Rockwall High choirs compete at UIL concert and sight-reading contest

Rockwall High choirs compete at UIL concert and sight-reading contest

ROCKWALL, TX – April 26, 2021 – The Rockwall High School Chorale, Treble Select and Jacket Men choirs recently competed at the UIL Region 3 Concert & Sight-Reading Contest. All three ensembles received Superior ratings across the board, earning each ensemble the coveted distinction of Sweepstakes. This was especially exciting for Jacket Men, who were not only the first ever […]

Rockwall-Heath, Cain Middle School percussion ensembles score big at contest

Rockwall-Heath, Cain Middle School percussion ensembles score big at contest

ROCKWALL, TX – April 26, 2021 – The Rockwall-Heath High School Percussion Ensemble and Cain Middle School Percussion Ensemble recently competed in the WGI Virtual Season Group Finals in the Percussion Scholastic Concert A Class. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world’s premier organization producing indoor percussion competitions. Members of the RHHS Percussion Ensemble rehearsed for many […]

Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse celebrates 30th anniversary

Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse celebrates 30th anniversary

ROCKWALL, TX – April 23, 2021 – Members of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse gathered recently to mark their 30th anniversary. State Representative Justin Holland filed a resolution in the Texas House of Representatives  commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Posse.  Representative Holland read aloud the resolution and gave each member a signed copy. Budd […]

Rockwall County Uniform Election 2021 Candidate Q&A Series: Clarence Jorif

Rockwall County Uniform Election 2021 Candidate Q&A Series: Clarence Jorif

ROCKWALL, TX – April 23, 2021 — As the Rockwall County Uniform Election 2021 approaches, Blue Ribbon News invited all candidates running for Rockwall City Council to participate in our Candidate Q&A Series. We provided a questionnaire for each candidate on the ballot to provide some insight on themselves and their platform. The Early Voting […]

Madeleine Brennan awarded 2021 Sheri Stodghill Fowler B.E.S.T. Teacher of the Year

Madeleine Brennan awarded 2021 Sheri Stodghill Fowler B.E.S.T. Teacher of the Year

ROCKWALL, TX – April 23, 2021 – The Winner of the 2021 Sheri Stodghill Fowler B.E.S.T. Teacher of the Year is Madeleine Brennan at Quest Academy. “Madeleine has come in and swept Quest off of their feet,” said Quest Academy Principal Christina Bradford. “She is a brilliant teacher for our students and creates such an […]

Country music newcomer Erin Kinsey of Rockwall releases debut single, ‘Drunk Too’

Country music newcomer Erin Kinsey of Rockwall releases debut single, ‘Drunk Too’

Nashville, TN – April 23, 2021 – Country newcomer and Rockwall, TX native Erin Kinsey releases her debut single today “Drunk Too“ written by Kinsey, Danielle Blakey and Ava Suppelsa.  Erin’s impromptu performance of “Drunk Too” garnered more than half a million views on TikTok last month.  While she was thrilled, it was the number […]

Golf tournament May 18 to benefit Rockwall-based Poiema Foundation

Golf tournament May 18 to benefit Rockwall-based Poiema Foundation

ROCKWALL, TX – April 23, 2021 – The Bent Tree Bible Fellowship will hold their annual golf tournament Tuesday, May 18, benefiting the Rockwall-based Poiema Foundation. Founded 8 years ago by Rebecca Jowers, Poiema is a Rockwall-based Christian nonprofit that fights the widespread problem of human trafficking. Local police estimate there are about 400 minors […]

Lone Star CASA receives support from Republic Services

Lone Star CASA receives support from Republic Services

Donation to sponsor Bunco event will help further the mission of Lone Star CASA ROCKWALL TX – Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), an organization dedicated to serving abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties, recently held a Bunco fundraising event at Chandlers Landing Yacht Club, sponsored by Republic Services. […]