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By J.J. Smith. Rockwall’s own “Foreclosure Angel” Marilyn Mock and family have saved another homeowner from losing her home to foreclosure – this time in Minnesota. Mock, who with her husband, Bruce, co-owns the local family business, Classic Rock Stoneyard, returned earlier this month with her daughter, Alyssa, from St. Cloud MN where their Foreclosure Angel Foundation came to [...]
A Rockwall woman says she was horrified when she saw someone trying to kill some kittens in the middle of downtown Rockwall. She hopes the information from this story helps catch the ones who did it. Click here to read this CBS11-TV story.
Twenty-five talented youngsters are hitting the stage at the Rockwall Community Playhouse June 23-28 when they perform in the musical “Seussical Jr.” The children started rehearsals two weeks before local schools let out for the summer. Led by Director Shayna Oden and Assistant Director Lindsey Yarborough, the drama camp has consisted of learning songs, dance routines, [...]
By J.J. Smith. ROCKWALL – State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R-Rockwall) called on about 80 members of Rockwall’s Republican Men’s Club June 14 to contact Governor Rick Perry’s office right away to ask him to veto Senate Bill 1440, which will clear the way for CPS to arbitrarily enter homes and take children away from parents without a court [...]
Agave Tapas Grill Restaurant & Bar, one of the handful of restaurants clustered around the Harbor waterfront development in Rockwall, has some changes underfoot, including a new chef and menu. Scott Hoffner, a graduate of the culinary program at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., joined the restaurant about three weeks ago, after having [...]
The pilot of a small aircraft was killed Wednesday morning when the plane crashed at the Phillips Flying Ranch Airport, located about 15 miles southeast of Rockwall. Click here to read this WFAA-TV story.
 By J.J. Smith. It only takes a minute or two after listening to Shaye Tipton (pictured) talk about how much she loves assisting and taking care of senior citizens to realize that serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Rockwall’s new Arbor House Assisted Living Center is not just a job, but a genuine [...]
Texas State Attorney General Greg Abbot has ruled in favor of the Herald-Banner and ordered that the settlement agreement between the City of Royse City and former City Manager Karen Philippi be released to the public. Click here to read this Greenville Herald Banner story.
 If voters had their way, there would be no new government center in Rockwall. And they’ve had their say – twice.But the justice center planned for the hill overlooking Interstate 30 is a matter of need rather than choice, says Rockwall County Judge Chris Florance. And that’s why county commissioners decided to build the facility [...]
“The Military View” column, by Jerry Hogan. Walking to the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Rockwall several weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet local resident Carolyn Minnerly and talk with her during our trek from the parking lot to the building. She told me of her son, Mason, a 2007 graduate of Rockwall High [...]
