The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Posse invites the community to a Dedication Ceremony on Saturday, November 7 at 11 a.m. to name the Posse Arena in honor of co-founder Roy Hance. (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – October 27, 2015) Hance, along with former Rockwall County Sheriff Jacques Kiere, organized the Posse in 1991 with the approval of […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 4, 2015) There’s a new vibe, a new school, a new place to jam in Rockwall. The School of Rock, located at 206 E. Washington, offers a unique, performance-based approach to music education, giving each student the chance to work with a team and perform live in front of an audience. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 26, 2015) On Wednesday, November 11th from 9 am to 1 pm, Rest Haven Funeral Home in Rockwall will be the site of a Veterans Day event featuring a supply drive to benefit Patriot Paws Service Dogs. The event will also include a live service dog demonstration by Ret. Col. Keith Young […]
(ROCKWALL/ROWLETT/ROYSE CITY, TX – October 26, 2015) Rest Haven Funeral Home’s locations in Rockwall, Rowlett and Royse City will again serve as donation/drop off sites for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots. “It is a privilege for us to be part of the Toys for Tots campaign again this year,” said Dewayne Cain, President […]
Community Fundraising Efforts to Culminate in Wreath-Laying Ceremony on National Wreaths Across America Day Wreaths Across America (WAA), a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, announced that Rest Haven Memorial Park in Rockwall, Texas will be joining in the effort to fulfill the national WAA mission of […]
(ROCKWALL/ROYSE CITY/ROWLETT – October 26, 2015) Rest Haven is again providing a special way for families to honor the memory of their loved ones this holiday season. Beginning Monday, December 1, Angel Wing Remembrance Trees will be placed at each of the three Rest Haven Funeral Homes in Rockwall, Rowlett and Royse City. The community […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – October 26, 2015) Check out our Events Calendar to keep up with hometown events and holiday happenings. Find it online at BlueRibbonNews.com; or in our 24-page, full color print edition distributed free to more than 18,000 homes throughout Rockwall and Heath; or in the palm of your hand within the free Official Rockwall Area […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – October 25, 2015) The Rockwall County Veterans Day Celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 11 at the Rockwall High School Performing Arts Center on the Utley campus, 1201 T.L. Townsend Drive, just north of the Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium. Major General Gary Bunch, US Army (Retired) leading the planning […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – October 25, 2015) Even though Halloween isn’t even here, it is time to start thinking about what float you are going to enter in the annual Kiwanis Christmas Parade. This year the theme is, “A Picture Perfect Christmas,” although you may pick any theme for your float. Your float doesn’t even have […]
(ROCKWALL, TX) As autumn leaves fall and the weather turns cooler, families across North Texas are preparing for the holidays. For some that means pumpkins, scarecrows and turkey dinner, but for many in the Rockwall community, it skips to wreaths, trees and early Christmas shopping. That’s because the annual Helping Hands Festival of Trees is […]