Rockwall Rotary recognizes Student of Honor

Rockwall Rotary recognizes Student of Honor

ROCKWALL (November 12, 2013) Ashton Daniel was presented the Rotary Student of Honor at the Rockwall Rotary meeting on November 7th. Ashton attends Cullins Lake Pointe Elementary, and was honored for her outstanding academic and citizenship achievement. Jill Baird, Assistant Principal at Cullins Lake Pointe, presented the award. Please click here to LIKE our Facebook page, […]

Rockwall watering schedule is once every two weeks as needed

ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013) Due to continued drought conditions, a once every two week watering schedule went into effect on November 1st.  The City of Rockwall is among those served by the North Texas Municipal Water District which is under mandatory water restrictions due to low lake levels. The goal is to reduce water consumption […]

Veterans honored with reception at JER Chilton YMCA Rockwall

ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013) The JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall welcomed veterans and their families to a special Veterans Day reception in their honor. A table was spread with refreshments and veterans were treated to a program by guest speaker Chaplain Doug Sewell. Sewell is the chaplain with the 4th Air Wing of the Texas […]

Aging Well: A tribute to a veteran and servant of God

This article was originally written for and has been re-printed from The United Methodist Reporter, by Missy Buchanan.  ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013) Every Friday morning you can find ninety-three year-old Ed Frazier at the Helping Hands food pantry in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas.  The former Air Force pilot is on another mission in the […]

Meet Bandit, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Bandit, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013)  Stay calm, Blue Ribbon News readers, but a robbery is in progress. Bandit just handed us a note that reads: “This is a stick up! I’m stealing your heart right now. Don’t resist, just surrender immediately. And don’t be fooled by my tiny size and my timid demeanor. I’m only a […]

Nebbie Williams Running Club members race to help CASA

Nebbie Williams Running Club members race to help CASA

Amazing, superhero finish for young runners ROCKWALL (November 11, 2013) On Saturday, November 2nd, members of the Nebbie Williams Elementary School Running Club participated in the Lone Star CASA Superhero 5K. Sarah Trahan, a 4th grader, placed 3rd in females 14 and under and Sam Favre, also a 4th grader, placed 6th in males 14 and under.  Both of these children were competing against […]

JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall breaks ground on $5 million expansion

JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall breaks ground on $5 million expansion

ROCKWALL – November 10, 2013 – A groundbreaking ceremony on November 7th marked the official beginning of construction on the nearly $5 million expansion and renovation project underway at the JER Chilton YMCA at Rockwall, located at 1210 N. Goliad. A crowd of nearly 200 supporters gathered for the special event featuring keynote speaker JER […]

A better bridge

A better bridge

ROCKWALL/HEATH (November 10, 2013) For several months I walked my dog along a farm road across a creek that borders my neighborhood. It felt like we owned the road that should have had trucks and SUV’s whizzing down it. But barricades kept the road closed while construction crews replaced an old bridge with a better […]

An unlikely football coach

ROCKWALL (November 10, 2013) Unprepared for the interview, I rehearsed my words while driving to the high school. My family’s future rested on this final meeting. No teaching contract, no income, and we’d lose everything. After finally discovering that educating teenagers was my path, there was but one obstacle: to teach, I must coach. It […]

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall recognized as top performer by Joint Commission

ROCKWALL (November 8, 2013) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has been recognized as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by the country’s top accrediting agency for hospitals. The hospital was recognized for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes for surgical care and pneumonia.  The rating was based on accountability measure data reported to The […]