ROCKWALL, TX – April 6, 2021 -The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management is surveying Rockwall County residents for planning purposes regarding future COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Residents are encouraged to take the vaccination survey here: https://forms.gle/rbkoNGKCzMZdz8Jt8 Blue Ribbon News staff report. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 6, 2021 – The Rockwall Police Department Criminal Investigation Division needs assistance in identifying a theft suspect. On March 30, 2021 at 4:50 PM the shown suspect exited the Tom Thumb grocery store on N. Goliad St. without paying for the merchandise in his shopping cart. He was seen getting into […]
AUSTIN – April 6, 2021 – Enrollment in the Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) is now open for the 2021-22 hunting season. Open enrollment for the MLDP Conservation Option runs from April 5 through June 15 this year while the Harvest Option opens May 1 and runs through Sept. 1. New this year, fees are […]
April 6, 2021 – Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order prohibiting state agencies or political subdivisions in Texas from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement, or otherwise conditioning receipt of services on an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status. The order also prohibits organizations receiving public funds from requiring consumers to provide documentation of vaccine status […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 6, 2021 – The following is a Rockwall ISD press release summarizing last night’s RISD Board of Trustees meeting. NOTE: Board meeting summaries highlight different agenda items due to limited audience opportunities at Board meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Board meeting videos are available for viewing within 24-hours of the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 5, 2021 – Meet Curly! This sweet little kitten loves to make biscuits when he is getting petted! His brothers just got adopted and now he’s a little confused. He’d sure love to have some new companions! Curly is current on his vaccines, microchipped, and neutered. Contact info@rockwallpets.com for more info or come […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 2, 2021 – More than $1500 in scholarships will be awarded to local students this year in the Annual Memorial Day Essay Contest, sponsored by Dewayne and Ann Cain and Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park. The topic is: “What does Memorial Day mean to you?” All graduating seniors from […]
April 2, 2021 – My friend Cindi, in the words of Dr. Seuss, has been in a “terribly prickly place.” Cindi undergoes intermittent treatments for an incurable cancer. During Cindi’s recent round of chemotherapy, her husband suffered an unexpected health crisis of his own and spent a week in the hospital recovering from emergency surgery. While […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 2, 2021 – Congratulations to the top ten Class of 2021 graduates from Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School. They are: ROCKWALL HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian – Brittani Stirling Salutatorian – Seth Choi #3 – Stella Beaty #4 – Jackson Bell #5 – Daher Omar #6 – Francis Yeh #7 – […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 1, 2021 – The Rockwall Police Department will participate in the Drug Take Back Initiative from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24. You may drop off unused or expired medication at the John Fitzwater Sr. Community Services Center located at 1113 Ridge Rd. They are not able to take […]