ROCKWALL,TX. (November 5, 2014) Rockwall Soroptimist recently attended a program meeting at the home of charter member, Norma Morris. Mr. Vincent Duran, Director of the Boles Children’s Home in Quinlan, spoke to the group about the scope of their programs and the needs of their residents. Vincent Duran, center, is pictured with Soroptimist and their guests from left to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting and ground breaking ceremony for Z Constructors. Z Constructors, established in 2008, is located at 11886 Greenville Ave., Ste 122 D. Dallas, TX. Z Constructors is a local and national commercial general contracting company providing ground up and interior […]
FORNEY, TX (November 5, 2014) The Forney Arts Council will present the Forney Arts Council Member Show through Dec. 31. Some of the most celebrated artist in Kaufman County will be showing their paintings and photography at the Gallery of the Arts/Crumbzz Tasting Room, located at 212 South Bois D’ Arc Street in downtown Forney. To learn […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) Students in Mrs. Segura’s fourth grade class at Dobbs Elementary completed their first Project Based Learning Unit this past week and showcased it to peers, faculty and family. The students have been working diligently on creating movie trailers based on a single driving question that allowed them to display the […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) Three Rockwall athletes left Denton this past weekend with gold medals earned from the North Texas Fall League Water Polo Championships. Janelle Hummingbird and Kyle Fletcher helped power the Southlake 8th grade & under team to a clean sweep, winning all their games in a round robin bracket. They defeated Flower Mound 12-9, Denton […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 5, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Brookdale Summer Ridge. Brookdale Summer Ridge, formerly Emeritus at Summer Ridge, has been in the Rockwall community for 15 years. Located at 3020 Ridge Road in Rockwall, they have a new name but they are the same community; their new name doesn’t […]
ROCKWALL (November 5, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to recognize Sheila Hair, Vice President and Co-Owner of My Computer Guy, as its Ambassador of the Month. Sheila graduated from Texas Christian University in 1994 with degrees in Communication and Marketing. As Director of Marketing for My Computer Guy, Sheila is responsible […]
ROCKWALL, TX (November 4, 2014) While there may not have been a record-setting crowd in attendance at the mass ALS ice bucket challenge held in honor of local resident Clint Townsend, the event certainly helped in a big way to raise awareness and funds for some much-needed research on the deadly disease. City officials including […]
ROWLETT, TX (November 4, 2014) The Rowlett Exchange Club is in the process of organizing the 27th Annual Holiday Parade, which will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 in downtown Rowlett. The theme of this year’s parade is “Playground Christmas.”A portion of the proceeds will benefit The Partners Foundation with monies going toward the re-construction […]
ROWLETT, TX (November 4, 2014) The Rowlett Art’s and Humanities Commission presented four awards at the October 21 Rowlett City Council meeting as part of the commissions’ annual Photography contest. The 2014 contest theme of “Rowlett – Up Close” garnered 27 entries among Lake Hubbard area residents, and after being on display during September in the […]