Meet Ava, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Ava, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 19, 2016) Here’s Ava! Ava is a sweet, wiggly and a bit shy 1.5-year-old lady looking for a forever home. Her breed is a mix of many but our best guess is a mix of some kind of hound and terrier. Ava is very playful and loves tennis balls and toys. She weighs 22 lbs […]

Children’s Advocacy Center receives donation

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 15, 2016) Holly Lyons, President of Rockwall Soroptimist, presented a check for $2796.39 to Patricia Mejia, the new Executive Director of the Child Advocacy Center for Rockwall County. The money was raised from the recent book signing and luncheon sponsored by the Soroptimist and CAC Board of Directors. The event was held at […]

Kids Night OUT, Parents Night OFF for the holidays

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 15, 2016) Planet Kidz, located at Hartman Elementary School, invites you to the holiday fun they have planned – Kids Night OUT and Parents Night OFF! Doors open on Friday, Dec. 16  from 7 to 11 p.m.. The festivities are open to all school districts, kindergarten through sixth grade. December is […]

Hartman YAC visits Panera Bread Company, Reese Manor

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 13, 2016) The Hartman Elementary School YAC (Youth Advisory Committee) visited Panera Bread Company this week and participated in the “Bakers in Training” program. YAC is a club run by PE Coach Elizabeth Trowbridge and Cafeteria Manager Skyler Amdur.  The goal is to learn healthy lifestyles with food, fitness and giving […]

Blue Ribbon News Christmas edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

Blue Ribbon News Christmas edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (December 12, 2016) Here’s a digital look at our latest print edition which is being delivered to more than 19,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath this week.  To submit your good news and events, email . CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW: Our full color, hyper-local print edition is published 8x/year (about every […]

Traffic Switches Planned for Tuesday in Rockwall

(ROCKWALL, TX – December 12, 2016)  Weather permitting, the Texas Department of Transportation will perform traffic switch operations Tuesday, December 13, on Ralph Hall Parkway and Rockwall Parkway off of FM 3097 (Horizon Road) that will necessitate various lane closures between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Traffic will be switched onto new pavement at each […]

Meet Felix, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 12, 2016) Here’s Felix! Felix is a happy-go-lucky little guy. He is great with the other dogs in his foster home and at just 10 months old, he still has a lot of playful puppy energy in him. He is shy at first as he learns to trust, but once he […]

Snowball Express on way to Rockwall to honor children of fallen military heroes

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 9, 2016) We call them fallen heroes – men and women of the armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, and the families they leave behind are changed forever. Now we have the opportunity to honor the heroes’ children, through the Snowball Express event. For the second year, Snowball Express […]

Rockwall Student Achieves Perfect ACT Score

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 8, 2016) Joshua Villarreal, son of Dr. JJ and Kim Villarreal and a senior at Rockwall High School, earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. On average, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class […]