ROCKWALL, TX (May 9, 2022) Delayed since 2020 due to the pandemic, the long-awaited ‘WhoDunit’ murder mystery play directed by Barbara Doudt and featuring a stellar cast of Rockwall community leaders was presented Friday night at The Center. Blue Ribbon News had the pleasure of being front row and center to record the two-act comedy […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 9, 2022) Rockwall Breakfast Rotary was pleased to be involved with The Bucket Ministry to assemble packages of water filters that will be sent to third world countries to provide clean drinking water. The community wide event was held May 7 at the offices of The Bucket Ministry on East Rusk and […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 9, 2022) Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 2500 Highway 66 in Rockwall, will host a Rockwall County Law Enforcement Police Memorial Commemoration at 9 a.m. Friday, May 13. The gathering will include a reading of the names of this year’s Texas Fallen officers. The event will be held in the […]
Water Filters to Provide 1 Million Gallons of Clean Drinking Water to 25,000 Families in Kenya, Impact Will be Felt for Generations ROCKWALL, TX (May 9, 2022) – To provide clean and safe drinking water for families in in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya, The Bucket Ministry held a world-record-setting event at its headquarters in […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (May 7, 2022) It was a very special morning celebrating 39 years of Lone Star National Charity League with its founding members and past presidents. Mayor Kevin Flower presented the chapter with a proclamation honoring 39 years of service to the Rockwall community. The Lone Star Chapter was the first NCL chapter chartered […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 5, 2022) – The Rockwall-Heath Student Council Leadership Team recently collected items for, and donated over 120 confetti baskets with an estimated value of $3000, to Lone Star CASA, an organization which provides children in foster care with a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer to advocate for their best interests. Each […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 2, 2022) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County recently hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon to honor its many volunteers who give selflessly of their time and energy to help improve health, reduce isolation and promote independent living for the elderly and disabled in our community, week in and week out. […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 2, 2022) Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Rockwall County Helping Hands organization, and during Volunteer Appreciation Month in April, the nonprofit celebrated the caring, gifted people who selflessly give their time and energy to provide help and hope to neighbors in need. Did you know that in 2021 volunteers contributed over […]
40 Years of Service Growing toward a safer tomorrow ROCKWALL, TX (April 29, 2022) Women In Need (WIN) is a non-profit organization serving Rockwall, Hunt and Rains counties. Founded in the early ‘80s, it will soon celebrate its 40th anniversary of helping victims of domestic abuse become survivors. The organization recently unveiled a new logo, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 29, 2022) Older adults play vital, positive roles in our communities – as family members, friends, mentors, volunteers, civic leaders, members of the workforce, and more. Just as every person is unique, so too is how they age and how they choose to do it – and there is no “right” way. That’s […]