How do we overcome innumeracy? Let us count the ways…

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) Innumeracy, the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy, has been a much discussed problem in educational circles for many years. American students do not score well on international ratings in Math and Science, thus TAAKS, STAAR, Common Core and other programs have been developed in an effort to address this problem. As parents, […]

Blue Ribbon News back-to-school print edition hits mailboxes

Blue Ribbon News back-to-school print edition hits mailboxes

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX August 19, 2014) Here’s a digital look at our latest print edition which is on its way to more than 17,200 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) […]

The lasting lessons of ‘alternative’ school

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) Pappaw taught me how to change oil. Often I rode my go-cart in his “back 40” between the peach trees and the potato patch and then he’d wave me in, “Give it a break, Scotty, and let’s change that oil.” He loosened the plug to drain it and made me touch […]

Three Sheets sports pub opening at the Rockwall Harbor

ROCKWALL, TX (August 13, 2014) Three Sheets – a Dallas-based sports pub with uptown and downtown locations – will soon call The Harbor Rockwall home when its third location opens this fall. Three Sheets boasts a Cheer’s-like neighborhood feel, and its Rockwall location will offer more than 20 drafts & 40 bottled and canned beer, […]

Teaching through multiple intelligence

 “Only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free.” ~ Eckhart Tolle ROCKWALL,TX. (August 13, 2014) It is getting to be that time of year again- a brand new school year for students and teachers alike. After thirty-one-years of being an educator I still feel nervous, excited and anticipate another school […]

Plano Urgent Care offering $5 athletic physicals

PLANO,TX. (August 8, 2014) Hundreds of students across the Plano area still need an athletic physical for school sports and community sports leagues. Whether your child plays a team sport like football or volleyball, or specializes in a solo sport like tennis or wrestling, he or she will need a doctor’s authorization to be eligible […]

‘The truth about who killed John F. Kennedy and why’

Author, historian Jim Gatewood presents theory on Kennedy’s assassination to Rock Ridge residents ROCKWALL, TX (August 7, 2014) Last week, Rock Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care residents were treated to an inside scoop on the assassination of John F. Kennedy by author and historian Jim Gatewood. Gatewood addressed a dining room packed with attentive […]

Guidelines released for Rockwall ISD free and reduced-price meals

ROCKWALL, TX. (August 5, 2014) Rockwall ISD has just announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the current income eligibility guidelines which can be found at squaremeals.org. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request. Application forms […]

Rules of the game for a team of raving fans

If I had a dime for every time someone said, “I can never find enough good people to keep my business moving forward,” I’d be sitting in a cabin somewhere rather than baking in the hot Texas summer. It is a challenge.  Finding good people requires a commitment of time and effort that business owners […]

Rockwall mom organizes Chiari Walk to help conquer neurological disorder

ROCKWALL,TX. (July 15, 2014) When her son Reid, and and later her daughter Regan, were diagnosed with Chiari Malformation, Nicole Watson felt discouraged. Now she strives to stay positive and help promote research and awareness by organizing a Conquer Chiari fundraising walk at Harry Myers Park in Rockwall. The walk will be held in 76 […]