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Blood drive set May 4 at Royse City High in memory of Craig Bowers

Blood drive set May 4 at Royse City High in memory of Craig Bowers

ROYSE CITY – the Royse City Early Bird Rotary Club and Royse City High School (RCHS) Interact Club will host a blood drive with the American Red Cross, Friday, May 4, in memory former Royse City High School assistant principal Craig Bowers, who recently passed away. The blood drive will be at RCHS from 8 [...]

April 30 2012 | Posted in Featured, Health | Read More »

Salsa dancing this Saturday night at El Cayote Rojo Tex-Mex restaurant

Salsa dancing this Saturday night at El Cayote Rojo Tex-Mex restaurant

ROCKWALL – Exciting salsa dancing will begin this Saturday at 10:30 pm at El Cayote Rojo, 308 N. Fannin St. (Hwy 66). Enjoy delicious, large portions of Tex-Mex and then dance it off with a drink or two! Salsa dancing is featured here every second and fourth Saturday night. By J.J. Smith, Publisher

April 27 2012 | Posted in Entertainment, Featured | Read More »

Relay for Life at Cain tonight, $70,000 pledged so far to fight cancer

Relay for Life at Cain tonight, $70,000 pledged so far to fight cancer

ROCKWALL – Over $70,000 has already been pledged to fight cancer at the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Rockwall County being held tonight from 7 pm to 6:30 am at Cain Middle School, 6620 Fm 3097 – at the intersection of Horizon Rd and SH549. The public is invited to join hundreds [...]

April 27 2012 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

Mayors For Meals Day held recently to show support for Wheels on Meals

Mayors For Meals Day held recently to show support for Wheels on Meals

ROCKWALL - Fate Mayor Bill Broderick and Heath Council Member Julie Zurek showed their support for the “Mayors for Meals Day” March 21 as part of the Rockwall County Committee on Aging’s (RCCOA) “March For Meals” campaign. This is the 40th anniversary year of the Meals on Wheels program, initiated in 1972 when US President Richard [...]

April 26 2012 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

Nominate an older American for award from Committee on Aging

Nominate an older American for award from Committee on Aging

ROCKWALL – Which older American in Rockwall County deserves a recognition award for making a difference in the community? The Rockwall County Committee on Aging (RCCOA) is seeking nominations as it prepares for the 2012 “Older Americans Day” celebration May 4 at 1 pm at the Rockwall County Library, 1215 Yellow jacket Ln. in Rockwall. [...]

April 26 2012 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

Rockwall gymnastics teams win Region I championships, head to State

Rockwall gymnastics teams win Region I championships, head to State

IRVING – The Rockwall High School girls and boys gymnastics teams just won the Region I Gymnastics Championships and will soon be headed to the State Championships in San Angelo May 3-5. The defending state champion Lady Jackets (shown above) will be competing for their fifth state championship. The RHS girls scored 232.05, matching their [...]

April 25 2012 | Posted in Featured, Sports | Read More »

Beware of crooks using these scare tactics to defraud elderly

Beware of crooks using these scare tactics to defraud elderly

(By Paul Britt, former Rockwall Police officer, current warrant officer in Forney & owner of Britt’s Training Systems) ROCKWALL – The elderly are our greatest treasure. They are what have made this country great after World War II. They stepped up and saved the world. They were hardworking, trusting, giving and self-reliant to an extreme [...]

April 24 2012 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

Taste of Rockwall, featuring 30 local restaurants, coming April 19

Taste of Rockwall, featuring 30 local restaurants, coming April 19

ROCKWALL – Over 30 local fast-food and dine-in restaurants will be serving a wide variety of Asian, barbeque, burgers, chicken, Indian, Italian, Mexican and Tex-Mex food and dessert samples at the 19th annual “Taste of Rockwall,” April 19 at Rockwall High School, 901 Yellowjacket Ln. Sponsored by and benefiting the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce, the [...]

April 19 2012 | Posted in Entertainment, Featured | Read More »

Semi-annual Aspasians Arts, Crafts Fair this Saturday

Semi-annual Aspasians Arts, Crafts Fair this Saturday

ROCKWALL – Several thousand people are again expected to attend the semi-annual Aspasians Arts & Crafts Fair this Saturday on the Old Courthouse Square from 9 am to 5 pm. Dozens of booths will be set up by merchants from near and far away selling arts, crafts, antiques, clothing, sunglasses and much more. Several food [...]

April 18 2012 | Posted in Entertainment, Featured | Read More »

Helping Hands kicks off Annual Campaign to help County residents in need

Helping Hands kicks off Annual Campaign to help County residents in need

ROCKWALL – Rockwall County Helping Hands non-profit assistance agency kicked off its 2012 Annual Campaign April 1 to raise funds to help local families and individuals who are struggling financially to make ends meet. According to Executive Director Margo Nielsen, there are thousands of families and individuals across Rockwall County who currently need and will [...]

April 11 2012 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »