(Rockwall – December 1, 2012) The 43rd Annual Christmas Parade presented by the Kiwanis Club of Rockwall County drew hundreds of families and festive floats to downtown Rockwall today. Amy Parks-Heath Elementary student Courtney Kirk, daughter of Brad and Melanie Kirk, served as Grand Marshal of the Parade, after her artwork won a Kiwanis parade poster contest. […]
(Rockwall) October 18, 2012 – Cool, rainy weather on October 6 didn’t put a damper on the good times at the 4th Annual Rib Rub and Run event in Downtown Rockwall – a smokin’ hot barbecue competition and a fun run. “We had a fantastic turn-out with a couple thousand visitors over the course of the […]
(Fort Worth) September 24, 2012 – LOFT, a national women’s retailer, opened a 5,394-square-foot store today at the corner of Houston and Third Streets in downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square. This is the first national women’s retailer to open in downtown Fort Worth. LOFT is part of Sundance Square’s long-term merchandising plan to attract other […]
(Rockwall) September 18, 2012 – The Aspasians Fall Arts & Crafts Fair returns to the historic downtown square in Rockwall, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 22. Discover jewelry, gifts, handbags, fashion apparel, pottery, candles, home decor, artistry, and one-of-a-kind treasures. Proceeds and benefits will help provide scholarships to local graduating seniors and […]
August 21, 2012 – There is a lot of news from City Hall – and it’s all good! First, newly appointed City Manager Rick Crowley selected two current employees as his assistants: Finance Director Mary Smith and Municipal Services Director Brad Griggs – picked from a field of 160 applicants – will share the additional […]
Small tax rate reduction August 10, 2012 – There will be no tax hike in fiscal 2012-2013 for City of Rockwall property owners – in fact, they will pay a slightly lower rate. Rockwall city council members asked that the staff reduce the existing tax rate of 50.31 cents per $100 valuation to the calculated […]
Caribbean Fourth of July celebration planned (Rockwall) June 29, 2012 – The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for KE Cellars Winery. The winery recently opened in its new location at 301 N. San Jacinto Street in Rockwall. KE Cellars is an all-Texas, European-style boutique winery. They sell award-winning Texas wines […]
Free outdoor movie series concludes with “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” (Fort Worth) June 26, 2012 – The 2012 “Stars under the Stars” outdoor movie series in Sundance Square will conclude Thursday, June 28, with the showing of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg. The 2011 action-packed film is […]
(Rockwall) June 10, 2012 – Two of the five capital improvement projects on the May 12 ballot were approved by our residents – Downtown Improvements and Street Improvements. You, the voters, have spoken – and this City Council is committed to listening to you. The city has started the planning process for the downtown project. […]
American Idol finalist Hollie Cavanagh returns to McKinney (McKinney) May 22, 2012 – Hollie Cavanagh will return home to McKinney this weekend. Come to Historic Downtown McKinney as Hollie is welcomed back with a homecoming parade and celebration. The parade in historic downtown McKinney is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26. Show up to […]