Final winner named for free Dodie’s Crawfish Fest tickets

(April 25, 2014) Congratulations to our final winner, who signed up to receive our e-edition newsletter and just scored TWO FREE TICKETS to Dodie’s Annual All-You-Can Eat Crawfish Festival this Sunday, April 27th at The Harbor in Rockwall. OUR FINAL WINNER (Week 12)  IS JOHN WHITE of Rockwall. Tickets will be held at will-call. Contact […]

Fulton names new Head of School

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (April 18, 2014) The Fulton School Board of Trustees recently named Letha Hopkins, Ed.D, the Head of School, effective June 1, 2014. Dr. Hopkins becomes the seventh academic leader of the private school in Heath, founded 27 years ago by Suzanne Nash and Norma Morris and named for Bernard Fulton, who also started […]

Heath author publishes third novel, Promises

ROCKWALL / HEATH, TX (April 17, 2014) Carolyn Roosth of Heath has just published her third novel, Promises, which follows last year’s publication of Anger. Carolyn grew up on a farm outside a small town in East Texas.  She graduated from the University of Houston with a BA in English and Speech and completed her […]

That Great American Pastime

ROCKWALL, TX (April 16, 2014) Baseball has long been known as the America’s National Pastime. Not necessarily an American invention, but certainly an American experiment, or even evolution. Abner Doubleday is usually credited with the invention of the game, but it actually seems to have developed from “Rounders,” a game still played in England today. Controversy […]

FUMC Rockwall to continue Wesley Arts Series with ‘Sacrifice of James Harvey’

ROCKWALL, TX (April 16, 2014) On Thursday, April 24th, at 7:00pm, First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, 1200 E. Yellow Jacket Lane, will host for its Wesley Arts speaker series Dr. J. Sage Elwell, Assistant Professor of Religion and Art at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth who will speak on “The Sacrifice of James Harvey” and […]

Car wash at Rockwall Taco Casa April 19 to benefit Relay for Life

ROCKWALL, TX (April 16, 2014) Firefighters and nurses from all over Dallas are joining together for a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 at the Rockwall Taco Casa.The fundraising event will benefit benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The Rockwall Relay for Life, set for April 25 at Cain […]

Senior Diabetes Lunch & Learn at Rockwall YMCA

ROCKWALL, TX (April 14, 2014) JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will host a Senior  Diabetes Lunch & Learn from 12 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22nd. Everyone is welcome to come bring a brown bag lunch, take advantage of free blood pressure screenings, and learn about Diabetes prevention. The educational program is free and open to […]

Lone Star CASA to honor volunteer advocates May 9

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 14, 2014) Lone Star CASA-Court Appointed Child Advocates are honoring the Volunteer Advocates at Dinner Friday, May 9th at The Victorian House in Kaufman. The festivities begin at 6 p.m., with the dinner, entertainment and awards program at 7.  The theme is Justice is Served.  Dessert will be served by several of […]

Stuff of Earth

ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) I slapped the last touches on a chicken coop the other day, having designed the thing from the ground up and pieced together every board of the poultry palace. Like all building projects, I ran into an unanticipated challenge. Basically, I needed to rip (or cut long-ways) a skinny board. There […]

Rockwall Founders Day Festival to feature Charlie Daniels Band

Rockwall celebrates 160 years  ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2014) The City of Rockwall is pleased to welcome Charlie Daniels and his band as the featured attraction at this year’s Founders Day celebration, set for Saturday, May 17. The 2014 event is being moved to Harry Myers Park (945 E. Washington) – site of the 1st […]