WYLIE – Rockwall-Heath’s Jovan Hernandez threw a no-hitter and first baseman Jake Thompson slammed three home runs as the Hawks clobbered Wylie East, 11-0, last night to finish the regular season in a tie for first place in District 10-4A with Highland Park with 12-2 records. Jake Bledsoe also hit a homer and Bret Boswell [...]

PLANO – Laycee Holcomb pitched a two-hit shutout, had two hits and 2 RBIs leading a 15-hit Lady Jackets attack as Rockwall blasted Carrollton Newman Smith, 12-0, last night in a one-game Bi-District playoff at Plano West. Holcomb, now 18-3, has an ERA of 1.50, with 89 strike-outs in 130 innings. She’s also the Area’s [...]

RICHARDSON – Thomas Anderson threw a no-hitter and and Steve Bean hit a home run to lead Rockwall to a 2-0 victory over Richardson Pearce Friday night in its last regular game of the 2011 season. Chris Colacecchi pounded two doubles as The Yellowjackets won their 20th game overall to improve to 20-11-1, finishing in [...]

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ROCKWALL – David Allen Elvis Tribute will kick of the City of Rockwall’s free summer “Concert By The Lake” series for the entire family this Thursday at the amphitheater at The Harbor dining and entertainment district on Lake Ray Hubbard. (See a video of the David Allen Elvis Tribute below.) His high-energy show will be [...]

ROCKWALL – For the past two years, Rockwall real estate broker Lance Holland (above), the co-owner of Regal Realtors, has been battling cancer. So have other well-known area residents, including Rockwall County Commissioner Dennis Bailey, former Fate Mayor David Hill and commercial real estate associate Jamie Chism Leonie – the wife of Assistant Attorney General [...]

SAN MARCOS – Faith in God and in her abilities keeps one Texas State (University) softball player focused on the field. Haley Lemons, sophomore first baseman, is accustomed to pressure and said her beliefs allow a clear head. “I put so much value into winning and being obsessed with softball,” Lemons said. “Becoming stronger in [...]

By Mary Thacker. HEATH – This year’s valedictorian from Rockwall-Heath High School is a poised young man named Darara Borodge. Although he was born in Dallas, Darara’s parents were both born in Ethiopia. His father, Bediso, was a journalist who had to flee the country to escape imprisonment and possibly death. “He was writing stories [...]

NeighborsGo.com – Rockwall County veterans have been waiting a long time to witness the groundbreaking for a veterans memorial — 66 years, to be exact. “There was talk about a memorial, but nothing ever happened,” said Lee Gilbert, a Vietnam veteran and a member of the county’s veterans memorial committee. “Nobody ever took the bull [...]

ROCKWALL – Registered Sex Offender John Spinelli, aka John Strehl, was arrested at his home in The Shores yesterday by the Rockwall Police Department on a charge of Failing to Comply with Sex Offender Requirements. According to Lt. Kirk Aldridge, although Spinelli, 67, did properly notify Rockwall Police Feb. 2 that he was moving back [...]