(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 9, 2015) Grace Milder, 14 and a student at Williams Middle School this past school year, wasn’t afraid of police officers – but she didn’t think they were much fun. Then she got to know Officer John Donaldson, the Rockwall Police Department’s School Resource Officer at Williams. “He’s a lot like […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 4, 2015) Rockwall mom Kristi Bryant knows all too well the importance of being able to celebrate a child’s birthday. But perhaps more importantly, she also recognizes that some of those parents within the community who struggle financially may not be able to afford a birthday gift or throw a birthday […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 27, 2015) Local non-profit organization Lakeside AMBUCS presented its biggest Amtryke giveaway yet on Thursday, May 21 at Honda Cars of Rockwall. The event saw five local-area children with disabilities fitted to their very own Amtryke, and smiles and cheers abounded as Bryleigh Phillips (2), Luca Luevano (4), Jamarcus Hamilton (7), […]
(FORNEY, TX – May 20, 2015) A few steps inside the front door of Philbeck’s Texas Pine Furniture Store in Forney and one can’t help but marvel at the absolute vastness of the place, the large quantities of country-style antique furniture made from solid vintage pine, or even the charming little bracelet stand run by […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 12, 2015) This good news just in: my church – the First United Methodist Church of Heath – celebrated its 125th birthday on Sunday, April 19! 125 years…to think that I’ve only been around on this Earth for less than a quarter of that length of time! But yes, the church […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) Leslie Wilson is a non-fiction writer with a bent toward humor. But the Rockwall wife and mother of three wasn’t laughing on the long, round-trip drive to attend the Dallas Christian Writers Guild each month. So she decided to establish a local group patterned after that one. The first […]
Motherly love like gold in this Rockwall County home (ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2015) Jeri Fontenot is the richest person in Rockwall County. That’s if you believe Mildred B. Vermont’s famous statement, “Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love.” Jeri is […]
Meet Mike and Patricia Keegan, giving back to the community they call home (ROCKWALL, TX – May 5, 2015) Local residents Mike and Patricia Keegan have been around; with jobs that have taken them from different parts of the country and beyond to places such as Guacara, Venezuela, to the nearly 30 years they’ve lived […]
ROCKWALL, TX (March 20, 2015) Austin Cory, 18, of Troop 690 recently completed his Eagle Scout Project – a 55-foot-long mountain bike obstacle course at Squabble Creek Trail in Rockwall which has positively turned into an exciting challenge for local mountain bikers frequenting the area. Austin, who attends Rockwall High School, worked together with his […]
ROCKWALL/ROWLETT, TX (March 18, 2015) Those who love taking a nice walk through Scenic Point Park will soon have a brand new walking trail to stroll down – and just in time for the summer, no less! The new ¼ -mile boardwalk trail will take visitors into the park and then loop back around. Walkers […]