Kids for Kids Talent Show to benefit Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 29, 2017) Enjoy an evening of entertainment Friday, April 7 as young artists in our community help stand up against child abuse. The 1st Annual Kids For Kids event will feature dancers from the Ukraine, as well as the Dance & Arts Connection in Heath. Rockwall School of Music students will also be performing. […]

Local couple starts foster closet in Rockwall

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 28, 2017) Earlier this year, Kevin and Cheyenne Weable opened the doors to a new nonprofit providing necessities for foster children in Rockwall County and the surrounding area.  Room 29:11 is a foster closet which provides new and gently used clothing for children of all sizes, gently used or new shoes, […]

Blue Ribbon News April print edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

Blue Ribbon News April print edition hits mailboxes throughout Rockwall, Heath

ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (March 28, 2017) Here’s a digital look at our April 2017/Easter print edition. Our print publication now delivers monthly to more than 19,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath.  To submit your good news and events, email . CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW: Extra copies are available for pick up at the Rockwall Area […]

Meet Marty McFly, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 28, 2017) Say hello to Marty McFly! This little guy will easily bring a smile to your face when you meet him. He has an adorable little head tilt and a happy personality. He’s great with the other dogs in his foster home and loves to snuggle with his humans. In […]

Commissioners Court recognizes Kaden Newton of Mac & Cheese and Pancakes

Commissioners Court recognizes Kaden Newton of Mac & Cheese and Pancakes

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 28, 2017) The most famous kid in Rockwall was honored for his efforts in fighting childhood hunger in the county this morning during the Rockwall County Commissioners Court meeting. Rockwall County Judge David Sweet read the following proclamation recognizing 7-year-old Rockwall resident Kaden Newton and his nonprofit Mac & Cheese and […]

Magness provides history of Rockwall roads in Historical Foundation lecture series

(ROCKWALL, TX – March 29, 2017) Did you know that from the 1800s into the 1900s, Rockwall County had very little road construction equipment and that repairs to roads fell on the shoulders of the landowners and citizens? The Rockwall County Historical Foundation welcomed County Commissioner David Magness for its Sheri Stodghill Lecture Series on Friday, […]

Rockwall-Heath Black Hawk Robotics wins Rock City Regional, Chairman’s Award

Rockwall-Heath Black Hawk Robotics wins Rock City Regional, Chairman’s Award

(HEATH, TX — March 27, 2017) For the sixth year in a row, The Black Hawk Robotics team qualified for the First Robotics Competition world championship. The Rockwall-Heath High School robotics team won the Rock City Regional and the Chairman’s Award in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Saturday, March 11. FIRST is a global organization created […]