(ROCKWALL, TX – June 20, 2015) Sidney is a sweet and beautiful girl about two years old. She loves other dogs and is great with kids. She has been spayed, microchipped, and fully vaccinated. She is heartworm negative. Sidney’s adoption fee is a donation of $125. Email to meet this adorable pup today! Submitted by Sarah Grubbs. Our Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week is proudly […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 21, 2015) The San Jacinto Plaza Live Music lineup continues Friday and Saturday evenings through September in Downtown Rockwall’s newest public space. The community is welcome to bring lawn chairs, food, beverages (small coolers), family and friends to enjoy FREE live entertainment from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at San Jacinto Plaza. […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – June 28, 2015) Quest Academy has served the Rockwall community for nearly 20 years as an alternative to traditional high school. While many assume that its students are troubled kids in need of discipline, Rockwall ISD Director of Student & Family Services Shelley Garrett says this is not necessarily the case. “In […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 28, 2015) “I’m dreading summer, Coach.” A middle-schooler dreading summer, dreading the break from school—the bane of their existence? Then she described an Olympic-esque training regimen. Playing for three teams, training, traveling to tournaments every weekend, clinics, camps; I needed a three-day weekend after hearing her summer schedule. Man, times have […]
Register now for discounted prices and family fun (ROCKWALL, TX – June 25, 2015) Save the date – Saturday, August 8 – when the Rockwall Noon Rotary Club presents its 2015 Hot Rocks Bike Ride at Wilkerson Sanders Memorial Stadium in Rockwall. Early registration is underway through Tuesday, June 3o. Benefiting Rotary college scholarships, this […]
HEATH, TX. (June 25, 2015) We drove along the desolate landscape of south Texas toward the Gulf of Mexico for our first ocean vacation as a family. We finally came upon a colorful seaside village where the shops stood too close together to allow more than a glimpse of the water. As we circled to […]
(ROCKWALL,TX– June 25, 2015) The Lake Pointe Church food pantry and North Texas Food Bank are making a positive impact on the community through LP food pantry’s CHOICE Day program, helping to end local hunger while sharing Christ and building believers. Lake Pointe Church began a partnership with the NTFB in January 2014, and through […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (June 25, 2015) The top executive of a Rockwall-based manufacturing company is issuing a challenge to local businesses that he says will not only benefit local charitable organizations, but also build a closer corporate community. Jeff Kilpatrick, President and CEO of Whitmore, suggests that if more local companies and their employees engage in fun, […]
ROCKWALL,TX. (June 25, 2015) I love this time of my life, a senior citizen, with age-earned perks such as discounts at restaurants, theatres and events. Wisdom comes with age. Being older doesn’t mean being old! This is my first Senior Moments article, and I am excited to be sharing some aging facts and concerns throughout […]
Blue Ribbon News has compiled a list of fireworks displays, parades and other Fourth of July festivities happening in and around the Lake Ray Hubbard area to celebrate Independence Day 2015. Here’s the line-up; check back for continued updates! To share your events, email . FRIDAY, JUNE 26 ROYSE CITY FOURTHFEST Celebrate Freedom with free […]