By J.J. Smith. The unemployment rate plus number of people filing for unemployment in June were the highest recorded statistics in Rockwall County since the turn of the century.
According to a report recently released by the Texas Workforce Commission, Rockwall County reported a 7.9 percent unemployment rate, compared to 7.5 percent in May [...]
By J.J. Smith. Numerous large and small business opportunities are now available to DFW area businesses with Super Bowl XLV coming to Dallas Cowboys Stadium Feb. 6, 2011.
That’s what North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Business Development Director Robbie Douglas told about 80 Rockwall Chamber of Commerce members at their monthly luncheon [...]
By J.J. Smith. Only one percent – or 1,100 – of the maximum capacity 110,000 Dallas Cowboy Stadium tickets will be sold to the general public for Super Bowl XLV, scheduled Feb. 6, 2011, in Arlington.
That’s what North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Business Development Director Robbie Douglas, a Rockwall resident, told [...]
The Rowlett Lakeshore Times. Teens love to shop and hang out with their friends.
That’s part of the reason why Town East Mall has arranged a special event just for young adults to gather and embrace the place where they do their shopping and socializing all at once. Shop ‘til You Rock, a [...]
By J.J. Smith. The Mesquite man who attempted to kidnap a female first grade student from Pullen Elementary School March 4th was sentenced to the maximum of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine yesterday by 382nd District Court Judge Brett Hall in Rockwall.
Desi Smalley, 36, a Mesquite resident, had first pled guilty [...]
The Dallas Morning News. Player of the Year. JOVAN HERNANDEZ, 3B, Rockwall-Heath, Sophomore. (Photo from HeathHawksbaseball.com)
Baseball is defined by numbers. They are associated with every aspect of the game. Innings. Outs. Hits. Runs. Errors.
And individual statistics. The raw data don’t lie. And in Jovan [...]
By J.J. Smith. Funeral services for 2008 Rockwall-Heath High School graduate Jerod Heath Osborne, will be this Friday at 2 pm at Lake Pointe Church, 701 I-30 in Rockwall. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park.
Spc. Osborne was killed July 5 by a roadside bomb while serving as a U.S. Army combat medic in [...]
By J.J. Smith. For the first time ever, professional boxing is coming to The Harbor amphitheater in Rockwall.
Six pro bouts are scheduled on the stage this Saturday evening beginning at 8 pm at the “Rock the Box” event.
According to a news release from event promoter Black Glove Promotions, Texas Super Welterweight Champion [...]
By J.J. Smith. A motorcade bearing the casket of 2008 Rockwall-Heath graduate Spc. Jerod Heath Osborne will be coming through Royse City and then Fate today on Highway 66 between about 2:30 and 3:30 pm on the way to Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Rockwall.
Hundreds of [...]
By J.J. Smith. An massage business located on the eastern edge of Lake Ray Hubbard in Rowlett in Rockwall County is listed on an erotic Asian massage parlor website which advertises that many of the businesses listed sell a variety of sex services.
Lisa Massage, located at 9806 Highway 66, in a small strip shopping center [...]
