(NBC5-TV News) AUSTIN – An 18-year-old from Rockwall was recovering Friday night after he was hit by a bus on campus at the University of Texas at Austin. Nick Engmann, who is in his first year at UT, was participating in an exam week tradition when he was hit. Students stand on opposite sides of [...]
Visit the Aspasians Arts/Crafts Fair this Saturday in Rockwall
ROCKWALL – Several thousand people are again expected to attend the semi-annual Aspasians Arts & Crafts Fair this Saturday on the Old Courthouse Square from 9 am to 5 pm. Funds raised from booth sales and refreshments are used by the Aspasians women’s organization for college scholarships for graduating Rockwall County high school seniors, plus [...]
Helping Hands produces new video to raise funds for 2012 Annual Campaign
ROCKWALL – Rockwall County Helping Hands has produced this video to help promote the non-profit assistance agency’s 2012 Annual Campaign to raise funds to aid local families and individuals who are struggling financially to make ends meet. According to Executive Director Margo Nielsen, there are thousands of families and individuals across Rockwall County who currently [...]
Chase ends on bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard
ROWLETT, Texas – There were tense moments along Interstate 30 Tuesday afternoon as state troopers pursued a suspect. The chase started in Hunt County around Greenville. A Department of Public Safety officer tried to pull over a man in a Mustang for a traffic violation but he wouldn’t stop. He fled west on I-30 and [...]
County Commissioner Under Fire for Shortening Flagpole
(NBC5-TV News) ROCKWALL – Old Glory and the Lone Star Flag are at the center of a heated controversy after a Rockwall County Commissioner admitted to cutting 5 feet off the American flag’s pole at the county’s new Veterans Memorial. During Tuesday morning’s commissioner’s court meeting, County Commissioner Jerry Wimpee got a verbal slashing from veterans [...]
Beware of electronic pickpocketing while Christmas shopping
Christmas shoppers beware! It’s called electronic pickpocketing and security expert Walt Augustinowicz says relatively new technology designed to make your purchases more convenient could put your credit card number at risk. In a mall in New York City, Augustinowicz showed INSIDE EDITION’s Paul Boyd how it can happen. In a matter of seconds, he effortlessly [...]
Pastor upset church isn’t welcome at courthouse
(NBC5-TV News) ROCKWALL – The new Rockwall County Courthouse says “In God We Trust” but that is a different story inside. MORE
Rockwall Police Look for online predator
(NBC5-TV) Rockwall – Rockwall police are on the lookout for an online predator who could be preying on students in the middle and high schools using Facebook. Someone using the name “Jenny Klasp” is sending inappropriate and explicit messages on the social-networking site, police said. Police said a middle school student heard a man’s voice [...]
“Home for the Holidays” benefiting Rockwall Co. Helping Hands
ROCKWALL – Tickets are on sale now for the 2nd annual “Home for the Holidays” Gala, Nov. 5 at the Hilton Bella Harbor Hotel, benefiting Rockwall County Helping Hands. Visit our web site at rockwallhomefortheholidays.com. Home for the Holidays is a day-long event that includes the Festival of Trees Decorating Contest; the Holiday Market, a [...]
Rockwall County could soon see all-electronic ballots
(NBC5TV News) ROCKWALL – The way people vote in Rockwall County could be changing as the county looks to advance with technology. Right now, half of the county still uses paper ballots as their preferred method of voting, but the county has assembled a committee to explore the possibility of going all electronic. “It’s about [...]







