(ROCKWALL, TX – May 16, 2016) Cars for CASA rolled up to The Harbor parking lot Sunday, May 15 to fundraise for kids in foster care. Lone Star CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is an organization that allows regular citizens to volunteer as advocates for foster children in court by making recommendations to judges […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 10) Hawaiian Falls will offer free admission to all military personnel at its North Texas water parks in Garland, The Colony, Mansfield and Roanoke from 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Memorial Day weekend – Saturday, May 28; Sunday, May 29; and Monday, May 30. All immediate family members can purchase their day pass […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) Mayors from municipalities throughout Rockwall County joined community residents in observing National Day of Prayer 2016 on Thursday, May 5, with a couple of prayer events held at The Center (108 E. Washington St). The mayors of Rockwall, Heath, Fate, Royse City, McLendon-Chisholm and Rowlett joined the community in welcoming guest speaker David […]
STORM WARRIORS (ROCKWALL, TX — May 2, 2016) No one should ever lose their life because of a tornado; at least that’s the firm belief of the Fords, a North Texas family of storm chasers known as the Storm Warriors. Bill Ford, his wife Danielle, daughter Cori, son Noah and veteran storm chasers Mike Casey […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 2, 2016) Hi, my name is Nona. I am a feral cat. I am not up for adoption. Instead, I will be going to a warehouse or barn to live. I arrived at the Rowlett Animal Shelter in a live trap. Boy was I scared. You see, I prefer not to […]
Nominate a local senior to be honored (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 28, 2016) The community is welcome as Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County hosts the Older Americans Day Celebration at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Rockwall County Library, 1215 Yellow Jacket Lane. This year’s theme is “Blaze a Trail!” In preparation […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 14, 2016) Tim Hartley may be well-known throughout the community as a successful trial attorney who continually gives back to his hometown; he’s active in the Rockwall Rotary, serves as Chairman of the Rockwall County Republican Party, and he’s a member of the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce. But did […]
(ROWLETT, TX – April 11, 2016) Midnight is ready to find her forever family. Midnight came into the shelter with two sisters who have already been adopted out. Her family surrendered the cats when they moved to Alaska back in mid-February. So Midnight is very, very ready to find a new family to love. Midnight […]
(ROWLETT, TX – April 6, 2016) My name is Freya. I’m a one-year-old, female Lab mix. I’m a medium-sized girl. I have a golden coat with pretty coal markings around my eyes and on my nose. I’m friendly and sweet-natured, and I’m good with other dogs. I have lots of energy, but I also love […]
(ROWLETT, TX – April 6, 2016) The Lake Pointe Wound Care Center, an extension of Lake Pointe Health Network, recently received the Center of Distinction Award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. LPWCC achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including patient satisfaction higher than 92 percent, and a […]