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By J.J. Smith. Times are tough and the economy struggling, but the Rockwall Women’s League still managed to raise nearly $130,000 to fund local college scholarships and provide grants to area non-profit groups with their 2009 “Mystique” Charity Ball fundraising gala held April 18 at the Dallas Hilton Anatole Hotel. According to 2009 Ball Chairman [...]
In a stunning end to their highly-successful baseball season, Rockwall-Heath was shut out on two hits and lost their second game in a row to Texarkana Friday night, 12-0, in their Class 4A Region II best-of-three game semifinal series. Texarkana beat Heath, 7-4, Thursday night in Texarkana. Stunning because the run-rule caused the game to end [...]
TEXARKANA-Rockwall-Heath scored three runs in the first inning but couldn’t keep the lead as they fell to Texarkana, 7-4, Thursday night in the first of their best-of-three game Class 4A Region II semi-final series. Texarkana High scored a run in each of the first three innings to tie the score; then added two runs in the [...]
For the fourth consecutive year, the Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club will be awarding community grants of up to $1,000 to non-profit organizations which have received a tax-deductible, 501(c) 3 status from the IRS. More than $16,000 in grants has been awarded to Rockwall area non-profits over the past three years to such organizations as Rockwall Boys and [...]
Rockwall-Heath’s mighty Hawks baseball team (27-8) will take on Texarkana in a Class 4A Region II semi-final best-of-three game series begining Thursday at 7:30 pm at Texarkana High School. Their second game will be Friday at 7:30 pm at Rockwall-Heath. If a third game is necessary, it will be played Saturday at 8 pm at [...]
Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall president Ken Teel and Hospital board member and former City of Rockwall Mayor Alma Howard (left) donated a $10,000 check to become one of two major sponsors of the 2009 Rockwall Women’s League’s “Mystique” Black Tie Charity Ball April 18. Charity Ball Chair Kendra Jones accepts the check. The Rockwall Women’s [...]
By J.J. Smith. The husband of Rockwall County Helping Hands executive director and Rockwall City Council member Margo Nielsen lost his battle against cancer and passed away May 18. Roger Nielsen, 63, was president of Roger L. Nielsen and Associates, and managed the Rockwall Economic Technology Park and Rockwall Housing Development Corporation (The Meadows). Margo has been blogging about [...]
 By J.J. Smith. Rockwall’s nationally-known “Foreclosure Angel,” Marilyn Mock, was featured on the Oprah TV show May 18 as part of a series called “How to Help Those in Need.” Mock was interviewed by Oprah with Tracy, the woman from Pottsboro TX whom Marilyn helped in October, 2008, by purchasing her home at a Dallas foreclosure auction without [...]
By J.J. Smith. U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Rockwall) revealed to a crowd of about 200 persons gathered Monday for the Memorial Day program at Chandler’s Landing Yacht Club in Rockwall why he voted “No” eight times against the Obama administration’s federal bailout of the nation’s financial institutions. Hall explained that shortly after Pres. Obama was elected, he sent a [...]
Special Memorial Day services will be held today at two locations in Rockwall for the community to attend. Beginning at 10 am, Rest Haven Memorial Park and Funeral Home will host its 35th annual Memorial Day program, featuring a traditional presentation of the colors, a guest speaker and music by a 32-voice community choir. Guest speaker will be retired [...]
