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Family Compass Raised Over $175,000 At 5th Annual North Star Luncheon

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Top Stories: ➊ – Rockwall-Heath, Rockwall fall in game three of region baseball semifinals (Monday), ➋ – Dellandrea scores twice in 3rd, Stars stay alive with 4-2 victory over Golden Knights (Sunday), ➌ – Former UT DB Kobe Boyce in a better place after stepping away from playing football (Sunday), ➍ – Troy, Dak, Romo, Hilton, Rothschild, Miss Texas Rallied For Children’s Cancer Fund Munchkin Super Heroes (Monday), ➎ – Legacy Of Love Was A Family Affair With Darren And Tiffany Woodson And Plano’s First Family (Monday)

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Save the date for the Rockwall Art League Fine Art Show & Sale

Blue Ribbon News 6/4 8:28A Editor

ROCKWALL, TX (June 4, 2023) Mark your calendars for the upcoming Rockwall Art League 23rd Annual Fine Art Show Sale to be held September 22-30 at Cavender Nissan. The Rockwall...

Rockwall High School graduates 660 seniors

Rockwall Herald Banner 6/4 7:45A

GARLAND — Rockwall High School graduated 660 seniors during a ceremony at the Curtis Culwell Center.

Related: Rockwall-Heath graduates 644 seniors Rockwall Herald Banner

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Worthwhile Things

Blue Ribbon News 6/4 5:48A Editor

ROCKWALL, TX (June 4, 2023) Mother Nature has treated us kindly with a stunning spring garden season. We have been granted regular rains and an abundance of moderate, pleasant...

Revved up for CASA kids

Blue Ribbon News 6/4 4:03A Editor

Cars for CASA event raises over $102,000 ROCKWALL, TX (June 4, 2023) More than 400 cars, trucks, and bikes participated in the 18th Annual Cars for CASA event recently hosted...

Rockwall Meals on Wheels provides caregiver support for seniors and disabled citizens through...

Blue Ribbon News 6/2 8:22A Melanie M

Rockwall, TX (June 2, 2023) The kitchen can be a joyful hub of the house and often a zone of comfort. When accidents happen in the kitchen, it is disheartening as it...

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JUST IN: North Texas Arts Vet Stacie Wheelock Adams Named Business Council For The Arts CEO

My Sweet Charity 6/2 10:30A Jeanne Prejean

Just as longtime Business Council for the Arts retiring CEO Katherine Wagner was ending her 14 years of supporting North Texas arts through all types of challenges including the legendary pandemic, it...

“Blossoms And New Beginnings” Abounded Thanks To 8th Interfaith Auxiliary Luncheon

My Sweet Charity 6/2 8:30A Jeanne Prejean

8th Interfaith Auxiliary Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs Sarah Claire Corrigan and Emily Hill decided to change things up a bit this year for the Interfaith Family Services fundraiser on Friday, April 28,...

2023 Crystal Charity Ball 10 Best Dressed Reveal Adjusted To Some Scheduling Challenges

My Sweet Charity 6/2 4:30A Jeanne Prejean

While 2023 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dresser Meredith Land had to use her shortcut strategy to make it from her 6 p.m. KXAS newscast in Fort Worth to the CCB Ten BD announcement reception at...

Unique Father’s Day Gifts He’ll Love

Tanya Foster 6/1 3:00P Tanya Foster

Father’s Day is Sunday, June 18. You have a little over two weeks to get the man in your life a gift. Whether you’re shopping for your dad, son, father-in-law, grandfather, husband… I’ve curated the...

North Texans Can Take The Grid’s Temperature Thanks To ERCOT’s New TXANS Program

My Sweet Charity 6/1 10:30A Jeanne Prejean

North Texans know all too well how the Texas Grid caved in just a couple of years ago . With the 21 st century’s need to power up air-conditioning, smart homes and cellphones, the health of the Grid...

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Sipping the New Bourbons at Bending Branch

Texas Wine Lover 6/3 3:25A Jeff Cope

Bending Branch has started offering bourbon. Not just any kind of bourbon, but authentic Kentucky bourbon. Amie Nemec and I recently visited Bending Branch to do a tasting of the bourbons with CEO Dr....

William Chris Wine Company Hires Seth Urbanek to Establish Sparkling Wine Facility

Texas Wine Lover 6/2 4:07A Jeff Cope

William Chris Wine Company (WCWC) is excited to announce the hire of Seth Urbanek as Director of Wine Projects. In this role, Urbanek will be focused on establishing the first full-scale sparkling...

Mad Hatter Dinner Series: A Gastronomic Journey with Chef Josh Bonee

Rockwall BubbleLife iReporter 6/2 12:00A Chonnie Richey

Introducing the Mad Hatter Dinner Series: A Gastronomic Journey with Chef Josh Bonee , Benefitting Independence Gardens. Lewisville , Texas We are thrilled to announce the launch of the highly...

Texas Two Sip: A Blind Tasting Challenge with Texas Fine Wine

Texas Wine Lover 6/1 12:34A Robin English-Bircher

Texas Fine Wine conducted its second Texas Two Sip Blind Tasting at Re:Rooted 210 Urban Winery in San Antonio. The blind tasting pits a Texas wine against the same variety from a different region. In...

