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Aspasians Arts & Crafts Fair this Saturday

Aspasians Arts & Crafts Fair this Saturday

By J.J. Smith. For over 30 years the semi-annual Aspasians Arts & Crafts Fair has been held in Rockwall on Saturdays in April and September, bringing together hundreds of artisans selling their artwork, jewelry, clothing, purses, hats, sunglasses, antiques, gifts, foods and much more. The first Aspasians Fair of 2010 begins tomorrow at 9 am [...]

April 23 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Latest News | Read More »

A heartfelt plea to parents of boy found dead in Wylie

WFAA-TV. WYLIE — As hundreds of people gathered in Wylie to remember a nameless child, a team of investigators and child advocates made a direct appeal to the boy’s family to come forward. No one knows who the boy’s parents are —  or if they are even from North Texas. But Dan Powers, the clinical [...]

April 23 2010 | Posted in Video News | Read More »

Hundreds attend vigil for unidentified boy found dead in Wylie

Hundreds attend vigil for unidentified boy found dead in Wylie

The Dallas Morning News. WYLIE – Strangers came by the hundreds Thursday night to mourn a little boy none of them knew. They lit a candle, said a prayer and all asked the same question: Who is this boy whose body was abandoned a week ago near a Collin County pond? Wylie police and the [...]

April 23 2010 | Posted in Crime, Latest News | Read More »

Rowlett Mayor says he has kept promises, asks to be re-elected

Rowlett Mayor says he has kept promises, asks to be re-elected

By J.J. Smith. When first-term City of Rowlett Mayor John Harper initially ran for the part-time position in 2007, he promised no more unnecessary taxes, smaller government, no city borrowing without voter approval and to bring City spending under control. He was overwhelmingly elected. Now he says he has kept his promises and is asking [...]

April 23 2010 | Posted in Featured, Government | Read More »

Community rallies to ID dead boy

Community rallies to ID dead boy

By Kevin Boie, MYFOXDFW.COM. WYLIE – A reward, vigils and a Facebook page — people in Wylie are going to great lengths to identify a dead disabled boy found dumped in a rural park. The child, who is approximately 6 years old, was discovered in East Fork Park near Lake Lavon on April 15 and [...]

April 22 2010 | Posted in Crime, Featured | Read More »

Woman shot in Rowlett dies

Woman shot in Rowlett dies

By WFAA-TV. ROWLETT — A woman reportedly shot several times during an altercation outside a Rowlett home was pronounced dead shortly after 5 p.m. Witnesses told police the victim was arguing with a male wearing scrubs at about 3:24 p.m. when he shot her several times and then fled the scene on foot in the [...]

April 22 2010 | Posted in Crime, Latest News | Read More »

Postgame: Dirk thinks the Mavericks didn’t execute down the stretch

April 22 2010 | Posted in Video News | Read More »

Spurs vs. Mavericks Game 2: Richard Jefferson scores 19 points and helps the Spurs beat the Mavericks

April 22 2010 | Posted in Video News | Read More »

Rowlett parents concerned over school discipline

Rowlett parents concerned over school discipline

By Stephanie Lucero, WFAA-TV News. Parents of fifth grade students who attend Back Elementary School in Rowlett say discipline at the school is excessive and they want to see changes before the school year ends. Scott Roy said his daughter is a straight-A student, but she became nervous after a teacher threatened to finger print [...]

April 22 2010 | Posted in Education, Latest News | Read More »

Gunman dies after shooting ex-wife’s boyfriend, setting her Rowlett home on fire

Gunman dies after shooting ex-wife’s boyfriend, setting her Rowlett home on fire

By Colin Hogan, The Dallas Morning News. A shooting suspect died this morning after wounding his estranged wife’s boyfriend and burning down her Rowlett house, police said. The woman woke up around 1:20 a.m. to find her ex-husband armed with a shotgun and standing in the hallway of the home in the 10800 block of [...]

April 22 2010 | Posted in Crime, Latest News | Read More »