ROCKWALL, TX – November 5, 2020 — The Rockwall city council and Rockwall Police Department recognized Sergeant John “Marty” Arrowood with a lifesaving award during Monday night’s regular meeting. Sgt. Arrowood was presented the award for his heroic actions in saving a life on Aug. 29. “Marty represents what is outstanding about the Rockwall Police […]
ROWLETT, TX (Nov. 5, 2020) Unofficial results for the City of Rowlett General Election are posted; the votes will be canvassed and made official at the November 17 City Council meeting. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and events, email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com. Subscribe […]
ROCKWALL, TX – November 4, 2020 — Women In Need invites the community to participate in helping them provide full meals for families in need with Holiday Baskets. A total of 60 baskets are needed, with the following items included in the baskets: Boxes of stuffing mix Boxes of instant potatoes Cans of cranberry sauce […]
ROCKWALL, TX – November 4, 2020 — A runoff election has been called for places 2 and 3 on the Fate city council. The date for the runoff will be determined in the near future. The candidates on the runoff ballot for Place 2 are Merle Jacobson and John Brandt. On the runoff ballot for […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 4, 2020 – November is National Family Caregivers Month to honor more than 40 million caregivers across the country who support aging parents, ill spouses or loved ones with disabilities who remain at home. There will be a FREE Virtual Caregiver Resource Fair for Rockwall and Kaufman Counties (via Zoom & […]
ROCKWALL, TX – November 4, 2020 — Enjoy a late night shopping opportunity to kick off this holiday season! From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 5, downtown Rockwall shops will deck their halls with boughs of holly to put you in the holiday spirit. Merchants will be offering many holiday specials and surprises […]
ROWLETT, TX – Nov. 4, 2020 – On November 3, 2020 the City of Rowlett, along with the cities of Fate and Lucas (The Alliance), filed a motion with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) objecting to a motion to dismiss proceedings filed last week by the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) and its 13 […]
ROCKWALL, TX – November 3, 2020 — The results are in for the 2020 General Election in Rockwall County (100 percent of precincts reporting as of 9:23 p.m.). Seventy-five percent of the 71,435 registered voters in Rockwall County cast ballots in this election (53,828 ballots cast). A total of 68 percent of voters in the […]
ROCKWALL, TX – November 3, 2020 — Rockwall County Helping Hands is calling on the community to help fill up the Food Pantry this holiday season. With the pandemic, the Food Pantry at Helping Hands has seen a significant decrease in food drives to stock its shelves and feed those in need in Rockwall County. […]
ROWLETT, TX – Nov. 3, 2020 – Each year the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce recognizes several categories of outstanding businesses; it is now time for the 2020 annual awards cycle to begin. Winners will be presented at the Chamber’s Annual Awards Banquet on January 30, 2021. The event will have a Masquerade Ball theme. Every […]