Local church hosts ‘Sound the Alarm’ event with Red Cross, North Texas Food Bank

Local church hosts ‘Sound the Alarm’ event with Red Cross, North Texas Food Bank

ROWLETT, TX (April 18, 2022) —A community event to support Rockwall County families will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 5 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8201 Garner Road in Rowlett. This event is a collaboration between the Red Cross, the North Texas Food Bank, and the […]

‘Beat the Bloodsuckers’ with Mosquito Joe and the Dallas Red Cross

(June 24, 2016) In honor of Mosquito Control Awareness Week, June 26-July 2, Mosquito Joe of Garland-Rockwall is teaming up with the Dallas Red Cross to “Beat the Bloodsuckers.” Mosquitoes collect blood from us and our friends every day, without asking, but we’d rather be donating blood to a better cause.  The Red Cross has […]

Springer students give up chips and ice cream to donate to Red Cross

(June 8, 2015) ROCKWALL,TX. After studying about American Heroes and Clara Barton, an individual involved in starting Red Cross in the United States, Janie Blackwell’s third grade class decided to raise money to support the Red Cross. In just two weeks the students raised a total of $167.27 in donations for Red Cross. With the […]

Pinball Festival features free play, flea market, tourneys

Pinball Festival features free play, flea market, tourneys

The 2012 Texas Pinball Festival returns to the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine March 23 – 25, with more than 15,000 square feet of game room fun. More than 200 vintage and new pinball machines, classic arcade games and slot machines will be for sale and set on free play, so guests […]