(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 15, 2016) Ouida Springer Elementary School is excited to announce the Principal’s 200 Club Winners for January! The Principal’s 200 Club is a positive behavior support system that rewards students for exhibiting their BEST behavior. Students who are “caught” exhibiting their BEST behavior are given a golden ticket that is redeemed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 12, 2016) The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has scheduled a chlorine maintenance that will be conducted on the NTMWD Wylie, Tawakoni, and Bonham water transmission systems and customers’ distribution systems for the 28-day period of March 7, 2016 through April 4, 2016. Annually, NTMWD performs chlorine maintenance prior to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 12, 2016) Concerned Women for America’s Political Action Committee (CWPAC), the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization, announced this week that it has endorsed Congressman John Ratcliffe for re-election. Said CWA in its endorsement: “Since entering the United States House of Representatives in 2014, Congressman Ratcliffe has continued to brandish his conservative […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Feb. 12,2016) Longtime Rockwall resident Doug Hamilton is running for County Commissioner representing Precinct 1. “We all have seen or read news stories about cyber-crime and how it affects our daily lives. Companies, both private and public, as well as the US Government, Department of Defense, and individuals, are compromised daily. Valuable […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Feb. 10, 2016) Acknowledging the receipt of a major gift to the library, the election of new officers for 2016-2017, and hearing about the expansion and new additions to the Dallas Arboretum highlighted the 2016 first meeting of Friends of the Rockwall County Library held February 9 in the library’s Community […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 10, 2016) Rockwall continues to show why it’s considered the “Music Capital of North Texas,” with local band Lasting Effect having just released its first ever album “Drift Away.” The band of four graduated from Rockwall High in 2012: Brandon Leavell, lead vocals and guitar; Christian Pearce, guitar; Wesley Switzer, bass […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 9, 2016) The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club was pleased to have Taylor McClure speak at their January 26 meeting. Taylor is a longtime Rockwall resident and a World War II veteran. He served in the United States Navy as an Aviation Radioman/Gunner aboard a Catalina PBY aircraft. Taylor was in technical […]
(ROCKWALL, TX -Feb. 9, 2016) Tickets are still available for the Rockwall County Republican Party’s 2016 Reagan Day Dinner at 7 p.m. Friday, February 26 at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront. Congressman Trey Gowdy (SC-4) will be the keynote speaker. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a silent auction and photos. “Trey is a conservative leader […]
(ROCKWALL, TX -Feb. 8, 2016) The Rock Wall Chapter DAR held its February 6 meeting at the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA. The program speakers were Marilyn King and Mary Vervalin (chapter members), and several YMCA staff representatives. The program, “YMCA Programs Information and Tour of Facilities,” raised fitness awareness and the importance of being an active […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 8, 2016) Tesla Motors, Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, will host a Drive Demonstration Event for their award-winning Model S from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13 and 14, at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront. The Tesla Model S, now with Autopilot features, is an […]