(ROCKWALL ISD-February 24, 2013) On Thursday, March 7, Rockwall ISD will host a “Celebrate Texas Public Schools” Rally featuring former Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center located on the Utley campus. The event is held in conjunction with Celebrate […]
(ROCKWALL-February 23, 2013) A significant drop in City of Rockwall crime rate statistics puts the number of crimes at its lowest level since 2005, when population figures showed about 10,500 fewer residents. A double digit drop was recorded in each category in the 2012 Rockwall Police Department crime statistic report – with overall crime down […]
(ROYSE CITY-February 18, 2013) The Royse City Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a wonderful lunch with the staff of Brush Dental during a recent celebration and ribbon cutting observing their one year anniversary in Royse City. Dr. Kuan and the team at Brush Dental work hard to provide a fun environment while being gentle and informative […]
(ROCKWALL ISD-Feburary 18, 2013) The Jones Elementary School PTA will host its second annual St. Patrick’s Jag Jog beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2. The 5K Race/1 Mile Fun Run is a fundraising event that also features a carnival, petting zoo, hamster balls, obstacle courses, bounce house, DJ, cake walk, silent auction and raffle. If […]
(ROCKWALL-February 12, 2013) Rockwall Women’s League is now accepting grant requests from non-profit agencies that provide services to the Rockwall County community. The deadline for submission is April 1, 2013. Proceeds from Rockwall Women’s League’s annual fundraising charity ball will be used to provide grants to area not for profit organizations and scholarships for Rockwall County […]
Free programs continue with ‘Little House on the Prairie: Rockwall’s Native Grasslands’ (ROCKWALL-February 11, 2013) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation and the Rockwall County Historical Commission recently kicked off their 2013 Brown Bag Lecture Series with “Images of America: Royse City,” presented by author Sheri Fowler. Next up is the program “Little House on the Prairie: […]
(February 8, 2013) Hawaiian Falls will hold auditions starting March 2 to hire Team Splash members for all five of its Texas waterparks. “If you’re 16 or older, outgoing, sing and dance, and were born to be the center of attention, we’d love to meet you,” said Susan Kruizinga, Programming & Events Manager at Hawaiian Falls. […]
(ROWLETT-February 10, 2103) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce will host its 34th Annual “Progress in Motion” Awards Banquet Thursday, March 7 at the Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland, 5101 George Bush Freeway in Garland, 75040. Come be a part of the excitement and help celebrate the accomplishments of the local business community and recognize their contributions to […]
(ROWLETT-February 10, 2013) Lake Pointe Medical Center, based in Rowlett, recently received the 2013 Founders Award from The Bridge Breast Network for its efforts in helping uninsured women fight breast cancer. The two major criteria used to select the finalists and winner include, the number of clients served and the amount of services donated within the year. […]
(February 9, 2013) On February 15, small near-Earth asteroid 2012 DA14 will fly so close to Earth that it will pass inside the ring of geosynchronous weather and communications satellites. The flyby of asteroid 2012 DA14 is the closest ever predicted Earth approach for an object this large. If it impacted the Earth, this asteroid […]