Celebrate Black History Month at Rowlett Library

Celebrate Black History month with crafts and stories about famous African-Americans at the Rowlett Public Library. Tammy Abernathy will present “I Like Me” from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 in the library meeting room. Rowlett Public Library is located at 3900 Main St. in Rowlett. To submit your news and events, email […]

Rowlett Fire Rescue sponsors first aid, CPR class

Learn first aid and American Standard CPR for infants, children and adults in a class for ages 16 and older, sponsored by Rowlett Fire Rescue Department. The class will be 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3. The cost is $30 and space is limited. Those interested should call 972-412-6230. To submit your news and […]

Learn from experts at free All About Roses event

Learn from experts at free All About Roses event

Local rose experts share tips on care, feeding; use of roses in landscape Covington’s, an independently owned 18-acre nursery in Rowlett, is hosting their annual All About Roses event on Saturday, Feb. 25. This is a day devoted to roses where anyone may come to meet and learn from local rose experts about the care and feeding […]

Blue Ribbon News contest winner enjoys Shenaniganz

Blue Ribbon News contest winner enjoys Shenaniganz

Jamie Jones Rubush, a volunteer ESL teacher in the Reading for Adults program at the Rockwall County Library, was among the Blue Ribbon News fans from across Dallas/Fort Worth who recently entered our promo with Shenaniganz. By simply “LIKING” our Blue Ribbon News Facebook page, Jamie’s name was entered into our drawing for her choice of […]

Winter planting for spring and summer enjoyment

Winter planting for spring and summer enjoyment

Even though winter can be dreary, we have hope with spring right around the corner. It’s hard to get excited at this time of the year, but when you think back to how long, hot and dry our summers are you start to appreciate the chill in the air. Really, our winters are mild in […]

Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for ActionCoach

The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting on Feb. 7 for ActionCoach, a leading business coaching company. Trey Finley is the owner and president at ActionCoach Rockwall/Rowlett/Garland. Founded in Australia in 1993 by Brad Sugars – the company began franchising its concept in 1997 and now operates in 34 countries throughout the world. ActionCOACH […]

‘Little Women’ at Rockwall Community Playhouse

The cast and crew of the Rockwall Community Playhouse’s production of Little Women, based on the beloved book by Louisa May Alcott, have been hard at work since December. The stage is set—literally—for the performances that will begin the second weekend of February and will continue until the end of the month. Jeff Medley is […]

Romantic getaways for Valentine’s Day

Romantic getaways for Valentine’s Day

By mid-February, the excitement of the holiday season has faded into memory and the winter can begin to seem long. Fortunately, a bit of mid-winter woe makes Valentine’s Day a perfect excuse to plan a getaway vacation with someone you love. Wherever you live, there are likely to be dozens of nearby places where you […]