FATE, TX (Oct. 6, 2022) – Finalists and winners for the 2022 President’s Awards Program were recently announced in Austin. For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by Texas Downtown Association, has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of downtowns across the state. Fate’s Food Haul is being recognized as one of these outstanding […]
FATE, TX (Oct. 4, 2022) – Finalists and winners for the 2022 President’s Awards Program were recently announced in Austin. For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by Texas Downtown Association, has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of downtowns across the state. Due to its outstanding efforts and innovative partnership with the city, […]
FATE, TX (Sept. 23, 2022) The Canales family broke ground yesterday morning on a new three-story mixed-use building called The Horizon at Main located at 200 E. Fate Main Pl. The family, their business JCK Concrete, City Council members, City staff, and members of the community were present to celebrate the momentous occasion. Many in […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 12, 2022) Over the course of just one year, 14-year-old Gus Richardson of Fate has taken his fishing passion from a part-time hobby to a national championship win. Originally from San Marcos, and previously New Braunfels, Richardson and his family relocated to Fate about a year ago so his father could […]
FATE, TX (Sept. 6, 2022) Today, the City Council honors your dedicated and servant leadership to the citizens of our great city. Your devotion to our citizens, but more importantly to each other is the driving force behind the success of our city. To create a cool and vibrant city it takes a lot of […]
FATE, TX (Aug. 30, 2022) – A structure fire broke out at the Prose apartment complex at 5:37 a.m. Consequently, one building structure was lost. However, fire crews were quick to respond to the incident. The building was not occupied and there were no injuries due to the fire. Evacuations were held in the Williamsburg […]
A portion of all book sales will be donated to nonprofits dedicated to the conservation and protection of honeybees FATE, TX (July 18, 2022) After two years in the making, Fate resident Justin Weiss has just published a must-have children’s book for all beekeeping enthusiasts. “This week something really cool happened. Well…actually it took two […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 19, 2022) I wandered into the garden this morning to sit with my blank pages, not knowing what I might write. It took moments for the words to come. Please bear with me through another garden column. I try not to write about the garden incessantly, but this time of year (ok, […]
FATE, TX (July 6, 2022) Last night, the Fate City Council proclaimed July 6, 2022, as “Sean James Day” in the City of Fate in recognition of his heroic lifesaving act of extracting three children passengers from a burning car along the Kansas Turnpike. We are grateful for Mr. Sean James for having made this […]
ROCKWALL, TX (June 16, 2022)Each June we celebrate Father’s Day, BUT did you know Father’s Day started at the YMCA? Father’s Day was founded by Sonora Louis Smart Dodd, daughter of a single father who served in the Civil War. Her father was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd’s mother) died in childbirth with their […]