ROCKWALL (April 7, 2014; original announcement published Jan 28, 2014) Leigh Plagens filed for the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees for her final term in place 6. She runs unopposed in place 6. Leigh has been involved with education her whole life – 37 years in the classroom and 12 years as a board member. When […]
ROCKWALL (January 28, 2014) Leigh Plagens has filed for the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees for her final term in place 6. Leigh has been involved with education her whole life – 37 years in the classroom and 12 years as a board member. When asked why she was seeking another term, she replied, “A […]
(Rockwall) August 21, 2013 – Dear Editor, I was so dismayed to see the notice of closing on the front door of Brookshires this week. We moved here in 1978, just before the store opened, and have been customers ever since. We have certainly been frequent customers of the wonderful pharmacy for the last 4 years […]
(Rockwall) May 29, 2012 – An induction ceremony was held May 8 at the Rockwall County Library for the 2012-13 Friends of the Library Board. Former president Leigh Plagens installed the officers using a theme of “The Hats You Wear.” President Kathy Melston and President-Elect Beverly Stibbens head the slate. Becky Achenbach and Robyn Liane […]
May 15, 2012 – The final meeting of the Rockwall Area Retired Teachers Association was held in Royse City with a luncheon hosted by the Royse City members. Outgoing president, Marvin Lee, presented gifts with his thanks for jobs well done to the 2011-2012 officers and committee chairs, Beverly Skalberg presented the award for Community […]
781 Participants. 53 Teams. $99,255 Raised. (Rockwall) Members of the Rockwall County community turned out in full force April 27, 2012, to unite against a common enemy. This year’s Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, organized by co-chairs Carla Brooks and Mindy Brence, exceeded all expectations – raising the highest amount of money of […]
The Rockwall Area Retired Association, RARTA, was treated to a trip back in time through a special presentation by Sheri Fowler entitled “Hats and More” at the October meeting. Sheri brought an amazing selection of hats from her personal collection and narrated a slideshow of original photos of Rockwall residents. Several members got into the […]