ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 16, 2022) The Rockwall County Republican Party will host three Candidate Forums ahead of the March 1, 2022 Primary Election to help educate voters and provide an opportunity to get to know the candidates’ views and plans for the offices they seek. All candidates in every race are invited to participate. Each […]
ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 12, 2022) On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Tanner Dietz was sworn in as Fire Chief for the City of Royse City. Chief Dietz has been with the department since 2004. Since that time, Chief Dietz has assumed a variety of roles of increasing responsibility and has acquired a very broad base […]
ROWLETT, TX (Jan. 11, 2022) Do you enjoy writing? Does your writing style include any of the following: poetry, short stories and/or short works (plays or essays)? Then grab your pen, paper, or keyboard and begin brainstorming on this year’s Writing Contest theme — “Family is …” This annual writing contest by Rowlett Arts & Humanities […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 11, 2021) Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has a Catholic Charities Dallas mobile community food pantry every third Tuesday of the month from 9-11 a.m. The next date for the mobile pantry at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is Jan. 18. Fresh fruit, vegetables, and other food items […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 6 , 2022 — Throughout December, Rockwall couple Brenda and David Hughes strung up an estimated 40,000 Christmas lights at their home in The Shores – all for a great cause! At their lights display, the Hughes accepted donations of non-skid socks and blankets as well as monetary donations for Meals […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 29, 2021 – With the hope of a new year approaching and Valentine’s Day just around the bend – our Blue Ribbon News team takes joy in reading all the love stories that local couples are submitting for our annual ‘How I Met My Mate’ Valentine’s issue, which we are already […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 20, 2021 — The Rockwall community stocked the Rockwall ISD Administration Building Gymnasium full of toys for the 45th Annual Helping Hands Toy Drive Distribution on Dec. 11. Community members generously provided thousands of toys and stocking stuffers for the Helping Hands Toy Drive Collection which ran from Nov. 12th through […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 15, 2021) The Rockwall County Commissioner’s Court honored six-year-old Ariel Pickens by proclaiming yesterday as “Ariel Pickens Day “ in Rockwall County. Ariel wrote a book, Arie Berry’s World, that’s available on Amazon. Ariel is in the first grade at Fort Elementary in Royse City ISD. Courtesy photo. Our print edition delivers […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 13, 2021) The Rockwall County Republican Hispanic Club was honored to host a very important meeting recently with Texas GOP Chair, Matt Rinaldi. Mr. Rinaldi outlined current plans and plans for a strong Election 2022. We were pleased that Rockwall GOP Chair, Sharon Henson, introduced Mr. Rinaldi. We were privileged that that […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 13, 2021 — When it comes to making spirits bright during the holidays, Roger Shank and Donna Orr of Rockwall know just how to amp up the Christmas spirit within the community. Throughout December, the couple welcomes the community to their spectacular drive-up Christmas lights display on their five-acre homestead at […]