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Roland Dickey, Sr. of Dickey’s Barbecue goes in front of the camera on Wednesday morning at the Rockwall location for a television commercial that will be aired in the restaurant’s new markets which include Mississippi and Rhode Island. Rockwall is currently making a city-initiated effort to become a “Film Friendly City.” David Wilfong

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August 30, 2009

Friendly Filming | RW Restaurant Chosen as location for Television Commercial

By DAVID WILFONG The Zope Gazette Sun Aug 30, 2009, 07:44 PM CDT

Roland Dickey, Sr. of Dickey’s Barbecue goes in front of the camera on Wednesday morning at the Rockwall location for a television commercial that will be aired in the restaurant’s new markets which include Mississippi and Rhode Island. Rockwall is currently making a city-initiated effort to become a “Film Friendly City.”

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