ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 5, 2024) Lakeside Leaders, formerly known as 100 Business Leaders of Rockwall, welcomed a large crowd to Standard Service in Heath yesterday, where they gathered to shine the spotlight on local nonprofits and award a generous donation to one of those very deserving organizations. The 100+ business professionals that comprise Lakeside […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 27, 2022) Horror films are not my genre, though, in my youth, I relished the Friday night “Chiller” feature on TV. Old movies like “Dracula,” “Frankenstein,” and “The Wolf Man” were part of my coming-of-age repertoire. One night many full moons ago, all alone in the house, I stayed up late to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 15, 2021) Some memories stand out within the annals of holidays past—for better or worse reasons. I recall my first Thanksgiving holiday away from home due to threatening weather. My college friend and housemate, Rhonda, could not drive the distance to join her family either, so we hatched a plan for our […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 4, 2021) Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has a Catholic Charities Dallas mobile community food pantry every third Tuesday of the month from 9-11 a.m. The next date for the mobile pantry at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is Nov. 16. Fresh fruit, vegetables, and other food […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 9, 2020) Caleb Morris is a senior at Heritage Christian Academy. He is a member of the varsity tennis team. He is a member of the National Honor Society. He volunteers in the children’s ministry at First Baptist Church Rockwall. Caleb plans to attend college in the fall and continue working […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 4, 2020) Senior Brianna Nicole Clee is graduating as salutatorian at Heritage Christian Academy. Brianna has played basketball and softball throughout all four years in high school. She has also worked as a lifeguard at the YMCA and tutors students at her school. She plans to attend TWU in Denton in the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 27, 2020) Senior Cole Walker is a member of the National Honor Society, yearbook staff and varsity tennis team at Heritage Christian Academy. He recently played “Jafar” in Heritage Christian Academy’s production of “Aladdin”, his sixth musical at HCA. Cole has also served in different roles on Student Council throughout high […]
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. –Matthew 7:12 (ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 31, 2019) I’ve been hovering in emotional limbo lately. Mildly depressed about navigating another change of seasons solo. Disappointed in myself for shrinking from the challenges of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 5, 2018) I was reminded this week of how important it is for us to decide how we are going to respond to bad news before it happens. I guess we should ‘practice’ receiving that dreaded midnight phone call or rehearsing our words as we see the look on the doctor’s […]
A little over half way to go to the finish line! (FRISCO, TX — February 6, 2018) The Frisco Family YMCA kicked off its Annual Campaign at The Pole Position Indoor Go Karting Raceway on January 25, 2018, announcing its fundraising goal of $139,000. As part of its promise to put Christian values into practice […]