What you should know before protesting your appraisal (ROCKWALL, TX – May 12, 2016) Many Rockwall property owners have expressed surprise, concern and even anger since they received their tax appraisal letters. Many have noted significant increases in assessed value. By law, every property owner has the right to protest their appraisals, and they have […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 12, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) introduced the Iran Cyber Sanctions Act of 2016 today to require the administration to impose sanctions on hackers linked to the Iranian Government. The measure pushes the administration to take action on an April 2015 executive order that authorized the Treasury Department to sanction individuals and entities […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 12, 2016) Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) formally honored Rockwall High School student, Chris Daniels, Monday for accepting his appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Daniels, who was nominated to the academy by Ratcliffe, is one of just eight students from the Fourth District of Texas to accept an appointment to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 12, 2016) Rockwall Community Playhouse presents The Drowsy Chaperone, a delightful musical comedy, which opens on Friday May 13 and runs through Sunday May 29, 2016. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8pm, and Sunday matinees are at 2pm. Tickets may be purchased at rockwallcommunityplayhouse.org, by calling 972-722-3399 or at the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed retiring Rockwall Independent School District Superintendent Jeff Bailey at its Quarterly Partnership Breakfast on Thursday, April 12, at Mellow Mushroom (550 I-30 Frontage Rd), recognizing the district’s noteworthy growth and success under Bailey’s leadership. RISD Chief Communications Officer Renae Murphy spoke to those in attendance about […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 11, 2016) Sterling National Financial Group, LLC has announced that two more Rockwall ISD teachers have been nominated for the Sterling Shining Star Award. Leah Voth, an English teacher and Yearbook Advisor at Rockwall-Heath High School, and Melinda Lewis, an American Sign Language teacher at Rockwall High School have been nominated. This is […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2016) First, I do not know why we have to have this conversation about the use of public restrooms. We have never had a law against this, nor needed one, because common sense has prevailed and folks have used the appropriate facilities. Unfortunately, however, we have been thrust in a […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 10, 2016) Rockwall Soroptimist, Cindy Lindley, was installed as the South Central Region Governor at the SC Region Conference, held last week in Joplin, MO. Cindy will preside over Soroptimist clubs in seven states for the next two years. She has been a Rockwall Soroptimist since 1997 and has held most […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – May 10, 2016) Memorial Day will be exceptionally meaningful for Rockwall-area animal lovers. We lost a pair of influential females recently. They were instrumental in Rockwall’s move to become a No Kill community five years ago. One of them is well-known to Blue Ribbon News readers. The other stayed under the radar, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX—May 10, 2016) When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, friends and family have many questions: What does the diagnosis mean? What kinds of plans need to be made? What resources are available to help? As the disease progresses, new questions reflect growing needs for skills, programs and services. Alzheimer’s disease is a growing epidemic […]