Keyhole Gardening Workshop March 25

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2017) A Keyhole Garden Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 25 at the Rockwall County Library, 1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane in Rockwall.  The program will begin with registration at 9 a.m. and Dr. Deb Tolman will begin the presentation at 9:30.  After a lunch break,  workshop participants will move to the […]

Local elementary student awarded $1,000 Mathnasium scholarship

(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Feb. 13, 2017) Amy-Parks Heath Elementary School student Elise Harding was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath, as part of the Mathnasium CEO Scholarship Program. Each month throughout the school year, 94.9 KLTY and Mathnasium feature a CEO who grants a scholarship to a local school-age child in grade […]

Historical Foundation free lecture series explores Rockwall’s 20th century transportation, roads

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 4, 2017) The Rockwall County Historical Foundation and Rockwall County Historical Commission present the Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series 2017. These programs are free and open to the public from noon to 1 p.m. (usually on the second Friday of the month) in the third floor courtroom at the Historic Downtown Rockwall […]

Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe designated as a Level III Trauma Facility

(ROWLETT, TX – Feb. 14, 2017) Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe has been designated as an Advanced (Level III) Trauma Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Level III designation indicates that Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe is staffed by physicians and health care professionals with advanced trauma […]

Rockwall Soroptimist present local moms with awards for continuing education

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 14, 2017) The Rockwall Soroptimist recently presented five head of household mothers with Live Your Dream Awards to assist them in continuing their education. Judy Canterbury, second from left, is the Chair of the club’s Live Your Dream committee that selected the women from several applicants. The award winners pictured from left to right are: Makayla Moody, […]

Meet Daisy, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 13, 2017) Here’s Daisy! She is a sweet 1.5-year-old, 73 lb American Bulldog mix looking for a forever home! She is hard of hearing so she would love a family who has time to teach her by hand signals. Daisy has been spayed, microchipped and fully vaccinated. Contact for more information […]

Auspicious Beginnings: When Faith and Love Converge

(ROCKWALL, HEATH, TX – Feb. 11, 2017) I’m still surprised I chose to attend the University of Arkansas. My parents didn’t like my far-away plan, especially when good schools were closer to home—smaller colleges, which seemed a better fit for me. My mother, who’d heard wild stories, had one stipulation: request a non-freshman dorm. I […]

Local couples share stories of how they met

Local couples share stories of how they met

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 11, 2017) Editor’s Note: Each year at Valentine’s Day, Blue Ribbon News asks local couples how they met. Their stories are often sweet, funny and surprising. Sharing their tales of true love has become one of our favorite traditions – and one of our most wildly popular features. Shelley and Brian Berry […]