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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Check presentation held Sept. 6 at Sprouts Farmers Market – Rockwall ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 9, 2025)—As part of an orchestrated $3 million donation effort across all Sprouts Farmers Markets locations in the United States on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation presented a donation to Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas at […]
Shown Left to Right: Kenda Culpepper, Jim Pruitt, Kaylen Pruitt, Kay Hall and Texas Senator Bob Hall Rockwall, TX (September 7, 2025) – Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper announced her intent to run for re-election in front of several hundred supporters at a Labor Day barbeque event at her home. “I have been so […]
Royse City, TX (September 5, 2025) – On Friday, September 5, 2025 around 8:15 am, the Royse City Police Department was made aware of a possible threat to Royse City High School that had been posted on Instagram. The threat was reported to the school’s administration by two students who had seen the post. The […]