Sip, Sip, Hooray! Summers are better with Blue Goose Cantinas Monthly Margarita Specials

Rockwall BubbleLife iReporter 5/31 11:45P Kathy Beazley

Margaritas might just be the official drink of summer and Blue Goose Cantina is ready to put the chill in your summer with monthly margarita specials that will quench your thirst. Enjoy these decadent...

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Summer Wardrobe Staples!

The Sister Studio 6/3 10:12P Jennifer Reed

June is HERE! Can you believe it? I feel like May flew by! Our kids are officially on their summer break and, boy, are they excited! I m actaully really looking forward to this summer with the kids;...

SUMMER DRESSES

The Middle Page 6/2 2:40A Cathy Williamson

SUMMER DRESSES Hello, everyone! I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend and a wonderful week! I am posting this week late because I was out of town and honestly did not have one second to...

MASTERING MONOCHROME: 3 STEPS TO PUT TOGETHER A STUNNING OUTFIT

Style of Sam 5/31 8:39A Sam

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May’s Amazon FAVES!

The Sister Studio 5/29 9:47P Jennifer Reed

This month s ALL THINGS AMAZON newsletters is HERE and it may be one of the best ones yet! I ve rounded up lots of adorable summer dresses, skirts, tops, home decor, swimsuits, coverups, accessories...

MEMORIAL DAY

The Middle Page 5/26 3:11A Cathy Williamson

ONE // TWO // THREE // FOUR // FIVE // SIX // SEVEN // EIGHT // NINE // TEN Happy Memorial Day, Ladies! What is everyone up to this Memorial Day weekend? I am headed to LA with my...

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Judge: Diamond Sports must pay full value of contracts to Diamondbacks, Guardians, Twins, Rangers

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/2 2:45A Associated Press

Diamond Sports has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the Southern District of Texas since it filed in March.

Texas would prefer a 9-game conference schedule when it joins SEC but that might have to wait

Spectrum Local News Sports 6/1 1:05A Associated Press

When Texas does join the Southeastern Conference next year, the Longhorns prefer to play as many league games as possible and Texas A&M every year.

Rockwall to hold Texas Open pickleball tournament this week

Rockwall Herald Banner Local Sports 5/31 10:00A From staff and contributed repor

The Professional Pickleball Association's Texas Open, presented by Selkirk Sport, is returning to Rockwall on Wednesday through Sunday.

Outdoors with Luke: Luke shares tips on catching largemouth bass

Rockwall Herald Banner Local Sports 5/31 9:30A Luke Clayton

My love affair with the largemouth bass goes back well over 60 years.

Grant Anderson wins in relief in MLB debut, Rangers beat Tigers 10-6

Spectrum Local News Sports 5/31 1:06A Associated Press

The Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, the best record in franchise history at the one-third mark.

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Mark Cuban's drug company, drug maker team up for super-cheap version of Humira

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/2 8:59A Ron Leuty

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. will offer a cut-rate biosimilar version of one of the best-selling drugs developed by Peninsula drug maker Coherus BioSciences Inc. The price...

How this entrepreneur is utilizing a 'peer-based approach' to address Garland's senior population

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/2 3:48A David Moreno

Dadong Wan spoke with the Dallas Business Journal about his choice to launch a Seniors Helping Seniors franchise in Garland and the impact he wants to leave on communities...

The List: Take a look at the top hospitals in North Texas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 6/1 9:17A Davie Nguyen

Continuing to make adjustments in a post-pandemic era and cope with the ever-increasing population of North Texas are among some of the top trends among executives helming...

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Austin Public Health dashboard shows rise in opioid-related overdoses, deaths

Spectrum Local News Health 6/1 4:15A Sunny Tsai

2022 saw a drastic increase of opioid overdose from 2021.

Pharmerica to add North Texas space in 2024, filing shows

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 5/31 9:29A David Moreno

Pharmerica appears to be readying new space in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2024, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

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Spanish Rice

Love and Lemons 6/4 2:28A Jeanine Donofrio

I ve eaten Spanish rice at Mexican restaurants countless times, but it wasn t until this year that I started making this Spanish rice recipe at home. Today s post is a PSA: if you re not already...

How To Whip Cream Cheese—Even Straight From The Fridge!

Cooking Chew 6/2 12:26P Andi Reis

Here’s a quick tutorial that will have you whipping up fluffy cream cheese in no time—even with a cold block of cream cheese! The post How To Whip Cream Cheese—Even Straight...

The 5 Rudest Things People Do At The Farmers Market That Vendors Hate

Huffington Post 6/2 8:17A

From haggling to taking free samples and even snapping photos of products, here's how farmers and vendors really feel about your behavior.

Who Benefits? A Look at the Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities Preliminary Awards

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition 6/2 6:15A Laura Zaks

Photo credit: USDA NRCS Texas In February 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) first announced details of its Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities (PCSC). The PCSC is a centerpiece of...

Cowboy Chicken Goes Green With Summer Specials

Restaurant News 6/2 6:13A RestaurantNews.com

Strawberry Pecan Salad Wood-Fired Rotisserie Chicken Restaurant Brand Kicks off Summer Salad Fest with New Salads, Beverages and Desserts Dallas, TX ( RestaurantNews.com ) ...