Blue Ribbon News Holiday 2020 print edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

Blue Ribbon News Holiday 2020 print edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

ROCKWALL, TX – October 5, 2020 — Below is a digital look at our Holiday 2020 print edition. Our print publication delivers 8x/year to more than 15,500 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath. Extra copies are usually available for pick up at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the JER Chilton YMCA, the Rockwall […]

Meet Fritz, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Fritz, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 23, 2020 – Fritz is looking for his forever family! He’s still a little skittish, but he’s also sweet and curious and oh-so-cute!! Fritz is microchipped, neutered, FeLV/FIV negative, and current on his vaccines. Contact Rockwall Pets at   for more info or to arrange a meeting! Submitted by Shari Thompson. Our […]

Rockwall-Heath girls track team adds special greetings to Helping Hands food baskets

Rockwall-Heath girls track team adds special greetings to Helping Hands food baskets

ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 21, 2020 – The Girl’s Track Team at Rockwall-Heath High School partnered with Rockwall County Helping Hands Food Pantry to bring well wishes and good food to families this Thanksgiving. A freshman team member and her mother, Mrs. Miller, approached RHHS girl’s track team coach, Kyla Hammond, with the idea of […]

Overnight closures on Quail Run in Rockwall and SH66 in Royse City this Sunday

Overnight closures on Quail Run in Rockwall and SH66 in Royse City this Sunday

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Nov. 20, 2020 – WEATHER PERMITTING, the Texas Department of Transportation has two overnight closures starting Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. and concluding Monday, Nov. 23 at 7 a.m. In Rockwall, TxDOT will be repaving eastbound and westbound E. Quail Run Road just east of State Highway 205 (SH 205/Goliad […]

Promise fulfilled: Garland ISD principals surprised with pies by a pink unicorn

Promise fulfilled: Garland ISD principals surprised with pies by a pink unicorn

GARLAND ISD, TX – Nov. 20, 2020 – Last month, Assistant Superintendent of Security & Operations Dr. Shelley Garrett challenged principals to increase their school’s free and reduced-price meal application submissions, as well as economic survey completions, to ensure as many eligible families as possible receive food benefits. As it turns out, the USDA allowed […]

Rockwall County resident sentenced to 40 years for aggravated robbery at Walgreens

Rockwall County resident sentenced to 40 years for aggravated robbery at Walgreens

ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2020 – This week, a Rockwall County judge sentenced Rockwall County resident, Timothy Bobo, age 37, to 40 years in the Texas state penitentiary for the felony offense of Aggravated Robbery.  382nd Judicial District Judge Brett Hall announced the sentence after a hearing before the court in which multiple witnesses […]

Rockwall ISD Finance Department honored by Texas Association of School Business Officials

Rockwall ISD Finance Department honored by Texas Association of School Business Officials

ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 19, 2020 – The Rockwall ISD Finance Department was recently honored for exhibiting excellence in school purchasing Operations by Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO). “It’s a worthwhile program that continues to grow since its inception in 2009,” said Tracy Ginsburg, TASBO Executive Director. “The Award of Merit was created […]

Rockwall’s Cain Middle School band students set school record for All-Region Honor Band

Rockwall’s Cain Middle School band students set school record for All-Region Honor Band

ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 19, 2020 – Fifty Cain Middle School band students were recently selected for the 2020-2021 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Region 3 All-Region Honor Band. Nearly 600 students from over a dozen middle schools in TMEA Region 3 recorded auditions and competed for placement in the elite ensemble. Students were required […]