WFAA’s Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive kicks off at Dick’s Last Resort
(DALLAS– Nov. 24, 2014) Country music legend Randy Travis was at Dick’s Last Resort in Dallas Nov. 20, where his autographed guitar auctioned for $4,500 during the WFAA-Channel 8 Santa’s Helpers Toy...
View ArticleHawaiian Falls seeking nominations for Christmas Blessings program
GARLAND, TX. (December 3, 2014) Hawaiian Falls wants to hear about a family or individual who needs a special blessing this Christmas. Nominate humble heroes who always put others’ needs before their...
View ArticleBlue Ribbon News Holiday Edition hits mailboxes
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 17, 2014) Here’s a digital look at our latest print edition which is on its way to nearly 18,000 homes throughout Rockwall and Heath this week. To submit your good news and...
View ArticleNorth Texas Beer Week returns this fall
DALLAS, TX (July 24, 2014) North Texas Beer Week returns this year on Friday, October 31 and will run through Sunday, November 9. The 10-day celebration of craft beer in North Texas features hundreds...
View ArticleEntry deadline Saturday for Rockwall’s Got Talent competition
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 29, 2014) For the sixth year in a row, Rockwall Community Playhouse will present Rockwall’s Got Talent, a community-wide talent show that puts the fun in fundraising by drawing a...
View ArticleRockwall’s Got Talent entry deadline Saturday
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 12, 2015) For the sixth year in a row, Rockwall Community Playhouse will present Rockwall’s Got Talent, a community-wide talent show that puts the fun in fundraising by drawing a...
View ArticleNorth Texas Beer Week returns this fall
DALLAS, TX (July 24, 2014) North Texas Beer Week returns this year on Friday, October 31 and will run through Sunday, November 9. The 10-day celebration of craft beer in North Texas features hundreds...
View ArticleNorth Texas Army Veteran to receive custom-built, mortgage-free home in Rockwall
(ROCKWALL, TX – July 16, 2015) U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jerry Holcomb and family received the surprise of a lifetime – and on America’s birthday, no less – when national nonprofit organization...
View ArticleRestaurants unveiled, reservations open for DFW Restaurant Week
DALLAS, TX (July 13, 2015) The official list of participating restaurants has been unveiled and reservations are now open for the summer’s hottest dining event, the 18th annual DFW Restaurant Week...
View ArticleHawaiian Falls gives special needs families exclusive access to the water parks
DALLAS, TX. (August 5, 2015) Hawaiian Falls hosted Champions Day at all five of its North Texas water parks for children and adults with special needs or medical issues. The “Champions” (individuals...
View ArticleBack on the bike after 50 years
Seventy old cyclist takes on 23-mi Hot Rocks course (ROCKWALL, TX – August 7, 2015) After a 50-year break, Larry Maddox is back on his bike. The 70-year-old picked up biking again last year and biked a...
View ArticleAddie Bryan raises thousands for hospital that helped her walk
(DALLAS, TX – August 12, 2015) Addison Bryan of Rockwall made a pretty big wish for her eighth birthday, and today that wish came true. In fact, her goal of raising $8,000 to give back to the hospital...
View ArticleOpen Carry gun law effective Jan 1
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 1, 2016) Rockwall residents learned all about the new Open Carry law that takes effect today during a special information session put on in mid-December by CARGO (Citizens...
View ArticleSeawolf sets sail for ninth season, Captain Scott Self sells Harbor Lights
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 3, 2016) Christening a boat with Budweiser may be a bit unusual, but nothing about Captain Scott Self and his 40-foot-long, 25-foot-wide catamaran is ordinary. “I don’t drink...
View ArticleFirefighters Ball draws record attendance, honors boy injured on Lake Ray...
(ROCKWALL, TX — Sept. 1, 2016) “No Brother Battles Alone.” No words ever rang so true for Lewisville Firefighter Austin McKitrick, wife Kelly McKitrick and their three-year-old son Aiden, grantee of...
View ArticleCriminal Interdiction Unit combats drug smuggling, human trafficking on North...
(ROCKWALL, TX — June 27, 2018) The team of deputies making up the North Texas Criminal Interdiction Unit are showing they’re a force to be reckoned with for those smuggling drugs and human cargo across...
View ArticleWWI Centennial: 3 Ways to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the end of WWI
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 27, 2018) One hundred years ago in August through November of 1918, thousands of Texans dedicated themselves to serving our country during World War I. Around 200,000 Texans...
View ArticleRestaurants unveiled, reservations open for DFW Restaurant Week
DALLAS, TX (July 13, 2015) The official list of participating restaurants has been unveiled and reservations are now open for the summer’s hottest dining event, the 18th annual DFW Restaurant Week...
View ArticleHawaiian Falls gives special needs families exclusive access to the water parks
DALLAS, TX. (August 5, 2015) Hawaiian Falls hosted Champions Day at all five of its North Texas water parks for children and adults with special needs or medical issues. The “Champions” (individuals...
View ArticleBack on the bike after 50 years
Seventy old cyclist takes on 23-mi Hot Rocks course (ROCKWALL, TX – August 7, 2015) After a 50-year break, Larry Maddox is back on his bike. The 70-year-old picked up biking again last year and biked a...
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