Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Taylor Banuelos

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Taylor Banuelos

Rockwall, TX (January 7, 2024) – Taylor Banuelos is the Senior Class President of Rockwall High School (RHS) and a Captain of the RHS Varsity Cheer Team.  She is a 3x NCA All-American Cheerleader and TGCA 6A All Star Cheerleader (2022).  Taylor recently received a prestigious NCA Staff Invitation Award to join the NCA staff after […]

50 Year Old Genealogical Chart Finds a Home

50 Year Old Genealogical Chart Finds a Home

Rockwall, TX (February 6, 2024) – This is the kind of thing that a genealogist dreams of – finding a family history chart you never knew existed! While preparing for the monthly meeting of the Rockwall County Genealogical Society, members Lisa Stevenson and Denise Slosar were approached by Tina Hughes, a Rockwall County reference librarian […]

Rockwall High School Cheer Senior Spotlight: Saniya Demars

Rockwall High School Cheer Senior Spotlight: Saniya Demars

Rockwall, TX (February 6, 2024) – Saniya is a Senior Varsity Cheerleader at Rockwall High School. She is a four-year member of the Cheer team and serves as the Varsity Spirit Captain. Saniya is the daughter of Garian and Alicia Demars and has a brother named Bryson Demars. Saniya has received many awards while cheering […]

40 Years of Service: Women in Need looks forward to bright future

40 Years of Service: Women in Need looks forward to bright future

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 5, 2024) This last year marked Women In Need’s 40th anniversary. Serving Rockwall, Hunt, and Rains counties, WIN is celebrating a milestone year of remarkable growth and deepening impact in aiding victims of domestic abuse. Under revitalized leadership, the organization is sustaining its vital services and expanding them to address the evolving […]

How I Met My Mate: Rockwall County couples share stories of how they found true love

How I Met My Mate: Rockwall County couples share stories of how they found true love

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 5, 2024) Each year around Valentine’s Day, Blue Ribbon News invites local couples to share stories of how they met. Publishing their tales of true love has become one of our favorite traditions. This year the response was overwhelming. You’ll find their stories in our latest print edition hitting over 17,500 mailboxes […]

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Karys Baker

Rockwall High School Senior Cheer Spotlight: Karys Baker

Rockwall, TX (February 5, 2024) – Karys Baker is a Senior Varsity Cheerleader at Rockwall High School. She has cheered for Rockwall ISD for 6 years and started cheering at the age of 7. She currently serves as Varsity Cheer Captain and has held several leadership roles throughout her tenure at RHS including Co-Head Cheerleader […]

The Rose Table: When you have a heart for French toast

The Rose Table: When you have a heart for French toast

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 5, 2024) Looking for a romantic way to start your Valentine’s Day? Serve my easy and adorable Heart French Toast! If you follow @therosetable, you know how into French Toast I am. I have all sorts of versions on therosetable.com and my classic Brioche French Toast, included here, even made it into […]

Hot off the press: Rockwall County Blue Ribbon News Valentine’s print edition 2024

Hot off the press: Rockwall County Blue Ribbon News Valentine’s print edition 2024

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Feb. 2, 2024) — Our Valentine’s print edition is hot off the press and headed to mailboxes this week, but you can preview a digital version of our special “How I Met My Mate” issue right now by clicking the cover image below. The print edition delivers to about 17,500 homes and […]

REPLAY: Watch last night’s LiveStream of Rockwall County Republican Party’s Candidate Forum

REPLAY: Watch last night’s LiveStream of Rockwall County Republican Party’s Candidate Forum

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 1, 2024) If you missed the Rockwall County Republican Party’s Candidate Forum held last night (Wednesday, Jan 31), Blue Ribbon News RockwallLIVE was there live streaming the standing-room-only event, which spanned from about 5:30pm to 9pm in Liberty Hall at the Rockwall County Courthouse. WATCH THE FORUM:  Voters came out to hear […]