Day in the Life: Rockwall Police Chief Kirk Riggs

Day in the Life: Rockwall Police Chief Kirk Riggs

(ROCKWALL, TX – November 27, 2018) A photo of a police officer’s hat with children’s’ hand prints scattered around it; A framed collage holding encouraging words of strength and love with “Back the Blue” scribbled in crayon surrounded by a rainbow and several hearts; Red and blue stars in the shape of a big heart […]

Rockwall County Auditor Receives Certificate of Achievement

Rockwall County Auditor Receives Certificate of Achievement

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 27, 2018) For the fourth straight year, Rockwall County Auditor Lisa Wylie received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association). The GFOA established the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Program (CAFR Program) in 1945 to recognize state and local […]

Angel Tree to Help Local YMCA Families in Need

Angel Tree to Help Local YMCA Families in Need

(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 17, 2018) The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall encourages its members and the community at large to stop by the Welcome Center and choose an ornament from the YMCA’s annual Angel Tree. Each ornament represents a local child, age 18 or younger, whose family has an active Y membership, requires financial […]

Blue Ribbon News December 2018 Print Edition Hits Mailboxes Throughout Rockwall, Heath

Blue Ribbon News December 2018 Print Edition Hits Mailboxes Throughout Rockwall, Heath

ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (November 26, 2018) Here’s a digital look at our December print edition. Our print publication delivers monthly to more than 20,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath. Extra copies are available for pick up at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the JER Chilton YMCA, the Rockwall County Library, and various local […]

Cain Middle School Students Make All-Region Honor Band

Cain Middle School Students Make All-Region Honor Band

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 19, 2018) Congratulations to six band students from Cain Middle School for successfully auditioning and making the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 25 Middle School Honor Band. On Saturday and Monday, November 10th and 12th, band students from Cain Middle School traveled to Lovejoy ISD and auditioned for only a […]

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 19, 2018) The surgery was just a few hours away when I called home. “I just don’t feel right about it,” Angie said. I debated at first, having psyched myself up all day long. After my graduate school classes, I was scheduled to be “fixed,” for lack of a better term. […]

Royse City School Board Approves Middle School Namesakes

Royse City School Board Approves Middle School Namesakes

(ROYSE CITY, TX — November 15, 2018) The Royse City ISD School Board approved namesakes for middle schools in the district. Royse City Middle School will be renamed as Ouida Baley Middle School. The district’s second middle school planned for Fate, Texas on Hwy 66 will be named Bobby Summers Middle School. Both namesakes were […]

Comprehensive Plan Update Approved By Rockwall Planning and Zoning

Comprehensive Plan Update Approved By Rockwall Planning and Zoning

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 14, 2018) During its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Rockwall Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the adoption of the “OurHometown Vision 2040” Comprehensive Plan 2018 Update. The vote came after a public hearing on the item, in which two citizens addressed the P & Z. […]

Special Olympics Athletes Walk the Runway at NCL Fashion Show

Special Olympics Athletes Walk the Runway at NCL Fashion Show

(ROCKWALL, TX — November 13, 2018) On November 11, 2018 members from the National Charity League, Inc., Lone Star Chapter, gathered at The Hilton Hotel for the annual Mother-Daughter Tea and Fashion Show to acknowledge overall time contributed to serving NCL’s Mission and its commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. Local sponsors; […]

Historic Downtown Terrell Unveils Giant 96-Foot Mural

Historic Downtown Terrell Unveils Giant 96-Foot Mural

(TERRELL, TX — November 13, 2018) This larger-than-life, faithful reproduction of the Frank Reaugh painting “The Approaching Herd” is the latest mural to adorn the vintage buildings in Historic Downtown Terrell. The mural is located at 227 N. Adelaide, and was painted by Texas artist Charlie Bullock. Reaugh used his sketches from Terrell and West […]