By J.J. Smith. Romantic drama “Remember Me” and Iraq war film “Green Zone” open today at the Cinemark 12 Rockwall theatre at The Harbor.
“Remember Me” stars Robert Pattinson, the angst-driven vampire in “Twilight” and Emilie de Ravin from TV’s “Lost”
Their 20-something romance is filled with bad parents, bad behavior and bad roommates. Around every corner [...]
By J.J. Smith. The almost-ready Half-Price Books store in Rockwall will begin buying books this Monday through Saturday from 9 am-5 pm and will start selling books and be open for business on a regular basis beginning Monday, March 22.
It will open where Circuit City was previously located in the Rockwall Crossing Shopping Center, south [...]
TV Squad.com. Ryan Seacrest said there would be a few surprises on last night’s episode of ‘American Idol,’ and that certainly proved to be true. You have to wonder if Vote for the Worst came into play, although even the worst contestants are still really, really good to have made it that far. Let’s take [...]
NBA.com. The Roddy Beaubois Revue is sweeping through Dallas to rave, um, reviews. The rookie guard, the subject of a tongue-in-cheek Free Roddy campaign not so long ago, is stealing headlines with each stolen outlet pass as the Mavericks, now second in the Western Conference, continue to rack up wins.
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By J.J. Smith. The company which developed and owns the lakeside entertainment and shopping district in Rockwall called The Harbor has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code.
According to a City of Rockwall news release issued late Tuesday afternoon, the City has been notified that Mariah Bay Leasing Corporation, owned by [...]
By J.J. Smith. Candidates are now set for May 8 city council and school board elections across Rockwall County.
In Rockwall, Bill Bricker and Teddy Nugen will challenge first-term incumbent Mark Russo for the Place 2 City Council seat. David White will challenge Margo Nielsen for the Place 6 seat. Incumbent Cliff Sevier is unopposed.
In Rowlett, [...]
By J.J. Smith. Rockwall ISD Executive Director of Communications Sheri Fowler issued a letter late yesterday to parents about the man who snuck into Dorothy Pullen Elementary School in Heath yesterday without registering at the front desk and tried to buy ice cream for school children in the lunch line.
Police arrested him this morning in [...]
By Dawn Redig. NeighborsGo.com. When Rockwall resident Mike Barringer founded The Shoe Bank in 1989, his nonprofit’s mission was a simple one – to provide shoes for a few hundred homeless men in downtown Dallas.
Twenty years later, Barringer still works from his home office, single-handedly managing The Shoe Bank’s daily operations. But his efforts [...]
By J.J. Smith. Incumbent Rockwall County Commissioners Lorie Grinnan and David Magness were re-elected, newcomer Shelli Miller defeated Rockwall Mayor Pro Tem David Sweet in the Rockwall County Clerk’s race and Paul Wilson was elected Republican Party Chairman according to the official results of yesterday’s Republican primary election.
Grinnan beat Fred Lively with 68.5 to 31.5 [...]
By J.J. Smith. Deputy Superintendent Jeff Bailey has been named by the Rockwall ISD Trustees as the lone finalist to succeed Superintendent Dr. Gene Burton, who announced last month that he is retiring at the end of the current school year.
Bailey was hired by RISD in April, 2009, when he was Deputy Superintendent of the [...]
