Got good gumbo? Enter Dodie’s Gumbo Cook-Off benefiting Givingmas

Got good gumbo? Enter Dodie’s Gumbo Cook-Off benefiting Givingmas

Gumbo gurus to compete for cash prizes & bragging rights  Flavor fighters, register to enter here.  ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 5, 2025) – Get ready to stir the pot, North Texas! Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harbor (2067 Summer Lee Drive in Rockwall) is spicing things up with its First Ever Gumbo Cook-Off, set for 2–6 […]

Duck, Duck, Jeep: Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta & Jeep Festival returns Oct. 11

Duck, Duck, Jeep: Rockwall Rubber Duck Regatta & Jeep Festival returns Oct. 11

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 22, 2025) Mark your calendars—the most spec-QUACK-ular event of the year returns to the Harbor in Rockwall on Saturday, October 11! Voted Rockwall County’s #1 Community Event of 2024, the Rubber Duck Regatta and Jeep Festival is back with even more fun and excitement. This fall festival features a huge kids’ zone, […]

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Blessing

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Blessing

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 19, 2025) It’s a pleasant September morning as I write to you, heralded by the rooster crowing at the appropriate sunrise hour today (sometimes he gets confused on timing.) The garden is amazing in its beauty, and I am thankful for the spectacular season we have had.  Blooming is still abundant. […]

City of Fate Adopts FY 2025–2026 Budget and Tax Rate

City of Fate Adopts FY 2025–2026 Budget and Tax Rate

FATE, TX (Sept. 19, 2025)– At the September 15, 2025, City Council meeting, the Fate City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 budget and adopted a new property tax rate of $0.290869 per $100 of assessed value. The Council voted 7–0 to approve the budget. The newly adopted tax rate represents a 12.2% increase from […]

Hot off the press, making a splash: Blue Ribbon News Rubber Duck Edition

Hot off the press, making a splash: Blue Ribbon News Rubber Duck Edition

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Sept. 19 , 2025) —Our latest print edition is hot off the press and on its way to mailboxes across Rockwall County next week. Can’t wait? Click here to check out the digital version now. Blue Ribbon News is Rockwall County’s number one source for uplifting local stories and community-driven coverage—online and in […]

Artsy & Awesome: Rockwall Art League hosts signature art show & sale

Artsy & Awesome: Rockwall Art League hosts signature art show & sale

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 15, 2025) – The Rockwall Art League hosted its signature event of the year Sept. 12-14 at Cavender Nissan, celebrating talented artists from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. The 25th Annual Juried Fine Art Show & Sale featured 111 artists presenting 182 original works of art. Kay Byfield served as judge. She began […]

What is VATRE? Understanding Rockwall ISD’s Nov. 4 Election Measure

What is VATRE? Understanding Rockwall ISD’s Nov. 4 Election Measure

Submitted press release by Rockwall ISD ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 10, 2025) Rockwall ISD is one of only four school districts in the region and is the only school district in House District 33 without a Voter-Approval Tax Ratification Election, or VATRE. Despite historical conservative spending and fiscal responsibility, Rockwall ISD is not keeping pace with […]

Dodie’s Cajun Diner at Rockwall Harbor announces Gumbo Cook-Off benefiting Givingmas

Dodie’s Cajun Diner at Rockwall Harbor announces Gumbo Cook-Off benefiting Givingmas

Gumbo gurus to compete for cash prizes & bragging rights  Flavor fighters, register to enter here.  ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 2025) – Get ready to stir the pot, North Texas! Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harbor (2067 Summer Lee Drive in Rockwall) is spicing things up with its First Ever Gumbo Cook-Off, set for 2–6 p.m. […]

A Texas-sized Celebrate Fate calls the community together on Saturday, September 20

A Texas-sized Celebrate Fate calls the community together on Saturday, September 20

Fate, TX (September 9, 2025) – The City of Fate is thrilled to announce the return of its signature community event, Celebrate Fate, happening on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 5 PM to 9 PM at Fate City Hall (1900 CD Boren Parkway, Fate, TX 75087). This year’s celebration is presented by Fate Roofing Group, continuing their strong partnership in […]

Silent memorial of flags pays tribute to 9/11 lives lost

Silent memorial of flags pays tribute to 9/11 lives lost

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 9, 2025) – The Rockwall County Historical Foundation (RCHF) has planted 2,977 American flags on its museum grounds at Harry Myers Community Park (901 E. Washington) to honor the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The community is invited to visit the display as a silent memorial for the […]