ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (May 3, 2021) The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management has announced that Friday, May 14 will be Rockwall County’s final FIRST DOSE mass vaccination event. If you have been waiting, wait no longer! Get your COVID-19 vaccine appointment here: https://tinyurl.com/LastMassVax Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall […]
HEATH, TX – April 26, 2021 – Heath Department of Public Safety joins a nationwide mission to connect with the citizens they serve by hosting Coffee with a Cop on May 1, 8 to 10 a.m. at the new Hawks Nest Sandwich Co., 207 Laurence Drive. Heath residents are invited to drop by and enjoy a […]
ROCKWALL, TX (April 8, 2021) – It has been three and a half months since the last Milestone PUP-date and although that might not seem like much time in the world of service dog training, the professional trainers at Patriot PAWS Service Dogs in Rockwall say Millie has learned a lot that will help her […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 7, 2021 – Come support the Rockwall High School Orchestra and enjoy some great food during Spirit Night from 5 to 9 p.m. at Chiloso Mexican Bistro in Rockwall on Taco Tuesday, April 20. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 6, 2021 -The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management is surveying Rockwall County residents for planning purposes regarding future COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Residents are encouraged to take the vaccination survey here: https://forms.gle/rbkoNGKCzMZdz8Jt8 Blue Ribbon News staff report. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To […]
April 2, 2021 – My friend Cindi, in the words of Dr. Seuss, has been in a “terribly prickly place.” Cindi undergoes intermittent treatments for an incurable cancer. During Cindi’s recent round of chemotherapy, her husband suffered an unexpected health crisis of his own and spent a week in the hospital recovering from emergency surgery. While […]
ROCKWALL, TX – April 1, 2021 – It feels like Easter 2020 was a lifetime ago and yet, we have only lived one year in that amount of time. I remember last year we were all still filled with immense uncertainty. Churches scrambling to find ways to reach their congregation without meeting in person, shelves […]
From Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management ROCKWALL, TX – March 15, 2021 – Rockwall County is transitioning from the waitlist to a mass vaccination NOTIFICATION list. The Helping Hands/Rockwall County vaccine waitlist has been closed. Over the next few weeks, the county will continue to utilize the original waitlist to ensure all 1A and […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – March 3, 2021 – During the month of February, Rockwall ISD Culinary students competed in the Region 3 Culinary FCCLA Competition. Heather Zertuche, Jirapa De Meyer Heepkaew and Audrey Borek placed 1st in the Food Innovation competition. Madeline Mueller placed 1st in Sports Nutrition, Roberto Avila placed 2nd in Cupcake Presentation and Ryker Hayes […]
March 3, 2021 – The Texas Department of State Health Services today notified all vaccine providers that they should immediately include school and child care workers in vaccine administration. Last night, DSHS received a letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directing states to expand eligibility to include people who work in […]