From our Editor: All aboard ~ the Titanic!

From our Editor: All aboard ~ the Titanic!

Rockwall, TX (March 20, 2025) – My husband and I embarked upon an awe-inspiring journey into history during a recent media preview event of Titanic-The Exhibition!  I received my 1st class boarding pass as 52-year-old Mrs. Helen Churchill Candee, an author from Washington D.C. assigned to stateroom E63. Richard boarded as 32-year-old Arthur Gordon McCrae, a […]

Editor’s Note | Rockwall County’s REAL. GOOD. NEWS.

Editor’s Note | Rockwall County’s REAL. GOOD. NEWS.

ROCKWALL, TX (March 22, 2024) – For 12 years, Blue Ribbon News has been shining the spotlight on the people, places, and events that have a positive impact in our community. As Rockwall County’s #1 source for good news, our print edition delivers free to 17,500 homes and businesses and is available for pick-up at […]

“Gone to Texas”

“Gone to Texas”

(ROCKWALL, TX — February 26, 2018) In late April or early May in the mid-1800s, pioneer families loaded up a covered wagon with their valuables and belongings and hit the open road towards a land full of opportunity, promise and hope for a fruitful future. They often left behind a sign which read three simple […]

Embracing the fun challenge of my first leading role

Embracing the fun challenge of my first leading role

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 7, 2017) The Rockwall Community Playhouse’s next production of the season is a play called Pillow Talk, and last weekend they held auditions for it. So I decided to go out for one of the lead roles. Not the lead role, mind, but one of the main characters in the show. […]

Road trippin’ to Arkansas

Road trippin’ to Arkansas

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 24, 2017) Exactly one week from today, I will be in Little Rock, Arkansas jamming to a Twenty One Pilots concert! And the best part is, I’ll be with my special someone and we’ve both never seen them live! For those of you who aren’t familiar with TOP, they are an […]

More fun with ethics

More fun with ethics

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2017) I’m going to keep this ethics and morality train rolling for this week by presenting some more fun scenarios I found while browsing the web. Let’s say you find yourself in a position to rescue one of each of the following. As fate would have it, rescuing one means […]