Rockwall Meals on Wheels and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging offer free online workshop “Managing Physical and Emotional Expressions in Dementia”

Rockwall Meals on Wheels and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging offer free online workshop “Managing Physical and Emotional Expressions in Dementia”

Rockwall, TX (August 1, 2023) – Dementia is a brain disease that impacts the individual’s behavior and causes unpredictable and unexpected emotions and physical actions. The thought that a loved one is now vulnerable where they were once solid and steady in thinking and capability is unsettling. Even though this disease catches many off guard […]

Rockwall Economic Development Corporation announces new Flexpipe Systems manufacturing location

Rockwall Economic Development Corporation announces new Flexpipe Systems manufacturing location

Rockwall, TX (July 31, 2023) – The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation (REDC) has successfully recruited Flexpipe Systems US, LLC. (“Flexpipe”) to open a state-of-the-art composite linepipe manufacturing facility in Rockwall. Flexpipe is a market-leading brand of Toronto-based Mattr Infrastructure Technologies – an engineered technologies and infrastructure solutions company serving the energy, automotive, communication, water management, […]

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: Our U.S. Army

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan: Our U.S. Army

  Rockwall, TX (July 26, 2023) – Today the US Army has about 500,000 Soldiers in its active force. As previously discussed, people range in rank from Private to General. Skills these Soldiers are trained in range from supply room clerks, to infantryman, to tank commanders, to personnel specialists, to almost any vocation you would […]

Texas Health Rockwall Nurse Retires after 50 Years of Service

Texas Health Rockwall Nurse Retires after 50 Years of Service

Rockwall, TX (July 26, 2023) – When Margie Ybarra, B.S.N., R.N., graduated from nursing school, she had to twirl a piece of hair and fasten on a white nurse’s hat with a bobby pin to get ready for work every day. “That hat had to go to the cleaners to be starched. We couldn’t clean […]

The Rose Table: How to host a hauntingly good Disney-themed dinner

The Rose Table: How to host a hauntingly good Disney-themed dinner

Rockwall, Tx (July 26, 2023) – I don’t know about you, but I could not be more excited for the new Haunted Mansion movie! One of my all-time favorite Disney Dinners is Haunted Mansion. I transformed my dining room into my very own Haunted Mansion for this spooky party by tilting my artwork and covering […]

Rockwall area Marine, aviator celebrates 100 years

Rockwall area Marine, aviator celebrates 100 years

ROCKWALL, TX (July 24, 2023) Over 50 family and friends and five generations gathered at the Veterans Resource & Outreach Center in Rowlett on July 23 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Donald L. Van Handel, a local WWII Marine with a long career in aviation. “Don has a flight license for just about every […]

Rockwall preschoolers become Deputy Constables for a day

Rockwall preschoolers become Deputy Constables for a day

ROCKWALL, TX (July 21, 2023) Enthusiastic preschool children from the Rise daycares located at 915 N. Goliad and 301 W. Kaufman in Rockwall, received two special visitors today: Constable John Benedetto and Deputy Constable Chad Fogg, Precinct 1. The children were made honorary Deputy Constables for the day with sticker badges for all.  Smiles abound on […]

Rowlett Area Chamber CEO enhances workforce strategies with skills-based hiring training

Rowlett Area Chamber CEO enhances workforce strategies with skills-based hiring training

  Rowlett, Texas (July 18, 2023) – Michael Gallops, President/CEO of the Rowlett Area Chamber & Visitors Center has completed a skills-based hiring training series with the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation. Skills-based hiring is a talent strategy where companies focus on the skills needed to succeed in open roles and reduce bias […]