Chamber hosts Rockwall ISD New Teacher and Employee Welcome Breakfast

Chamber hosts Rockwall ISD New Teacher and Employee Welcome Breakfast

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 8, 2018) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce joined Rockwall ISD for the annual New Teacher and Employee Welcome Breakfast at Rockwall-Heath High School on Tuesday, Aug. 7. The 137 incoming teachers and employees to the school district enjoyed a nutritious meal and heard some stimulating speeches from special guests during […]

ESS Partners with Royse City ISD to provide school staffing support

ESS Partners with Royse City ISD to provide school staffing support

(ROYSE CITY, TX – August 9, 2018) ESS, a leading national provider of education managed solutions for K-12 schools, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Royse City ISD to recruit, hire and manage substitute positions including daily teachers, long-term teachers, educational aides, receptionists and nurses. Royse City ISD is the third […]

Providence Academy brings best of home school and classical Christian education to area kids

Providence Academy brings best of home school and classical Christian education to area kids

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 6, 2018) A unique University Model school offering kids a high quality, college-preparatory education recently made its home right here in Rockwall County. Formerly located in Rowlett, Providence Academy will bring its exceptional teaching model combining home schooling and traditional Christian education to area children in its new location at the […]

Area educators hear message of inspiration at Rockwall YMCA Teacher Prayer Breakfast

Area educators hear message of inspiration at Rockwall YMCA Teacher Prayer Breakfast

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 6, 2018) Rockwall ISD teachers and fellow educators across the area were treated to a free Teacher Prayer Breakfast at J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall on Friday, Aug. 3. The teachers enjoyed a hearty breakfast as they were blessed with a prayer from Rockwall ISD Superintendent Dr. John Villarreal, a soulful […]

Celebrating the Roots of the Rockwall Farmers Market

Celebrating the Roots of the Rockwall Farmers Market

City of Rockwall honors Farmers Market co-founder with downtown plaque (ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2018) Family and friends of the late Barbara Coleson (1937-2017), co-founder of the Rockwall Farmers Market, gathered in downtown Rockwall’s San Jacinto Plaza to witness the unveiling of a plaque made in her honor on July 14. The plaque, which […]

An Old Fashioned, Memory-Making Family Vacation

An Old Fashioned, Memory-Making Family Vacation

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2018) I couldn’t believe Ireland went right into the water. She loves to swim but swimming in a lake was a new experience, so she ventured in, then reality hit and she got right back out and stayed in the boat. We had gone in “halvsies” with my brother-in-law to […]

Blue Ribbon News August 2018 print edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

Blue Ribbon News August 2018 print edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (August 2, 2018) Here’s a digital look at our August 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 […]

Heath Happenings: Student journalist notes exciting changes on the horizon

Heath Happenings: Student journalist notes exciting changes on the horizon

(HEATH, TX – August 2, 2018) Since coming home during my semester breaks over the past two years as a student attending the University of Arkansas, I’ve noticed exciting changes in Heath. The first and most obvious change when I arrived home this summer was the road construction. The very important widening of FM 740 […]

Rockwall Noon Rotary honors past president, Rotarian of the Year, and inducts new officers

Rockwall Noon Rotary honors past president, Rotarian of the Year, and inducts new officers

(ROCKWALL, TX – August 2, 2018) Local area criminal defense attorney Tim Hartley began his year of service as the 2017-2018 president of Rockwall Noon Rotary Club with one particular goal in mind: to get the elite service group even more involved in the community. Under Hartley’s leadership, the club’s Rotarians did just that, becoming actively […]

Solving a mystery of our town’s history at the Rockwall Escape Rooms

Solving a mystery of our town’s history at the Rockwall Escape Rooms

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2018) On July 3, several Rockwall County Historical Foundation Board members and I had a blast as we puzzled our way through clues to solve an age-old Rockwall County mystery inside The Rockwall Rooms at Rockwall Escape Rooms. For The Rockwall Rooms, we were presented with the following scenario: “Ms. […]