In Her Shoes 5k takes steps against domestic violence (ROCKWALL-August 5, 2013) Women in Need will present its 3rd annual In Her Shoes 5K and one-mile fun run beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, September 28. Women In Need, Inc. provides hope and help for victims of domestic violence. All proceeds from this event will go directly […]
(Rockwall) August 4, 2013 – Leadership Rockwall, presented by the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, is a program designed to identify and motivate emerging leaders, and to develop their potential for community leadership by introducing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges of our civic and business communities. The class starts with a weekend teambuilding […]
The King and I to run Aug 15-18 (Rockwall) July 22, 2013 – Keeli James has been rehearsing for the role of the English-born schoolteacher, Anna, in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I since she was six years old. That’s when she began to tinker with the British dialect required for the lead role, […]
(Rockwall) July 30, 2013 – The City of Rockwall Parks & Recreation Department presents its 2013 Concert By The Lake Series, presented by Rockwall Ford and Rockwall Dodge. All concerts are FREE and begin at 7:30 p.m. at The Harbor on Lake Ray Hubbard, 2047 Summer Lee Drive. Supporting sponsors are AAA Texas, BB&T, Dodie’s, […]
(Rockwall) July 29, 2013 – The Dirty Rock Off-Road Sprint Triathlon (which was postponed to rains affecting Squabble Creek Trail) has been rescheduled to 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall. The Kiwanis TriRock event is set for Sunday, Aug. 25 at the YMCA, making it a tri-weekend. Off-road sprint triathlon […]
Meet Carolyn Townsend of Rockwall (Rockwall) July 29, 2013 – Among the exciting developments happening at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall is the welcoming of Carolyn Townsend, who will serve as Aquatics Director. Interim Aquatics Director, Colton Read, will be headed off to college this fall. Carolyn studied biology and anthropology and earned two […]
(Rockwall) July 29, 2013 – Remember Gracie Lu Twisty Kitty’s story, featured at BlueRibbonNews.com and in our May/June print edition? Three months later, the video has racked up another 10,000 views and has just passed the 60,000 mark. After Gracie Lu appeared in Blue Ribbon News, she’s more popular than ever! GRACIE’S STORY (April 24, 2013) The […]
(Rockwall) July 20, 2013 – On Sunday, August 4th, at 4:00pm, First United Methodist Church, 1200 E. Yellow Jacket Ln., Rockwall, will hold its annual Old Fashioned Chautauqua meeting, featuring the Robby Wright Family gospel singers from Lewisville and congregational hymn sing. The event is open to the public and will be followed by an […]
(Rockwall) July 28, 2013 – We all have our bad habits. If strum your fingers on the table, others at the table will tend to ignore it as long as they can before dirty looks come your way. If you tend to make fast friends but then disappear from the friendship as quick as you […]
(Rockwall) July 28, 2013 – On Wednesday, July 24, 2013, a Rockwall County jury convicted Rockwall residents Francisco Hernandez Godinez, 34, and his brother Salvador Hernandez, 24, of the second degree felony offense of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Today, the same jury sentenced Godinez to 12 years and Hernandez to five years in […]