CW33TV News. The Gee family. Brandon, Devan, Saryn and mom Missy. The kids have all had the vaccine Prevnar. Five years ago Texas made it a requirement for kids entering daycare and preschool. Missy says she’s thankful because the kids are sick less often which is also good for grandma. “My grandmother has always lived [...]

Neighborsgo.com/blog/marciaonrockwall. Drummers for Jesus was founded in 2002 by Rockwall resident Carlos Benson as a get-together for like-minded folks with a passion for playing the drums. It has turned into a fast-growing nonprofit with an international following. “I’m a drummer at Lake Pointe Church, and I started getting together with another drummer banging on drums [...]

The Dallas Morning News. LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech fired coach Mike Leach on Wednesday, just two days after he was suspended by the school as it investigated his treatment of a player with a concussion. The school handed a termination letter to Leach’s attorney, Ted Liggett, just minutes before the two sides were to appear [...]

KCBD-TV11, LUBBOCK TX (VIDEO) – Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach’s lawyer, Ted Liggett, took KCBD-TV11 sports director Pete Christy on a tour of what was called a “shed” by football player Adam James.  Click here to see the video.

Royse City Herald Banner. Rockwall County ranked second nationally in a CNNMoney.com list of the nation’s Top 25 counties for job growth between 2000 and 2008. Rockwall County earned the ranking with an 84.9 percent increase in job growth over the eight-year period, according to CNNMoney.com. More

WebMD Health News. A nauseating “moldy” odor has sickened some people using Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with red EZ-Open caps. Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled all of this product, which is easily recognized by its distinctive red cap. The new recall expands a five-lot recall of the product announced last November. [...]

Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall’s boys basketball team kicked off its 2009-2010 district season by knocking off Carrollton R.L. Turner 50-35 at RHS gymnasium on Friday. The win placed the Jackets in a 4-way tie for first atop the 10-4A standings, along with Richardson Pearce, Greenville and Newman Smith. More

Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall’s Lady Jacket hoops team kept its position atop the District 10-4A standings with a dominating 79-25 rout of R.L. Turner in Carrollton on Friday. The Lady Jackets improved to 3-0 in district play and 16-3 overall with the win. More

Rockwall County Herald Banner. Rockwall Independent School District officials, faced with a budget deficit of almost $8 million for the current fiscal year, have their sights set on seeing a surplus — or balanced — budget for 2010-11. Mike Singleton, the school district’s chief financial officer, presented a “Balancing the Budget” plan to school board [...]

Royse City Herald Banner. A deputy with the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office is being praised by his department and by residents of a neighborhood near Royse City for his actions earlier this month that helped save a home from being completely destroyed by fire. Neighbor Sandra Kimber told the Herald-Banner and the HCSO that Agee [...]