Rockwall County proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month

Rockwall County proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month

ROCKWALL, TX – April 2, 2021 — Rockwall County kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month with a proclamation at the Historic Courthouse on the Downtown Square on April 1st. The Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County joined city and county officials, the Rainbow Room of Rockwall County, and Lone Star CASA on the steps of […]

Rest Haven accepting entries in its annual Memorial Day Essay Contest for scholarships

Rest Haven accepting entries in its annual Memorial Day Essay Contest for scholarships

ROCKWALL, TX – April 2, 2021 – More than $1500 in scholarships will be awarded to local students this year in the Annual Memorial Day Essay Contest, sponsored by Dewayne and Ann Cain and Rest Haven Funeral Home and Memorial Park. The topic is: “What does Memorial Day mean to you?” All graduating seniors from […]

Patti Richter, On Faith: Amazing Grace in a Punkerish Place

Patti Richter, On Faith: Amazing Grace in a Punkerish Place

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 […]

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Easter Banana Pudding Cups

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Easter Banana Pudding Cups

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 […]

Rockwall ISD earns Excellence in Financial Management Award

Rockwall ISD earns Excellence in Financial Management Award

ROCKWALL,TX – April 1, 2021 – At its virtual annual conference in February, Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) awarded 10 districts with the Award of Excellence in Financial Management, including Rockwall ISD. This new program recognizes Texas school districts that have implemented professional standards, best practices and innovations in financial reporting. “It’s a […]

Rockwall County Candidate Forum set for April 8 at Courthouse

Rockwall County Candidate Forum set for April 8 at Courthouse

ROCKWALL, TX – April 1, 2021 – The public is invited to the upcoming Rockwall County Candidate Forum from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 8 at the Rockwall County Courthouse, Liberty Hall, 1111 E. Yellowjacket Lane. The event is presented by the Rockwall County Republican Party. David Peek, Rockwall County Treasurer, will serve as […]

U.S. Representative Pat Fallon to emcee Rockwall County Republican Party Gatsby Gala Reagan Day event

U.S. Representative Pat Fallon to emcee Rockwall County Republican Party Gatsby Gala Reagan Day event

Tickets available here   ROCKWALL, TX – April 1, 2021 – U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon (CD4) will be Master of Ceremonies at the upcoming Great Gatsby Gala 2021 Reagan Day event hosted by the Republican Party of Rockwall County on Saturday, April 17 at the Hilton in Rockwall.  Along with U.S. Rep. Fallon, Texas Sen […]

Rockwall County Uniform Election 2021 Candidate Q&A Series: Jerry Welch

Rockwall County Uniform Election 2021 Candidate Q&A Series: Jerry Welch

ROCKWALL, TX – April 1, 2021 — As the Rockwall County Uniform Election 2021 approaches, Blue Ribbon News invited all candidates running for Rockwall City Council to participate in our Candidate Q&A Series. We provided a questionnaire for each candidate on the ballot to provide some insight on themselves and their platform. The Early Voting […]