(ROCKWALL, TX) The Williams Middle School Theatre Department recently competed in the UIL One-Act Play at Forney High School, walking away with several awards. Both Molly Snowden and Cooper Fore received All-Star Honorable Cast Mentions and Cameron Sturkie received the All-Star Tech Award for his work as Stage Manager for the production. Blue Ribbon News […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX) The Rockwall-Heath High School A Cappella group Infiniti recently competed in the Southwest Regional International Contest for High School Acappella (ICHSA) Quarterfinals where they won first place. They advance to semifinals March 7 at Flower Mound High School. The winner at Flower Mound will advance to New York to the ICHSA Nationals. Blue Ribbon News […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) Twenty-eight students from the Rockwall ISD Law & Order Club recently competed at the TPSA regional competition and 12 of those students advanced to the TPSA state competition later this year. Placements: Desiree DeHart 1st Place – 911 Call Taking Madison McDaniel 2nd Place – 911 Call Taking Gabriel Garza 2nd […]
The Rockwall High School counseling department was recently honored for being one of a group of only 100 schools from across the state to win the CREST Award for Counseling Excellence for 2019-2020. In 2005, Texas School Counselor Association began a program called CREST to recognize schools with outstanding counseling programs. Schools receiving CREST awards have demonstrated a commitment using the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) The Rockwall County Spelling Bee was recently held at the Rockwall ISD Administration Building where Owen Koziol, an Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School student, won top honors. Grant Jordan, a Cain Middle School student, is the alternate. Winner: Owen Koziol APHE Alternate: Grant Jordan CMS All participants: Rochell ES Rashad Pennington (5th) Amy Parks-Heath […]
The official Rockwall County Republican Party Candidate Forum was held Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Liberty Hall at the Rockwall County Courthouse. The Blue Ribbon News #RockwallLIVE team was on site broadcasting live for those who could not make it in person. WATCH >> Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) This Friday, the Rockwall County Historical Foundation will welcome Tom Kula, who has served as Executive Director of the North Texas Municipal Water District for more than five years, for a presentation entitled, “Water,” as part of its Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series. The program, which is free and open to the public, will […]
The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Gail S. Ennis, is designating Thursday, March 5, 2020 as National “Slam the Scam” Day, to raise public awareness of government imposter telephone scams across the United States. These pervasive scams—in which callers pretend to be government employees to mislead victims into providing personal information or making […]
The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club is dedicated to the community of Rockwall and to promoting American patriotism. Through its Stars & Stripes program, the club provides United States flags at residences and businesses for seven holidays each year: President’s Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Patriots Day (Sept 11), and Veteran’s Day. […]
Communities Rise to the Challenge in the Name of Conservation AUSTIN–Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Audubon Texas, partners in the Bird City Texas Initiative, are proud to announce that four communities have received certification during the inaugural application cycle. Bastrop, Dallas, Houston, and Port Aransas have been recognized as the leaders in community action […]