Rockwall ISD Student Champions in Career & Technical Education to be recognized

Rockwall ISD Student Champions in Career & Technical Education to be recognized

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2023) Rockwall ISD is proud to recognize our career and technical education student champions from the Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy for their outstanding achievements at the state, national and international level. Weather permitting, a recognition ceremony will be held on Friday, October 27 at 6:45 p.m. at the […]

Hot off the press: Blue Ribbon News-Rockwall County November 2023 print edition

Hot off the press: Blue Ribbon News-Rockwall County November 2023 print edition

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX –Oct. 20, 2023 — Our latest print edition is hot off the press and headed to mailboxes, but you can preview a digital version of our November issue right now by clicking the cover image below. The print edition delivers to about 17,500 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall County, highlighing hometown good […]

Family fun at Amy Parks-Heath Elementary’s Fall Carnival

Family fun at Amy Parks-Heath Elementary’s Fall Carnival

Their faces say it all! ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 16, 2023) The rain moved out and good times rolled in as Amy Parks-Heath Elementary students, staff and families gathered Oct. 5 for APHE’s 3rd Annual Fall Carnival. Festivities included amusement rides, Midway games, an inflatable corn maze, face painting, balloon artists, and fair-themed treats from the Boardwalk […]

Hot off the press: Blue Ribbon News Rockwall County October print edition

Hot off the press: Blue Ribbon News Rockwall County October print edition

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Sept. 22, 2023 — Our latest print edition is on its way to mailboxes, but you can preview a digital version of our October issue right now by clicking the cover image below. The print edition delivers to about 17,500 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall County, highlighing hometown good news and […]

Rockwall man sentenced to 50 years for possession of child pornography

Rockwall man sentenced to 50 years for possession of child pornography

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 21, 2023) This week, 382nd Judicial District Judge Brett Hall sentenced Stacey Christian Owens to fifty (50) years in the penitentiary after Owens pled guilty to five counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Owens, 49, was arrested in July of 2022 after officers and detectives with the Rockwall Police Department executed a […]

One Campus, One Mission, One Community: Rockwall County Helping Hands hosts groundbreaking ceremony

One Campus, One Mission, One Community: Rockwall County Helping Hands hosts groundbreaking ceremony

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 15, 2023) Rockwall County Helping Hands hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 14, signaling the commencement of construction of its new home and headquarters, where each of the agency’s services will be united on one site. The event, held at 950 Williams St. (their Thrift store location), was attended by local dignitaries, […]

Lakeside Leaders awards generous donation to Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County

Lakeside Leaders awards generous donation to Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 15, 2023) Lakeside Leaders, formerly known as 100 Business Leaders of Rockwall, gathered for their first meeting of 2023 and were joined by eight local nonprofits at Standard Service on Thursday, September 14. Lakeside Leader members and local nonprofit representatives met and three of the nonprofits in attendance were randomly selected to […]

Tickets go on sale Nov. 1 for Heath Holiday Home Tour

Tickets go on sale Nov. 1 for Heath Holiday Home Tour

HEATH, TX (Sept. 13, 2023) Mark your calendar! Dates have been set for the annual Heath Holiday Home Tour – a community tradition benefiting the Heath High School senior class. Beautifully decorated homes will be open to tour on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 1 from 10:00 a.m. to […]