsenal, the DPRK continues unabated posing threats to […]

Local volunteer wins prestigious award

Local volunteer wins prestigious award

(HEATH, TX — August 2, 2017) Mary Loy Tatum has received Pi Beta Phi® Fraternity for Women’s prestigious Service in Sisterhood (SIS) Award. The Service in Sisterhood (SIS) Award is given biennially to a member who puts the needs and goals of the Fraternity first and has served the Fraternity above the local level with loyalty, […]

Lessons from a Palm Tree

Lessons from a Palm Tree

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) Some 10 years after a devastating earthquake off the coast of Peru, a missionary family visited the site of what had been the town of Yungay. They walked across a vast plain, now a national cemetery, that covered the remains of homes, stores, buses, and bicycles—18 feet beneath them. […]

Rockwall Chamber welcomes Pirates & Pixie Dust with ribbon cutting

Rockwall Chamber welcomes Pirates & Pixie Dust with ribbon cutting

(GARLAND, TX — August 2, 2017) Pirates & Pixie Dust Parties and Boutique (425 Coneflower Drive) was joined by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce to commemorate its opening with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Firewheel Town Center. The dedication took place on Aug. 1 at 1:20pm. The project was intended to offer parents and […]

Young Rockwall pianists take part in SMU Summer Piano program

Young Rockwall pianists take part in SMU Summer Piano program

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) Recently two Rockwall pianists participated in the Young Artists Summer Piano Institute at Southern Methodist University.  Grace Nelms, an upcoming senior at Rockwall High School, has participated for the second year.  She is an all-around musician who performs on both piano and cello.  She has been the recipient of […]

Piano student gives senior recital at First Presbyterian Church Rockwall

Piano student gives senior recital at First Presbyterian Church Rockwall

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) Ben Fields, son of Drs. Theodore and Alexia Fields, recently gave a senior piano recital at the First Presbyterian Church in Rockwall.  A 12-year piano student of Michele McDonald, Ben presented works by Beethoven, Chopin, Turina, Scriabin and others. Born and raised in Texas, Ben began his formal education […]

City of Rockwall hires new Fire Chief

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 2, 2017) Kenneth Cullins has been selected as the new Chief of the City of Rockwall Fire Department. Chief Cullins has been with the City of Dallas Fire & Rescue Department since 1995 and is currently a Deputy Chief commanding 250 personnel. He began his career with the City of Dallas […]

Rockwall Rocks Facebook group reaches over 1,000 members, hosts rock painting events

Rockwall Rocks Facebook group reaches over 1,000 members, hosts rock painting events

(ROCKWALL, TX — July 31, 2017) This weekend, the latest community craze continued to take off as parents, kids, and art-lovers alike joined in on the rock painting and scavenger hunting fun. The Rockwall Rocks Facebook group has reached over 1,000 members dedicated to spreading joy around town. Jennifer Dotson, who originally created the Facebook […]