Rockwall area Marine, aviator celebrates 100 years

Rockwall area Marine, aviator celebrates 100 years

ROCKWALL, TX (July 24, 2023) Over 50 family and friends and five generations gathered at the Veterans Resource & Outreach Center in Rowlett on July 23 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Donald L. Van Handel, a local WWII Marine with a long career in aviation. “Don has a flight license for just about every […]

Sunday, Oct. 4 is ‘Happy 100th Birthday, William’ Day in Rockwall

Sunday, Oct. 4 is ‘Happy 100th Birthday, William’ Day in Rockwall

World War II veteran celebrates a century ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 1, 2020) Sunday will be a monumental day for World War II veteran William Louis Patterson of Rockwall, who turns 100 years old on Oct. 4. Since friends and family cannot gather for a traditional birthday celebration due to the pandemic, a drive-by caravan party […]

First Terrell Chick-fil-A Restaurant Opening March 14 with ‘First 100 Campout’

Community invited to celebrate at First 100 Campout Up to 100 guests will earn a free year of Chick-fil-A (TERRELL, TX – March 7, 2019) Chick-fil-A will open its first Terrell location and second metro-Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant of 2019 on March 14, bringing its handcrafted food and award-winning customer service, commitment to community engagement and hands-on […]

Three local businesses team up to offer $100 discount

Three local businesses team up to offer $100 discount

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 19, 2017) Did you know that by the time most children attend kindergarten, they’ve watched 5,000 hours of television – enough time to earn a college degree? The average teen sends 3,000 texts per month –more than six texts per waking hour, according to the same Nielsen study. It’s easy for […]

Wylie’s ‘Super Coupon Woman’ inspires others to cut hunger, one coupon at a time

GOOD PEOPLE: Tina Klein of Wylie, aka ‘Super Coupon Woman’  (Wylie) April 27, 2012 – Tina Klein, a single mother of three teenage daughters, has found a way to turn coupons into significant savings – not only for her own family, but for struggling families in her community and across the country. When the Wylie waitress is […]