ROCKWALL (Marcia Hasenyager Photo) – The two-time defending State Girls Gymnastics Champions, the Rockwall Lady Jackets, fell less than one point short of winning its third straight championship this past Friday and Saturday as San Angelo Central won its sixth girls gymnastic title at Rockwall High School. San Angel0 finished at 231.100, with Humble Kingwood [...]
LOS ANGELES – Nineteen-year-old Rockwall singing sensation Amber Carrington just won her first singing “battle” tonight on NBC-TV’s “The Voice” when her coach, Maroon 5 front-man Adam Levine, selected her over the favored Sasha Allen after both women sang portions of “Try” separately and together. See a preview portion of their competitionon on The Voice [...]
ROCKWALL – Wondering what that tall crane in the sky is for standing atop the hill above The Harbor? It’s part of the construction now ongoing of the seven-story Trend Tower which is scheduled to be completed this November. Developed by Heath-based Sterling One Properties, the corporate tower will provide 100,000 sq. ft. of office [...]
LOS ANGELES – Nineteen-year-old Rockwall woman Amber Carrington (left photo) sang her way out of the blind auditions last night and onto “The Voice” singing competition televised nationwide on NBC-TV, when Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine (right photo) quickly selected her onto his team after she sang only a few notes of the Carrie [...]
ROCKWALL – The photography exhibit of Rockwall photographer Jack Palmer that will be on display April 12 at K.E. Cellars Food Wine Music at 301 N. San Jacinto in Rockwall, beginning at 7 pm. Palmer says his canvas art photography will showcase his photos taken primarily in the Rockwall area.
ROCKWALL (Marcia Hasenyager photos) – The two-time defending State Champion Rockwall girls gymnastics team (left) will try to make it three in a row and capture their sixth state championship April 19-20, after the Lady Jackets and Rockwall boys gymnastics team (right) both won the Regional Championship at Heath High School’s gym last week and [...]
HEATH – Heath Mayor Lorne Liechty delivers a noon meal to a homebound senior provided by Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County March 20, as part of Mayors for Meals day, when mayors across the U.S. help deliver meals to seniors and disabled citizens. Afterward Meals on Wheels Executive Director Margie VerHagen presented [...]
TERRELL – Rockwall and Kaufman County residents who have helped abused and neglected children and served as their voices in court will be honored by Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) at their “Denim and Diamonds – Justice is Served” fajita dinner, April 13, 5-9 pm, at Shadow Ridge Farm, 12198 Shadow Ridge Ln. [...]
(By Liz Jones, JER Chilton YMCA Membership & Wellness Director) April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month. At the YMCA we champion child abuse prevention every day, but during April we will be working hard to bring awareness to this issue. I have seen child abuse from many angles. As a former executive director of [...]
(By Tony Arterburn, a 1999 Rockwall High School graduate who was among the first boots on the ground in the Iraq War. He is pictured on right in left/main photo) “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for [...]
