Trivia contest to test community leaders’ knowledge of Rockwall County history

Trivia contest to test community leaders’ knowledge of Rockwall County history

BLAST TO THE PAST NOV. 20 What is the famous “sailing song” that was written about Lake Ray Hubbard, on Lake Ray Hubbard? In 1900, which was the largest town inRockwallCounty? These are the types of questions local leaders will be asked during the Rockwall County Historical Foundation’s “Blast to the Past” Trivia Contest and […]

Meet Mr E, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 18, 2014) Mr. E is an older, purebred Cocker Spaniel. He is a friendly little gentleman who has lots of personality. He loves to receive pats and and wants to be everyone’s friend. Mr. E. would be the perfect companion for your Thanksgiving dinner! Email  for more information or to meet him […]

Rockwall Helping Hands Festival of Trees, holiday festivities light up The Harbor

Rockwall Helping Hands Festival of Trees, holiday festivities light up The Harbor

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 18, 2014) The Rockwall community officially geared up for the holiday season this past weekend through a couple of merry festivities at the Harbor which offered everything from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and a Christmas tree lighting, to a Christmas tree festival put on by Rockwall County Helping […]

Math Wars!! Episode 1 – The Calculator Debate

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Nov. 18, 2014) Believe it or not, if you Google the term “Math Wars” today you will find over 32,000,000 hits in under 30 seconds. How can it be that something seemingly so matter- of-fact as math can be involved in a war? It is not the “what” of math that creates so […]

Rockwall County leads nation in animal welfare

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Nov. 17, 2o14) Rockwall County continues to be a national leader in animal welfare and shelter reform. With No Kill shelters in Rockwall and Royse City, the county is an inspiration to many communities across the United States. Rockwall County’s positive influence was on full display in Las Vegas during last month’s Best Friends […]

Blue Ribbon News early holiday edition hits mailboxes

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (November 14, 2014) Here’s a digital look at our latest print edition which is on its way to nearly 18,000 homes throughout Rockwall and Heath this week.  To submit your good news and events for publication, email . Our 24-page, full color, hyper-local print edition is published 8x/year (about every 45 days) and […]

Historical Foundation debuts Rockwall County’s own playing cards

ROCKWALL, TX (November 14, 2014) Rockwall County Historical Foundation President Carolyn Francisco and member Jan Self display the foundation’s full deck of Rockwall County playing cards featuring 56 historical photographs at the Historical Foundation’s Brown Bag Lecture on Friday afternoon. The event was free to the public and those in attendance also had the opportunity […]

Utley student to represent Rockwall in rodeo pageant

Utley student to represent Rockwall in rodeo pageant

ROCKWALL, TX (November 13, 2014) Utley Middle School 7th grader Samantha Layne Miller will put her rodeo and horseback-riding skills to the test as she prepares to compete in her first-ever rodeo pageant and represent her hometown of Rockwall at the UPRA (United Professional Rodeo Association) Miss Teen and Queen Pageant. “I’m very excited and […]

The Last Well: Answering a Threat More Deadly Than Ebola

ROCKWALL, TX (November 13, 2014) Todd Phillips spent the last day of July watching a country shut down. Government offices and schools closed; stores and marketplaces emptied. The Ebola outbreak had turned parts ofLiberiainto ghost towns—practically overnight. Dr. Phillips, of Rockwall County, is Executive Director of The Last Well, a ministry that provides clean water […]

Local veterans honored at various events around Rockwall County

Local veterans honored at various events around Rockwall County

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (November 12, 2014) Red, white and blue star-spangled banners waved freely throughout the community in what turned out to be a day full of patriotic events to honor our country’s veterans on Veterans Day 2014. On a very cold Tuesday Veterans Day morning, Rest Haven Funeral Homes and The Flower Box set […]