Students stomp bluebonnets at Amy Parks-Heath Elementary

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 2, 2014) If the turnout at the inaugural Bluebonnet Stomp at Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School is any indication of things to come, wildflowers will be blooming and a new tradition will have taken hold in the community. “It was just such a relaxed and spontaneous event and I know when those bluebonnets […]

Sound familiar? The Kitchen Table Math Story…

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 2, 2014) One of the most common and regularly heard stories is what I call “The Kitchen Table Math Story.”  The players are different, but the plot is basically the same, and has been as long as I have been involved in math.  My story was no different… Scene 1 – Math homework: […]

Secret garden serves as haven for butterflies, birds

Secret garden serves as haven for butterflies, birds

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 1, 2014) Greeted by a grand stone waterfall at the entrance, Natalie’s Butterfly Sanctuary is nestled almost secretly off FM 550. Once inside the gates of this garden, it is easy to feel transported to another world as butterflies flitter above the greenery, flowers peek out of every corner and vines hang […]

Free Multiplication Madness events at Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath

Free Multiplication Madness events at Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath

Math center helps children learn multiplication facts during free Friday sessions this fall ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 1, 2014) Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath is hosting its 4th annual Multiplication Madness, a free event offered each fall for children in second through sixth grade. “This is a great opportunity for students in the Rockwall area community to hone their […]

Wylie’s Smith Library presents Ghost Hunting Program

Who Ya Gonna Call? WYLIE, TX (October 1, 2014)  In the “spirit” of the upcoming season of haunting, Wylie’s Smith Library presents Ghost Hunting with The Dallas Area Paranormal Society Oct. 9 at 6:30 pm. DAPS is a nonprofit organization founded to investigate reports of unexplained, paranormal activity throughout the DFW Metroplex and beyond. The […]

Rockwall Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for Simply Kate

ROCKWALL, TX (October 1, 2014) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Simply Kate. Designer Kaitlin Waller and Spirit of Rockwall Award winner Dorothy Michelle Spradlin have partnered together to open Simply Kate on the Downtown Rockwall Square. Kaitlin and Dorothy have worked together for eight years and their […]

Blue Ribbon News fall edition hits mailboxes

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 1, 2014) Here’s a digital look at our latest print edition which is on its way to nearly 18,000 homes throughout Rockwall and Heath this week.  To submit your good news and events for publication, email . Our 24-page, full color, hyper-local print edition is published 8x/year (about every 45 days) and […]

Two new staffers, a pair of high heels and one old minivan

Here’s an amusing story – especially for those who have had the pleasure of meeting my father-in-law of 80-something years, and who are familiar with our 15-year-old minivan. Both Paul and the Blue Ribbon News mobile have their share of endearing idiosyncrasies.  Paul flew in from Colorado over Labor Day weekend. He didn’t want to […]

Candlelight vigil ‘shines a light on domestic violence’

ROCKWALL, TX (September 30, 2014) Dorothy Spradlin, co-owner of the newly opened Simply Kate in downtown Rockwall, performed “Amazing Grace” during a candlelight vigil at the Rockwall County Courthouse Tuesday night.  The annual event kicked off Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and was hosted by Women in Need (WIN). WIN provides assistance to victims and/or survivors of domestic […]