ROCKWALL, TX (April 7, 2014) The Rockwall Aquatic Center of Excellence sent a record number of swimmers to the Texas Age Group Swim Championships in San Antonio March 6-9. RACE placed 14th overall in total points. The girls placed 11th overall, which is the highest the club has ever placed. RACE had 2 Gold Medal […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 7, 2014) Stories from Rockwall County will be the topic of the Rockwall County Historical Foundation’s Brown Bag lecture from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, April 11. Nancy Beaty, serving as Justice of the Peace for Pct. 2, will present a program contrasting the differing duties of the JP today with duties […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 7, 2014) The Rock Wall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held a new member initiation ceremony on Saturday, April 5, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Heath. Eight new members were inducted: Becky Henderson, Sherri Nerren, Nancy Peirce, Beverly Williams, Rhea Aryani, Haille O’Connor, Nikki Van Wey, and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 7, 2014) We were working on a self-help article titled “Ten Easy Ways to Get Happy.” But we trashed all of our reporting when we discovered a short cut. This is it. Pepper is the short cut. She’s a happy dog who’ll put a smile on your face in no time. In fact, […]
ROWLETT, TX (April 6, 2014) Call for Art Entries for Artists Round Texas 12th Annual Small Works Juried Art Show, coming May 1 – 31, 2014. Take-in is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 26 at the Rowlett Public Library. Hundreds of cash awards will be presented for four different categories, and purchase prizes. For […]
(April 6, 2014) The Tri-County Choral Society will present its Spring Concert “Hot Pop and Cool Country” featuring locally grown talent Amber Carrington at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the Royse City High School auditorium. Amber is an up and coming country music star who rose to fame on NBC’s “The Voice” as a […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 6, 2014) The Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers will present their annual SPRING SHOW, Le Cirque Du Coeur at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Rockwall-Heath High School. Tickets may be purchased from any Highstepper or at the door for $10. For more information, visit their event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/279032015591860/ or go to heathhighsteppers.org. To share your […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 6, 2014) It’s not easy being people. From the middle school hallways where the first signs of social friction between jocks, nerds, dweebs, debs and loads (my lexicon is probably dated) becomes apparent, to our rise into adulthood, we all struggle at different levels. Eventually we deal with things like jobs and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) Spring weather has hit and I’m lovin’ it. I’ve been cleaning up fallen limbs and straightening up the deck whileIreland, my first grader, plays with her dolls in the dirt. The pastures behind us awake with crows cawing while they mob an invading hawk—the sounds and sights of nature awaking from […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 4, 2014) Congratulations to Ginny Gorman on being recognized for outstanding volunteerism by Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County. Ginny was presented with the ‘Annie Cornelius Friends of Seniors Award’ by MOWSS Executive Director Margie VerHagen. “Ginny dedicates countless hours on the phone coordinating our other volunteers’ route assignments. We […]