ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 4, 2021 — Over the holidays, the Rockwall High School varsity softball and varsity volleyball teams sent some Christmas cheer in the form of stockings stuffed with goodies to active-duty military troops overseas. 2019 RHS graduate Louis Nies – a member of the 149th HR Army Unit based in Texas – […]
2020 Migration Trends: TEXAS is the U-Haul No. 2 Growth State (Jan. 4, 2021) — Texas is the No. 2 growth state in America, according to U-Haul® data analyzing migration patterns from 2020. Tennessee edges Texas, the leading growth state from 2016-18, and Florida, the No. 1 growth state for 2019, for top honors on […]
ROYSE CITY, TX – Jan. 4, 2020 – Walmart Royse City Supercenter, located at 494 W. Interstate 30, will temporarily close its doors at 2 p.m. today, Monday, Jan. 4, as part of a company-initiated program to allow third party cleaning crews time to thoroughly clean and sanitize the building. The location will remain closed […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 2, 2021 – Inez Rupe Smith, age 95, passed peacefully from this life into heaven last week at Texas Health Hospital. Inez was born in Rockwall, TX to Mable Moore Rupe and William Franklin Rupe. She gave her life to Christ in July of 1937 and remained a lifetime member of […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 31, 2020 – We know there are many questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, and Blue Ribbon News and Rockwall County wants to help. Here is the most current information from Rockwall County. We will continue to share updates with you as soon as we have them. What we do know is […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 26, 2020) Dodie’s Cajun Diner at the Rockwall Harbor is cooking up a four-course Rib Roast Dinner for Two this New Year’s Eve, available exclusively for to-go/pick-up. For only $99.99, enjoy a Rib Roast Dinner for two that includes: Crab Cake Appetizer with Creamy Shrimp Sauce House Salad with your choice of […]
This year has been the one most challenging for all of us on this City Council. I know we have all thought, “When will it end?” In a few days we will celebrate Christmas, and for Christians it is a time for rebirth and reexamination of our lives and how we live our lives. We […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 23, 2020 — In a regular meeting on Dec. 22, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court unanimously accepted the resignation of the county’s Local Health Authority, Dr. Jamie Metcalf-Kelly, effective Dec. 29, 2020. Metcalf-Kelly has served as the Rockwall County Health Authority since July. In her letter of resignation addressed to the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 22, 2020 —Two years ago, Xavier Cunningham – a 24-year-old with special needs who’s high functioning – came into the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall to apply for a membership. Xavier had been in and out of foster care since he was three years old, and was at the time living […]
ROYSE CITY, TX – Dec. 22, 2020 – First United Methodist Church Rockwall, First United Methodist Church of Royse City, and First United Methodist Church of Heath – in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank – will be distributing kitted food boxes through a low-touch distribution model from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, December […]