(ROCKWALL, TX – May 4, 2020) Meet Liam! He is a gentle, sweet, snuggly, and happy dog who is great with his foster’s teenagers. He is housebroken, but because he is currently being crated after having surgery on his leg, he will occasionally use pee pads if he needs to go out between walks. He is […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 4, 2020) With great regret, Rockwall’s American Legion Terry Fisher Post 117 announced cancellation of its Memorial Day Concert scheduled for May 21 at the Rockwall Harbor. Post Commander Mark Kipphut announced closure commenting, “After reviewing the Governor’s school closure guidance for the balance of the academic year, and in consultation […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 1, 2020, 5:35PM) The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management reports 7 new COVID-19 cases today: 3 in Broadmoor Medical Lodge, 2 in Rockwall, 1 in Royse City, and 1 in Fate. Two people are in their 70’s, two people are in their 50’s, One person is in their 30’s, and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 1, 2020) Rockwall County Helping Hands Executive Director Jon Bailey gives an update on the re-opening of their donation dropoff: Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and events, email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com. Subscribe to our email newsletter here. Advertising: 214-342-8000 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 1, 2020) Rockwall County Helping Hands released the following video announcement about the re-opening of its Thrift Store. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and events, email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com. Subscribe to our email newsletter here. Advertising: 214-342-8000 or advertising@BlueRibbonNews.com. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 1, 2020) Texas Health Hospital Rockwall was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade recognizing the hospital’s continued achievement in providing safe, quality health care. The Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals across the country and updated every six months, assessing how well the hospital […]
The Rockwall-Heath Highsteppers celebrated great success in their 15th anniversary season! In the regional competition at the end of the season, Highstepper Officers took home awards for first place in Large, second place in Contemporary, second place in Lyrical, first place in Open and sixth place Overall. Junior Lieutenants Kaitlin V. and Emmy W. were […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 1, 2020) Madison Demien, a senior at Rockwall High School, plans on pursuing a Culinary Arts degree in baking and pastry arts from Sullivan University in Louisville, Kentucky. Maddie competed on The Gene Burton College & Career Academy Culinary team for two consecutive years, ultimately winning 1st place dessert at Nationals in 2019, […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – May 1, 2020) Triniti Franklin is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She attended Springer Elementary. Triniti found her passion for caring and encouraging people at an early an age. She discovered her passion to be a Nurse her Junior year! 💖 Triniti co-founded GAK “Get Active Kids” where she encourages kids to get […]
UPDATE (5/1/2020, 10AM) from RCOEM regarding Broadmoor Medical Lodge: All testing of residents and staff is complete. However, they are still receiving a few test results. To date, there are a total of 34 COVID-19 cases, 20 residents, and 14 staff. Of these 34 cases, 19 were asymptomatic and showed no signs of having COVID-19. We […]