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Healthier Youth Fair scheduled this Saturday at fitness center

Healthier Youth Fair scheduled this Saturday at fitness center

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, [...]

August 18 2010 | Posted in Featured, Health | Read More »

Town East Mall will open longer hours during Tax-Free Weekend

Town East Mall will open longer hours during Tax-Free Weekend

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 [...]

August 12 2010 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

Rockwall hotel undergoes $450,000 renovation, becomes Best Western Plus

Rockwall hotel undergoes $450,000 renovation, becomes Best Western Plus

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 [...]

August 10 2010 | Posted in Business, Featured | Read More »

Corrected total, 46 registered sex offenders now living in Rockwall County

Corrected total, 46 registered sex offenders now living in Rockwall County

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 [...]

July 23 2010 | Posted in Featured | Read More »

Video story now online showing Jerod Osborne motorcade going through Royse City

Video story now online showing Jerod Osborne motorcade going through Royse City

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 [...]

July 15 2010 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

Jerod H. Osborne: Army medic saved lives until the end

Jerod H. Osborne: Army medic saved lives until the end

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, [...]

July 15 2010 | Posted in Featured, Living | Read More »

TEA Party scheduled July 17 in Rockwall

TEA Party scheduled July 17 in Rockwall

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 [...]

July 14 2010 | Posted in Featured, Government | Read More »

Friday Night Lights TV show will pay extras July 16-17 at Cotton Bowl

Friday Night Lights TV show will pay extras July 16-17 at Cotton Bowl

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 [...]

July 14 2010 | Posted in Entertainment, Featured | Read More »

14 registered sex offenders living in Rockwall, Heath, Fate, Terrell

14 registered sex offenders living in Rockwall, Heath, Fate, Terrell

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 [...]

July 9 2010 | Posted in Crime, Featured | Read More »

30 registered sex offenders now living in Rockwall County

30 registered sex offenders now living in Rockwall County

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. [...]

July 8 2010 | Posted in Crime, Featured | Read More »