Fate wins four 2022 Texas Downtown Association Awards

Fate wins four 2022 Texas Downtown Association Awards

FATE, TX (Nov. 10, 2022) – Winners for the 2022 President’s Awards Program were announced on Wednesday, November 2 at the annual Texas Downtown Conference in San Marcos. For over 30 years the awards program, sponsored by Texas Downtown Association, has recognized outstanding projects, places, and people of downtowns across the state. Texas Downtown Association […]

Winter Wonderland: Festival of Trees returns to Rockwall Hilton  

Winter Wonderland: Festival of Trees returns to Rockwall Hilton  

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2022) The 2022 Helping Hands Festival of Trees, with Title Sponsor Rob and Sara Whittle, will begin at 10 a.m. sharp Friday, Nov. 11 as folks flood the Hilton in Rockwall to kick-off holiday shopping at the Boutique of Helping Hands pop-up store. Open free to the public from 10 a.m. […]

Royse City ISD Education Foundation sets record numbers in Fall 2022

Royse City ISD Education Foundation sets record numbers in Fall 2022

ROYSE CITY, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) The Royse City ISD Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds creative grants and programming above and beyond district budgeting. Since 2009, the Foundation has given more than $1 million back to Royse City ISD schools through grants, programs and events that support students and staff members. On […]

Rockwall ISD Education Foundation awards more than $24K in grants to teachers

Rockwall ISD Education Foundation awards more than $24K in grants to teachers

ROCKWALL, TX (Nov. 7, 2022) More than $24,000 in innovative teaching grants was awarded to teachers for the 2022-2023 school year thanks to the Rockwall ISD Education Foundation. Each year, the REF invites teachers to submit a grant application for an innovative project that engages students and teachers in creative and challenging ways. This year, […]

Rockwall Meals on Wheels’ gala creates brighter world for seniors

Rockwall Meals on Wheels’ gala creates brighter world for seniors

‘In Colour’ event brings ray of sunshine and color to local seniors’ doorsteps  ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 30, 2022) More than 400 guests filled the ballroom of the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront Oct. 22 in support of Meals on Wheels Senior Services. Volunteers worked tirelessly in preparation for MOWSS’ fifth annual gala, employing their creative energies to […]

Adventures with the Editor: Paranormal Investigation Tour at Dallas’ Old City Park

Adventures with the Editor:  Paranormal Investigation Tour at Dallas’ Old City Park

DALLAS, TX (Oct. 28, 2022) Last night our Blue Ribbon News team traveled back in time through the streets of Dallas’ first and oldest park – a greenspace that maintains a collection of historic buildings and furnishings as old as 1840 – and perhaps even, ghosts? While caretakers at Old City Park say they cannot […]

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Painted Stones

Kukka by Sally Kilgore: Painted Stones

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 27, 2022) On a sunny morning recently, I wound my way up the road to my grandson’s school.  Something I greatly relish about living where we do, is we are just right over the next bump to the country. While suburbia encroaches, and I know some resent it terribly, I am grateful […]

Brookdale at Summer Ridge prepares to celebrate resident’s 105th birthday

Brookdale at Summer Ridge prepares to celebrate resident’s 105th birthday

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 26, 2022) Born October 28, 1917, Joyce Alene Preskitt Ruminer will be celebrated this Friday at Brookdale at Summer Ridge, the retirement and assisted living community where she resides. Senator Bob Hall is preparing a proclamation in her honor, and there will be birthday cake, balloons, and plenty of fanfare for this […]

Patriot PAWS celebrates its Fall Veteran/Service Dog Graduation

Patriot PAWS celebrates its Fall Veteran/Service Dog Graduation

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2022) Patriot PAWS recently celebrated the placement and graduation of five new Veteran/Service Dog Teams at their Rockwall campus located at 254 Ranch Trail. Founded in 2006 by Lori Stevens, the national non-profit organization trains and provides Service Dogs of the highest quality at no cost to disabled American Veterans, and […]

Eat, drink and be scary with a Hocus Pocus Cocktail party

Eat, drink and be scary with a Hocus Pocus Cocktail party

ROCKWALL, TX (Oct. 25, 2022) What better way to celebrate spooky season than with a Hocus Pocus party? For the latest episode of The Rose Table, I served a witchy menu inspired by the Sanderson Sisters in my dining room lit up with their signature green magic. For dinner, I served my Apple Season Salad, […]