ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 27, 2015) The former cheerleader sat in the Rockwall County jail in 2001, wondering how she had gone from cheering at Friday night football games to sitting behind bars as Child Protective Services picked up her three children. Flash forward to 2015, the ex-prison inmate is now a devout Christian, published author […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 26, 2014) Tickets are on sale now for “Reagan Day, The Hollywood Years, Celebrating Our Legends, Yesterday and Today,” sponsored by the Rockwall County GOP. The annual event, which will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront, will also pay tribute to Congressman Ralph Hall. Tickets are $100, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 12, 2015) For the sixth year in a row, Rockwall Community Playhouse will present Rockwall’s Got Talent, a community-wide talent show that puts the fun in fundraising by drawing a variety of performers from across the Metroplex competing for cash prizes. The showcase for gifted entertainers is the brainchild of Rockwall Community […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 29, 2015) I’ve enjoyed being a columnist for the Blue Ribbon News for over a year, where I’ve had the pleasure of sharing my love of Boy Scouts. My Eagle Scout Project has now begun and I need your help to complete it. The project consists of placing plaques around the 6 mile […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 28, 2015) Sitting at the kitchen counter next to her mother, 11-year-old Alaina Pucylowski twirled the multicolored ribbons attached to a large plastic jar. The ribbons weren’t just for decoration, however. They represented the cancer awareness ribbons: blue for colon cancer, yellow for sarcoma, pink for breast cancer, and so forth. The […]
Try performing some ‘mathemagic’ ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 27, 2015) One of my favorite things to do when working with a child that has reached a point of frustration, fear or boredom with math is to take a break and do a little “Mathemagic.” I will hide the answer to an addition problem on a piece […]
ROCKWALL/ROYSE CITY, TX (Jan. 15, 2015) Moms Club of Rockwall and Southern Junction will present the 3rd Annual Bunco Fundraiser, “Rolling Dice for Dollars” benefiting the Rainbow Room of Rockwall beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Join in on the fun this year for a night of dice, silent auction, food, and entertainment at […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Jan. 26, 2015) We hover over our children as they start school, and we might do it all over again—with more restraint—as they move up to middle and high school. Then again, we get anxious as they go off to college, career or marriage. And just when we begin to relax about their well-being, […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Jan. 26, 2015) A friend of mine has experienced God’s very present help in trouble. But after seeing so many signs, she might have a problem getting people to believe her. The past few years have been filled with sorrow for Ann’s family. Her husband faced a business calamity that hung over their […]
Building for the Future ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 26, 2015) The Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County headquarters are about to receive some much-needed renovations, thanks to the Leadership Rockwall Class of 2015. The goal is to raise $30,000 to refurbish the MOWSS offices by April, and save the charity an estimated $90,000 over […]