The Rockwall County Library has begun accepting registrations for its FREE Spring Microsoft classes. Choose a Tuesday/Thursday evening or a Saturday afternoon class. See the schedule above. To register, call 972-204-7700. Thank you to Chantal Walvoord, Adult Services Librarian, Rockwall County Library for keeping us posted on classes and other events happening at the library. Blue Ribbon News […]
Rowlett Reviews’ next meeting will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 21 at First Christian Church, 7301 Miller Road in Rowlett. They will host popular Professional Book Reviewer, Mary Tharp Booty, in her presentation of Little Woman Big Book: Margaret Mitchell & Gone with the Wind. Join them early at 10 a.m. for socializing and refreshments. […]
This spring, the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will seek to help girls become strong in both mind, body and spirit with its girlSTRONG program. The brainchild of Rockwall YMCA Health and Wellness Director Diana Fulton, this empowering program invites girls ages 10-16 to eight weeks of fitness and healthy group discussions designed to build […]
Trevor Karrett of Rockwall, Texas, a member of the class of 2021 majoring in electrical and computer engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense, hands-on research project through the WPI project center in Denmark. The project was titled Developing Funding Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations. […]
(HEATH, TX – Nov. 25, 2019) The City of Heath today launched Parks And Trails Of Heath, a new fundraising program that gives citizens and local businesses the opportunity to help accelerate the expansion and improvement of the City’s parks and trail system. Charter donors who have made the startup of this City of Heath Park […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. , 2019) Blue Ribbon News always encourages reader-submitted stories featuring #RealGoodNews about our community. Each day our inbox fills with letters to the editor, story ideas, photos, videos, business announcements, and notices about community events. We consider it an honor and a privilege to hear from you and to share your […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — Nov. 26, 2019) The community celebrated a festive time of shopping, food, fellowship and giving back during the Rockwall Helping Hands Festival of Trees this past weekend. Area businesses and individuals helped deck the halls of the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront with dazzling Christmas trees for the 10th annual event. Guests also enjoyed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — November 20, 2019) For years, Rockwall nurse Fatima Lampkin has provided the utmost kindness, compassion and care to more than 20,000 patients of family practitioner Dr. David Lensch. After a terrible car accident last month left Fatima paralyzed from the waist down, many in the community have rallied behind her, providing her […]
AND….stick around afterward for Pilates instruction in the park! (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Nov. 15 2019) Juggling holiday plans, shopping, work, family, parties and more can take its toll – but making informed, healthy life choices can keep you in balance so you can enjoy the season. Texas Health Hospital Rockwall, in partnership with the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 14, 2019) The Williams Middle School PALS students recently participated in a Pay it Forward project where Mrs. Helmer, the PALS teacher, gave each PAL $1. They had two weeks to make their dollar grow. Laci Larsen raised the most amount of money for this project at $721. She sold handmade greeting cards […]