ROCKWALL – Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park will host its 39th annual Memorial Day patriotic tribute and celebration for the area residents Monday, May 27, under the big tent at Rest...

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ROCKWALL – Celebrating the City of Rockwall’s 159th birthday, popular Texas Country music stars, the Casey Donahew Band, will headline the Rockwall Founder’s Day Celebration Saturday, May 18, from 10 am – 9...

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LOS ANGELES – Rockwall’s 19-year-old Amber Carrington is now one of the final 12 contestants on NBC-TV’s The Voice singing competition after voting results were announced live on the show last night by...

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ROCKWALL – Family members and friends celebrated 17-term Congressman Ralph Hall’s 90th birthday May 3 at the Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club in The Shores subdivision, the first of several birthday parties planned...

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ROCKWALL – Another season of free Thursday night concerts by the lake, sponsored by the City of Rockwall and presented by Rockwall Ford & Rockwall Dodge, will kick off May 9, 7:30 –...

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FT. BENNING GA – Rockwall-Heath High School 2010 graduate Aaron Gladney graduated from basic paratrooper training April 12 at the U. S. Army Airborne School in Ft. Benning GA – “Jump School” –...

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Community

5 Rockwall non-profits receive $2,500 each from City Bank contest »

5 Rockwall non-profits receive $2,500 each from City Bank contest FORNEY – The Forney branch of City Bank Texas “rewarded” five local charities from Rockwall and five from Forney May 6 with $2,500 each for rallying their friends...

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Play sand volleyball for good cause in Jessica Shaw Memorial Tourney June 1 »

Play sand volleyball for good cause in Jessica Shaw Memorial Tourney June 1

ROCKWALL – Want to have fun playing sand volleyball to help raise funds for a good cause?...

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Classic-rockers SoundHouse to play at free Concert on Lake May 23 »

Classic-rockers SoundHouse to play at free Concert on Lake May 23

ROCKWALL – Classic-rock band Sound House will play at this week’s free Thursday night “Concert By The...

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Former Hunt Co. Constable indicted for murder in shooting death of Rockwall mom Jessica Aguilar »

Former Hunt Co. Constable indicted for murder in shooting death of Rockwall mom Jessica Aguilar

ROCKWALL – A Rockwall County grand jury indicted former Hunt County Constable Anthony Dewayne Lewis for the...

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New study: Half of teen drivers text while behind the wheel »

New study: Half of teen drivers text while behind the wheel

CHICAGO – In 2011, nearly half of high school students 16 and older reported texting while driving...

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Bailey, White, Zator win seats on school boards; Megyesi, Cowan in Fate »

Bailey, White, Zator win seats on school boards; Megyesi, Cowan in Fate

ROCKWALL – Marketing director Jon Bailey and salesman Jim White (left photo) easily won Place 4 and...

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CSCOPE opponent accuses RISD Board Pres. Hamilton of lying to convince Rockwall CSCOPE is needed »

CSCOPE opponent accuses RISD Board Pres. Hamilton of lying to convince Rockwall CSCOPE is needed

ROCKWALL – One of the state’s most outspoken opponents of the highly controversial CSCOPE online curriculum being...

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Former Hunt Co. Constable indicted for murder in shooting death of Rockwall mom Jessica Aguilar »

ROCKWALL – A Rockwall County grand jury indicted former Hunt County Constable Anthony Dewayne Lewis for the offenses of Murder and Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon Wednesday as a suspect in the Feb. 16 shootings of his former girlfriend, Rockwall resident Jessica Aguilar, and her male companion, Francisco DeLaCruz. Aguilar, 33, the Rockwall mother...

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Former Hunt Co. Constable indicted for murder in shooting death of Rockwall mom Jessica Aguilar

Rockwall County News Publisher Wes Burnett passes away suddenly »

ROCKWALL – The publisher and owner of the Rockwall County News, Wesley Burnett, passed away suddenly from a stroke March 28. He was 72 years old. Mr. Burnett was the publisher of the Post Dispatch in Post TX from 1982 to 2008, when he moved to Rockwall and purchased the Rockwall County News. According to...

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Rockwall County News Publisher Wes Burnett passes away suddenly

CSCOPE opponent accuses RISD Board Pres. Hamilton of lying to convince Rockwall CSCOPE is needed »

ROCKWALL – One of the state’s most outspoken opponents of the highly controversial CSCOPE online curriculum being used by Rockwall ISD teachers and about 75 percent of the state’s school districts has accused RISD Board President Doug Hamilton of lying about CSCOPE in a recent interview in TheRockwallNews.com. In an article entitled, “Rockwall School Board...

May 10 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »
CSCOPE opponent accuses RISD Board Pres. Hamilton of lying to convince Rockwall CSCOPE is needed

New study: Half of teen drivers text while behind the wheel »

CHICAGO – In 2011, nearly half of high school students 16 and older reported texting while driving in a large national survey. The study “Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among High School Students,” is in the June 2013 issue of “Pediatrics” and was published online yesterday. Researchers surveyed more than 15,000...

May 14 2013 / 1 comment / Read More »
New study: Half of teen drivers text while behind the wheel

Son writes Father’s Day tribute for his father, “Voice of Rockwall” Gary Freedman »

Letter To The Editor:  More than “The Voice.” As we celebrate and spend time this Father’s Day with the Dads and Granddads in our lives, it’s important to give thanks and show them love.  Some of us are lucky for the chance to embrace our fathers this Sunday, while others are reminded of how their...

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Son writes Father’s Day tribute for his father, “Voice of Rockwall” Gary Freedman

Sports

Play sand volleyball for good cause in Jessica Shaw Memorial Tourney June 1

Play sand volleyball for good cause in Jessica Shaw Memorial Tourney June 1 »

ROCKWALL – Want to have fun playing sand volleyball to help raise funds for a good cause? Hundreds of volleyball players are expected to participate in the 9th annual Jessica...

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No-hitter by Ryan Kinney leads Heath to first 2 Class 5A playoff wins »

No-hitter by Ryan Kinney leads Heath to first 2 Class 5A playoff wins

HEATH – Last weekend couldn’t have gone much better for the 2012 4A Texas State baseball champions as the Heath Hawks opened...

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Yellowjackets beat Rowlett in Bi-District playoff game, 4-1 »

Yellowjackets beat Rowlett in Bi-District playoff game, 4-1

(By Stewie Fielder) WYLIE (Sam Ballew photo)– The Rockwall Yellowjackets (27-6) stayed the course to capture a win over Rowlett (12-17-1) in...

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Entertainment

Vote for Amber Carrington on The Voice online, by phone, text or iTunes »

Vote for Amber Carrington on The Voice online, by phone, text or iTunes

ROCKWALL – Singing Martina McBride’s hit song, “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” country/pop singing star Amber Carrington from Rockwall delivered another...

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Casey Donahue Band to headline Founder’s Day celebration May 18 »

Casey Donahue Band to headline Founder’s Day celebration May 18

ROCKWALL – Celebrating the City of Rockwall’s 159th birthday, popular Texas Country music stars, the Casey Donahew Band, will headline the Rockwall...

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Classic-rockers SoundHouse to play at free Concert on Lake May 23

Classic-rockers SoundHouse to play at free Concert on Lake May 23 »

ROCKWALL – Classic-rock band Sound House will play at this week’s free Thursday night “Concert By The Lake,” sponsored by the City of Rockwall and presented by Rockwall Ford &...

May 20 2013 / No comment / Read More »

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