ROCKWALL – A 14-year-old Utley Middle School student committed suicide yesterday at her home in Rockwall. Brianna Raquell “Bre” Escobedo is the second Rockwall teen to commit suicide in less than 30 days. Fifteen-year-old Rockwall High School freshman Hanna Clark took her own life April 26 at her Rockwall home. According to the numerous parents [...]
LOS ANGELES – After her dramatic last-minute selection Tuesday night as one of the final 8 contestants on NBC-TV’s The Voice singing competition, Rockwall’s Amber Carrington says she sends a “group hug” to all her family, friends and fans back home and looks forward to when she can return and thank everybody by performing a [...]
LOS ANGELES – In a highly dramatic moment at the end of last night’s “The Voice” singing competition TV show, Rockwall’s Amber Carrington was finally selected as the seventh contestant in the final eight to continue on next week by the vote of a national audience. With just minutes to go before the show’s end [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends that all U.S. citizens become prepared for natural disasters such as the f5 tornado that devastated Moore OK yesterday. In addition to being informed and making a plan, FEMA recommends on their “Ready” campaign website that everyone have a 72-hour disaster supplies kit, which is [...]
ROCKWALL – Rockwall ISD elementary schools will be delaying release of elementary schools today while high winds move through Rockwall County due to the Tornado Watch and Severe Thunderstorm Warning, which was just issued by the National Weather Service for Rockwall County until 3:45 pm. According to RISD’s Facebook post, parents may pick up their [...]
(Dallas Morning News story/Sam Ballew photo) UNIVERSITY PARK — Rockwall got a complete game from senior right-hander Cason Adams in a 2-1 victory over Plano on Saturday in the decisive Game 3 of the Class 5A regional quarterfinal at Highland Park’s Scotland Yard. Plano forced a deciding game with a five-run rally in the bottom of [...]
LOS ANGELES – Rockwall’s 19-year-old Amber Carrington delivered a powerful live performance of Kelly Clarkson’s hit song “Breakaway” last night on NBC-TV’s The Voice singing competition. Click here to watch her performance. Carrington’s top-10 finalists performance again impressed the judges. Usher said she has an “incredible” voice. Blake Shelton said whatever she sings she performs [...]
ROCKWALL – The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Rockwall County until 7 pm tonight. The tornado watch extends across the entire DFW area, from Paris in the northeast to Abilene in the northwest to Killeen in the southwest to Bryan-College Station in the southeast. A tornado watch means that tornadoes and [...]
MOORE OK (Left Photo: Paul Hellstern/AP photo) – If you’d like to donate to help survivors after the f4, two-mile wide tornado that devastated Moore yesterday, you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation, call 800-REDCROSS or visit www.redcross.org, according to a statement released by the American Red Cross. Food and supplies [...]
ROCKWALL – Want to have fun playing sand volleyball to help raise funds for a good cause? Hundreds of volleyball players are expected to participate in the 9th annual Jessica Frances Shaw Memorial Volleyball Tournament June 1 on the sand courts at the new Oasis Beach & Tennis Club at 5757 State Highway 205. Last [...]
