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Rockwall Idol finals this Friday
The Rockwall Idol Preliminaries are now over. The annual Soroptimist WomenAid fundraiser will be held on Friday at 6:30 p.m. At that time, the fourth Rockwall Idol will be named.
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School incident leads to attempted kidnapping charge
Proceedings are under way to have a 35-year-old Mesquite man extradited to Rockwall County to face an attempted kidnapping charge that stems from an incident last week at Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School.
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Harbor leasing company files for reorganization
Mariah Bay Leasing Company, which administrates the leasing of retail space at The Harbor, has filed for Chapter 11.
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Three cities have contested races in May 8 local elections
The cities of Rockwall, Royse City and Fate are the only Rockwall County governmental entities with contested races in the May 8 local elections.
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Rockwall resident dies in Florida diving accident
A Texas man died while diving off of Key Largo in Florida.
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Water service terminated over dispute involving trash collection charges
An ongoing dispute with the City of Fate over charges for trash collection services has left Michael Drayovitch Jr. without water to his home since Jan. 26.
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Ed and Karen Miller — A Love Story
For Ed and Karen, it was love at first sight. The only problem was that they were on a double-date, and they weren’t paired with one another.
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Big sales tax gains for City of Rockwall
The City of Rockwall started 2010 by reporting big gains in sales tax rebate revenue for the month and for the year so far, while other cities in the county recorded mixed results, according to a report released Wednesday by the Texas Comptroller’s office.
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Trial date set in marijuana, money laundering case
A trial date has been scheduled for one of four Ohio residents, charged with marijuana possession and money laundering.
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Royse City may suspend impact fees to promote growth
Royse City Manager Bill Shipp threw out an idea to the four members of the city council present at the March 4 workshop meeting about suspending the city’s impact fees in an effort to spur growth.
Shipp cited Midlothian as a city that was trying to increase development with the suspension of such fees, which are relatively new on the scene in area municipal planning strategies. - More Local News Headlines
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Rockwall Idol finals this Friday
