Rockwall Jackets Jaxon Smith named Texas Football Gatorade Player of the Year

Rockwall Jackets Jaxon Smith named Texas Football Gatorade Player of the Year

In its 35th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company today announced Jaxon Smith-Njigba of Rockwall High School as its 2019-20 Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year. Smith-Njigba is the first Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year to be chosen from Rockwall High School. The award, which recognizes […]

‘Morgan’s Wonderland’ architect aims to bring all-inclusive park to Heath

‘Morgan’s Wonderland’ architect aims to bring all-inclusive park to Heath

Terry Park in Heath will be the site of a proposed all-inclusive park designed to ensure that every person, with or without special needs, has a place to enjoy a good time with their friends and family. The park, named Marsha’s Happy Haven, will incorporate tons of features and equipment created specifically with special needs […]

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall breaks ground on $90M expansion

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall breaks ground on $90M expansion

Texas Health Hospital Rockwall broke ground today on a much anticipated, $91 Million expansion project that will add two floors to the patient tower and effectively double the size of the hospital. New and expanded services will include a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a cardiac Cath Lab, an Interventional Radiology suite, a second […]

Christmas lighted boat parade on Lake Ray Hubbard Dec. 14

Christmas lighted boat parade on Lake Ray Hubbard Dec. 14

Enjoy the Christmas lighted boat parade on Lake Ray Hubbard on Saturday, Dec. 14. Viewing available the docks at the Rockwall Harbor at 7 p.m., as well as from Chandlers Landing at 7:30 p.m., and again from the Rockwall Harbor at 8 p.m. Those wishing to decorate their boats and join the parade should meet […]

Rockwall-Heath student’s ornament to represent District 33 on Texas Capitol Christmas tree

Rockwall-Heath student’s ornament to represent District 33 on Texas Capitol Christmas tree

Each year, members of the Texas House of Representatives are invited to select a constituent to create an ornament as a visual representation of what makes each Texas House District special.  The ornaments are hung on a 23’ Texas-grown Christmas Tree that stands in the House Chamber of the Texas Capitol during the holiday season. This […]

Tickets, sponsorships available for ‘Go Blue for Kids’ Gala April 25

Tickets, sponsorships available for ‘Go Blue for Kids’ Gala April 25

Save the date – Saturday, April 25, 2020 – and get ready to “Go Blue” for an evening focused on the awareness and prevention of child abuse. Texas Health Hospital Rockwall serves as the Title Sponsor of the 4th Annual Go Blue for Kids Gala benefiting the Children’s Advocacy Center for Rockwall County. And for […]

 Pet Supplies Plus donates $50,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot Paws

 Pet Supplies Plus donates $50,000 to Rockwall’s Patriot Paws

America’s Favorite Neighborhood Pet Store Partners with Natural Balance® and Rachael RayTM Nutrish®; Donates An Additional $578 in Pet Supplies to Local Veteran (ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 26, 2019) Pet Supplies Plus, the largest pet retail franchise in the United States, recently teamed up with Natural Balance® and Rachael RayTM Nutrish® to raise awareness about the […]

Tyler’s Toyz: Local boy’s legacy lives on through donations of stuffed animals

Tyler’s Toyz: Local boy’s legacy lives on through donations of stuffed animals

(ROCKWALL/ROWLETT, TX – Nov. 25, 2019) Donations of new stuffed animals – in all colors, shapes and sizes – are needed to help reach a goal of 5,000 plush toys for delivery to young patients at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas – all in honor of a local boy named Tyler Ray Zapotocky, who died […]

Hope for the Holidays: Fourth graders encourage 3-year-old cancer patient

Hope for the Holidays: Fourth graders encourage 3-year-old cancer patient

(ROCKWALL, TX — Nov. 25, 2019) Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School teacher Sara Cranford and her fourth grade class are embracing the spirit of kindness this holiday season. Cranford’s students are pen pals with 3-year-old Jack Callahan as he battles for his life in the hospital every day. On Feb. 2, 2019, after Jack refused to […]

Rockwall Police to host Santa Cops 4 Kids 5K, 1-Mile Run

Rockwall Police to host Santa Cops 4 Kids 5K, 1-Mile Run

Register by Nov. 20 to be guaranteed a race t-shirt (ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 14, 2019) Blue Ribbon News is proud to once again partner with the Rockwall Police Department and the Rockwall Police Officers Association for the 4th Annual Santa Cops 4 Kids 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run plus Santa Dash and Virtual Race,hosted by PlayTri DFW. The event […]