By J.J. Smith. To help kick off the new school year, the public is invited to a free “Healthier Youth Fair” this Saturday sponsored by a Rockwall fitness center which specializes in helping youth to become physically fit. Train Up Teen Fitness Center will host the event, Aug. 21, from 11 am – 5 pm, [...]
By J.J. Smith. Town East Mall will open earlier and close later on each of the three days of Tax-Free Weekend, Aug, 20-22, to allow more time for shopping. According to a news release from the Mall, the hours will be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. – 7 [...]
By J.J. Smith – After undergoing a major $450,000 renovation, the new Best Western Plus Rockwall Inn and Suites – formerly the Holiday Inn Express – now offers 60 all-new guest rooms with contemporary furniture, including 15 mini and one-bedroom suites. Located at 996 E. I-30, just east of Rockwall Ford, the very modern hotel [...]
By J.J. Smith. A corrected total of 46 registered sex offenders are currently living in Rockwall County, including two who are women. In our two-part series published July 8 & 9, TheRockwallNews.com stated that 30 sex offenders are now living in the County- relying solely upon the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office sex offender database for [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By J.J. Smith. Today TheRockwallNews.com completes a two-part series reporting on the 30 convicted sex offenders who are registered as living in Rockwall County. According to the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office website, 16 live in Royse City, 9 in Rockwall, one in Heath, two in Fate, one in Terrell and one is listed without a [...]
By J.J. Smith. Today TheRockwallNews.com will begin a two-part series reporting on the 30 convicted sex offenders who are registered as living in Rockwall County. According to the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office website, 16 live in Royse City, 10 in Rockwall, two in Fate, one in Terrell and one is listed without a current address. [...]