ROWLETT – The eastern extension of the President George Bush Turnpike is complete and its long-awaited opening will be tomorrow afternoon, according to Rowlett Mayor Todd Gottel. Gottel announced the news on his Facebook page Monday night. “Well, it’s official!!! Ladies and Gentlemen… Get your Toll Tags ready! I have just received official notice that [...]

HEATH – Earlier today TheRockwallNews.com published a story with a link to an article that appeared this morning on real estate blog “Candy’s Dirt,” about a $2 million, 11,000 sq. ft. house for sale in Heath possibly having something to do with why Pillar Sanders recently filed paperwork to divorce former Dallas Cowboys Hall of [...]

Christmas shoppers beware! It’s called electronic pickpocketing and security expert Walt Augustinowicz says relatively new technology designed to make your purchases more convenient could put your credit card number at risk. In a mall in New York City, Augustinowicz showed INSIDE EDITION’s Paul Boyd how it can happen. In a matter of seconds, he effortlessly [...]

ROCKWALL – A dazzling display of Christmas lights can be seen in The Shores subdivision at 1520 Meadows Circle. Here’s the Google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hl=en&tab=wl

ROCKWALL – A Rockwall County jury convicted a Rockwall ex-con who beat up his 77-year-old grandmother of a third degree enhanced felony offense of Injury to an Elderly Person Dec. 7 and sentenced him to fifteen years in the Texas State penitentiary. Jeffrey Shane Swartz, 36, who had moved in with his grandmother in Rockwall [...]

ROCKWALL – Former NASA astronaut and US Air Force pilot Col. Tom Henricks told an overflow crowd of 100 men, women and teens at the Rockwall Co. Men’s Club breakfast Saturday that not enough people are applying to become NASA’s next generation of astronauts and now is the time to apply to go to Mars. [...]

ROCKWALL – Twenty-three candidates have thus far filed at the County Elections Office to run for political offices in the March 6, 2012, primary elections. More are expected to file and announce their campaigns shortly. The first day to file was Nov. 16 and the filing deadline is Dec. 15. Most were on hand Saturday [...]

ROCKWALL – To celebrate the opening of its second branch in Rockwall, Credit Union of Texas is partnering with Rockwall County Helping Hands to offer its two branches as collection sites for the annual Helping Hands Christmas Toy Drive. The new branch which opened Dec. 1 is located at 2914 Ridge Rd. The original location [...]

ROCKWALL – For over 25 years Rockwall County Helping Hands has held a Christmas toy drive for children up to age 16 whose parents are not able to provide gifts. Last year, Helping Hands Toy Drive provided toys for 1,265 children (479 families). If you’d like to participate this year in the annual program, you’ll [...]