Featured Stories

Look, Don’t Touch — Leave Baby Wildlife Where You Find Them

Look, Don’t Touch — Leave Baby Wildlife Where You Find Them

TEXAS, USA (April 29, 2026) — Warmer weather across Texas means more time outdoors and more encounters with wildlife. Spring and early summer are also when many species give birth…

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Gardens at Rivendell – A New Beginning

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Gardens at Rivendell – A New Beginning

(April 29, 2026) We are enjoying a rainy and gloomy Sunday here at Rivendell, past the mid-point of April. I’m not minding the rain, it’s been soft showers watering all the…

Heal-Corp Black Tie & Boots May 9 at Tate Farms

Heal-Corp Black Tie & Boots May 9 at Tate Farms

ROCKWALL, TX (April 29, 2026) The community is invited to an unforgettable evening of impact, elegance, and purpose at Black Tie & Boots, Heal-Corp’s signature fundraising event supporting life-saving training,…

Pathways to H.O.P.E. | Taking Positive Steps Forward

Pathways to H.O.P.E. | Taking Positive Steps Forward

Rockwall County, TX-April 28, 2026 -Last week, county representatives and guests gathered to celebrate a significant milestone: the 6th graduation ceremony of the participants in the Pathways to H.O.P.E. Reentry…

Recent Stories

Rockwall High Stingerettes Senior Spotlight: Roxy Underwood

Rockwall High Stingerettes Senior Spotlight: Roxy Underwood

ROCKWALL, TX (Aril 29, 2026) Roxy Underwood is our first Stingerette Senior Spotlight. Roxy is the daughter of Whitney and Tim Miller and Misti and James Underwood. She is a…

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Gardens at Rivendell – A New Beginning

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Gardens at Rivendell – A New Beginning

(April 29, 2026) We are enjoying a rainy and gloomy Sunday here at Rivendell, past the mid-point of April. I’m not minding the rain, it’s been soft showers watering all the…

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Lauren Stanford

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Lauren Stanford

HEATH, TX (April 29, 2026) Lauren Stanford is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School and the daughter of Kirsten and Steven Stanford. Lauren has been a member of the Heath…

Heal-Corp Black Tie & Boots May 9 at Tate Farms

Heal-Corp Black Tie & Boots May 9 at Tate Farms

ROCKWALL, TX (April 29, 2026) The community is invited to an unforgettable evening of impact, elegance, and purpose at Black Tie & Boots, Heal-Corp’s signature fundraising event supporting life-saving training,…

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Maddie Edgin

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Maddie Edgin

HEATH, TX (April 28, 2026) Maddie Edgin is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School and the daughter of Margaret Horton. Maddie began her dance journey in elementary school at RDA…

Rockwall 4-H and FFA Buckaroo Barnyard Raises Funds for Leadership Rockwall’s Agri-Innovation Barn Ahead of Ribbon Cutting

Rockwall 4-H and FFA Buckaroo Barnyard Raises Funds for Leadership Rockwall’s Agri-Innovation Barn Ahead of Ribbon Cutting

ROCKWALL, TX (April 27, 2026) — On March 28, 2026, Rockwall County 4-H and Rockwall FFA hosted Buckaroo Barnyard, a family-oriented agricultural education experience held during the annual Rockwall Youth Fair.…

Good Business

Texas Health Recognized By Business Group On Health; System also recognized for Excellence in Mental Health and Excellence in Health Inclusion

Texas Health Recognized By Business Group On Health; System also recognized for Excellence in Mental Health and Excellence in Health Inclusion

DALLAS, TX (April 27, 2026) — Texas Health Resources is one of 56 companies nationwide honored with the prestigious Business Group on Health Best Employers: Excellence in Health & Well-being award…

TxDOT’s Cone Cowboy Says ‘Slow Down in Work Zones’

TxDOT’s Cone Cowboy Says ‘Slow Down in Work Zones’

SAN ANGELO (April 23, 2026) — There’s a monster cowboy in San Angelo and he’s tipping his hat to safe drivers. Every year, TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart” work zone…

Ride Free to Vote with STAR Transit

Ride Free to Vote with STAR Transit

TERRELL, TX — 4/20/2026 — STAR Transit is offering free, round-trip rides to local polling places during the upcoming local elections.  All registered voters within the STAR Transit service area…

Rockwall Candidate Forum Livestream Reshared as Early Voting Begins

Rockwall Candidate Forum Livestream Reshared as Early Voting Begins

ROCKWALL, TX (April 20, 2026) — As early voting gets underway, Blue Ribbon News is resharing its Facebook livestream of the recent City Council Candidate Forum, following multiple community requests.…

Good Times

Good Thinking

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Audrey Bailey

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Audrey Bailey

ROCKWALL, TX (April 27, 2026) Audrey Bailey, a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School, is the daughter of Chris and Kristin Bailey. Audrey’s love for dance began at a…

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Kate Axum

Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Kate Axum

HEATH, TX (April 24, 2026) For Rockwall-Heath High School senior Kate Axum, dance has been a journey built on determination and hard work. The daughter of Debra and…

Editor's Notes

  • Good Pets
  • Good Cause
  • Good Eats
  • Good Faith
  • Good People

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate

Kukka by Sally Kilgore

A Broad View by Jerry Hogan

The Rose Table by Katie-Rose Watson

Life Lessons by Erin Kincaid

Patti Richter: On Faith