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Video story now online showing Jerod Osborne motorcade going through Royse City
By J.J. Smith. A video news story is now published on the Homepage of TheRockwallNews.com showing yesterday’s motorcade for Spc. Jerod Heath Osborne traveling on Hwy. 66 through Royse City and Fate on it’s way to Rest Haven Funeral Home, located just east of Rockwall. Look for the nine-minute video in the video news section [...]
Thousands of County residents line Hwy. 66 for Spc. Jerod Osborne motorcade
By J.J. Smith. (Video News) Thousands of Rockwall County residents lined Highway 66 yesterday afternoon from Royse City to Fate and near Rest Haven Funeral Home in Rockwall to pay their respects to fallen soldier Spc. Jerod Heath Osborne. Spc. Osborne was the 2008 Rockwall-Heath High School graduate who was killed July 5 in Afghanistan [...]
Jerod H. Osborne: Army medic saved lives until the end
The Dallas Morning News. The Army trained Spc. Jerod H. Osborne to save lives, and he did. In May, he was the only medic at the scene when a roadside bomb killed five civilians and critically wounded seven others. He received a Bronze Star for saving the lives of the injured civilians. On July 5, [...]
All-Area Baseball: Rockwall-Heath’s Jovan Hernandez at the top
The Dallas Morning News. Player of the Year. JOVAN HERNANDEZ, 3B, Rockwall-Heath, Sophomore. (Photo from HeathHawksbaseball.com) Baseball is defined by numbers. They are associated with every aspect of the game. Innings. Outs. Hits. Runs. Errors. And individual statistics. The raw data don’t lie. And in Jovan Hernandez’s case they tell the whole story, capturing the [...]
Funeral services for fallen soldier Jerod Osborne this Friday
By J.J. Smith. Funeral services for 2008 Rockwall-Heath High School graduate Jerod Heath Osborne, will be this Friday at 2 pm at Lake Pointe Church, 701 I-30 in Rockwall. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park. Spc. Osborne was killed July 5 by a roadside bomb while serving as a U.S. Army combat medic [...]
Professional boxing coming to The Harbor this Saturday night
By J.J. Smith. For the first time ever, professional boxing is coming to The Harbor amphitheater in Rockwall. Six pro bouts are scheduled on the stage this Saturday evening beginning at 8 pm at the “Rock the Box” event. According to a news release from event promoter Black Glove Promotions, Texas Super Welterweight Champion Charles [...]
TEA Party scheduled July 17 in Rockwall
By J.J. Smith. Rockwall area residents will get a chance to see in person if the NAACP’s recent charges are correct that the TEA Party movement is racist when Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Sulphur Springs and Canton TEA Party members host a combined rally this Saturday at 9 am outside the Rockwall home of Republican [...]
Motorcade for Spc. Jerod Osborne coming through Royse City, Fate this afternoon
By J.J. Smith. A motorcade bearing the casket of 2008 Rockwall-Heath graduate Spc. Jerod Heath Osborne will be coming through Royse City and then Fate today on Highway 66 between about 2:30 and 3:30 pm on the way to Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Rockwall. Hundreds of Royse City and Rockwall County [...]
Friday Night Lights TV show will pay extras July 16-17 at Cotton Bowl
By J.J. Smith. The producer of the NBC-TV program “Friday Night Lights” is looking for volunteer extras July 16 and 17 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas to play the part of fans in an upcoming episode. According to a spokesman for the Rockwall Community Playhouse, the producer will pay the Playhouse $20 for each [...]
