Rockwall’s 2019 Concert by the Lake Line-Up

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 19, 2019) The Rockwall Parks and Recreation Department’s 2019 FREE Concert by the Lake Series kicks off May 2 and runs through July 18 at The Harbor. Show times are 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday nights. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the CBTL Series! Our monthly print edition is […]

Meet Coco, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 18, 2019) CoCo is a super friendly, active, social kitty, who loves to cuddle, too!  He would enjoy a playmate who is as rough and tumble and active as he is.  He will play with dogs, cats – anyone!  He also has a treatable medical condition requiring a special diet regime of […]

Green Eggs & Ham at Shannon Elementary

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 18, 2019) Shannon Elementary School is blessed with the best cafeteria crew around!  Dr. Seuss Day is a fun day for elementary students.  Many teachers dress up as Dr. Seuss characters, read many of his books. Shannon students got to start off their morning with a yummy breakfast of what else?  […]

Caring Transitions Owners Recognized with National Rising Star Award

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 14, 2019) Caring Transitions is pleased to announce that Craig and Amy Edwards, the local owners of Caring Transitions of Rockwall, have earned the Caring Transitions’ Rising Star Award. This national recognition is given to a new franchisee who has demonstrated strong leadership and business growth in their first year of operation. […]

‘All for Hall From Rockwall’: A Tribute to U.S. Congressman Ralph Hall

‘All for Hall From Rockwall’: A Tribute to U.S. Congressman Ralph Hall

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 14, 2019) On Thursday, March 7, Congressman Ralph Moody Hall, a Rockwall native who was the oldest ever member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died peacefully in his home at the age of 95. Hall was born on May 3, 1923, in Fate, Texas and was a lifelong resident of […]

President Trump signs Rep. Ratcliffe, Sen. Cornyn Lake Fannin legislation

WASHINGTON – President Trump signed Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) legislation today to reduce the federal estate in Texas by restoring the local control of 2,025 acres of Fannin County land. “I’m incredibly pleased that our bill to restore the local control of Lake Fannin has finally crossed the finish line […]

Overcoming Defeat Through Resilience

Overcoming Defeat Through Resilience

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2019) As the final overtime seconds ticked off and the dreadful buzzer sounded, my team’s basketball season ended. My boys had overcome so much through the season, game after game of last second heartbreaks and the occasional morsel of victory. I named them the “heart attack kids” because after a […]

Raising Our Trust-in-God Quotient

Raising Our Trust-in-God Quotient

(ROCKWALL, TX — March 13, 2019) She was unstoppable and courageous. At least her pink shirt said so. But her sudden wailing revealed something else. She was rigid with fear after a sharp-toothed terrier rejected her affection. When my granddaughter suffered two wounds and received a few stitches for each, we gained a reminder about […]