Crusader columnist Dave Lieber visits Rockwall Newcomers

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 15, 2015) Members of the Rockwall Newcomers & Friends Club recently welcomed the crusader columnist Dave Lieber,  a terrific motivational speaker from the Dallas Morning News where he is known as the “Watchdog.”  Dave was thoroughly entertaining and his witty  remarks about his  welcome to Texas in the 90’s were enjoyed […]

City of Rockwall gets ‘Excellent’ Rating for Transparency

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 26, 2015) The City of Rockwall received an excellent rating and ranked among the best in this area related to transparency in handling and responding to requests for public information. The City was one of 113 local agencies audited by The Dallas Morning News over a period of one year, a study […]

North Texas Beer Week returns this fall

North Texas Beer Week returns this fall

DALLAS, TX (July 24, 2014) North Texas Beer Week returns this year on Friday, October 31 and will run through Sunday, November 9. The 10-day celebration of craft beer in North Texas features hundreds of events with local, regional and national craft breweries. Events will take place all across DFW, and updated event details will […]

American Nat’l Bank of Texas among Top 100 Places to Work

ROCKWALL (November 13, 2013) American National Bank of Texas, one of the oldest and largest independently owned banks in Texas, was ranked 9th in The Dallas Morning News’ Top 100 Places to Work in Dallas-Fort Worth within the large employer category. This marks the fifth consecutive year for the bank to receive recognition as one […]

Dallas News columnist to address Friends of Rockwall Library

(ROCKWALL – September 22, 2013) Dallas Morning News metropolitan columnist Jacquielynn Floyd will be the guest speaker for the October 8th Friends of the Rockwall County Library luncheon. She will address the audience on the challenges of keeping up in a changing media world. Floyd began working as a daily journalist in 1980 when she […]

Frisco boy starts nonprofit, sends North Texas kids to robotics camp

Frisco boy starts nonprofit, sends North Texas kids to robotics camp

Robots 4 Everyone comes to McKinney Boys & Girls Club August 09, 2012 – Robots 4 Everyone, an organization that sends at-risk kids and kids from low-income families to robotics camp, hosted its first camp at the Boys & Girls Club of Collin County, McKinney Branch, August 6-10.  What makes this unique is that the […]

Columnist Steve Blow addresses Friends of the Library

(Rockwall) April 10, 2012 – Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow was the speaker for the April 10 luncheon meeting of the Friends of the Rockwall County Library. Addressing a sold-out room, Blow talked about his love of the written word and the importance of having reading materials in his home when he was growing up. […]

‘Frisco has your back, Emily Borst’

‘Frisco has your back, Emily Borst’

Businesses, community rally to help Frisco family; home demolition underway Home Depot, Lohmann Construction, John Carter of North Texas Plumbing join community efforts to prepare Borst home for wheelchair access Frisco resident Emily Borst, 22, suffered a spinal cord injury in a horrific car accident on Super Bowl Sunday. The community has rallied to show […]

Columnist Steve Blow to speak at Friends of Library luncheon

Dallas Morning News columnist Steve Blow will entertain and enlighten the attendees at the next Friends of the Library Lunch Basket, scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 10 in the community room of the Rockwall County Library, 1215 E. Yellow Jacket Lane. Lunch will be catered by Zach. The cost is $15, payable at the […]

Ryan, LLC: Focus on Results

Ryan, LLC: Focus on Results

If you think you’ve got a good idea, but you lack the courage to act upon it, it will remain just that – an idea. But if your idea is born of passion and purpose – and you combine that with faith, resolve and a little genius – you can change the way business is […]