FATE, TX (Oct. 6, 2022) – Finalists and winners for the 2022 President’s Awards Program were recently announced in Austin. For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by Texas Downtown Association, has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of downtowns across the state. Fate’s Food Haul is being recognized as one of these outstanding […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 6, 2022) Meet Riley! This quiet girl gets along well with both the big and small dogs in her foster home. She can be a little shy of new people, but she’ll warm up super quick with yummy treats! (She’ll also show you how well she can sit if deliciousness is involved). […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 5, 2022) Limited tickets remain for the In Colour Gala, set for Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Dallas Hilton/Rockwall Lakefront. A gala committee has been hard at work planning a colorful and scintillating soiree featuring a carefully curated menu, handcrafted cocktails, live art displays, live and silent auction, live entertainment and dancing. […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) A Rockwall County man and convicted Sex Offender has been sentenced to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) by a Rockwall County District Judge. On Thursday, September 22, 2022, 439th Judicial District Judge David Rakow sentenced Michael Paul Smith to the penitentiary after Smith pled […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 4, 2022) Several citizens have recently asked if I would provide an update on the various construction projects on-going and planned for Rockwall County. When the “new” courthouse was in the planning stages, way back when, the objective was for that building in the future to contain nothing but judicial type activities. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 3, 2022) Nearly 200 art pieces were submitted for the Rockwall Art League Juried Fine Art Show & Sale, which took place this past weekend at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club. The show was also featured online in a digital art gallery. There was a record-breaking turnout with over 300 in attendance. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 30, 2022) October is an easy month to celebrate. It’s the beginning of fall, State Fair season, high school football, cooler weather. But it also boasts a list of food holidays! At this point, you may be wondering what a food holiday is. Well, it’s a real-life designated holiday made to celebrate […]
ROWLETT, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) People, Places & Things served as both the contest theme as well as the categories for judging in the Rowlett Arts and Humanities recent photography contest. To recognize the changing digital photography landscape, the Commission added a new category of Phone images. There were many terrific entries in each category. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) Aspasians welcomes everyone to its Fall Marketplace from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Wilkerson Sanders Memorial Stadium, 1215 TL Townsend in Rockwall. Rain or shine, over 200 vendors will be showcased, offering a variety of unique products and experiences. All booth rental fees and bottled water […]
ROWLETT, TX (Sept. 26, 2022) Laurel Ridge Stables is a gorgeous, tree-lined equestrian facility located on Dexham Road, right off Highway 66 in Rowlett. Trainer Hanna Deviney was gracious enough to host my family recently for a carriage driving lesson. My family loves horses, but we don’t often get the chance to be around them, […]