Rockwall Readies for Homecoming Parade, Game

(ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 17, 2019) Rockwall High School Homecoming Week is September 16-21.  The RHS Homecoming Parade will take place on Wednesday, September 18.  The parade begins at 6 p.m. at Dobbs Elementary School.  The RHS Class of 1989 will serve as parade marshals.  The parade route will follow Clark Street to Boydston to Townsend […]

Rockwall’s Oldest and Only Locally-Owned Bank Announces New Ownership

Rockwall’s Oldest and Only Locally-Owned Bank Announces New Ownership

Lakeside National Bank Leadership Remains Committed to Family-Owned Legacy and Local Values (ROCKWALL, TX – Sept. 10, 2019) Lakeside National Bank announced its transition of ownership from the family of late Congressman Ralph Hall to the Pratt and Pastora families. The new families officially took ownership on Friday, Sept. 6. As new owners, the Pratt and […]

Local High School Students Share Their Experience at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Program

Local High School Students Share Their Experience at Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Program

(ROCKWALL, TX — September 4, 2019) This past summer, three area high school students attended a life-changing leadership program known as Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an International Program that was created by Rotary International to encourage strong leadership in youth. Young people chosen for their leadership potential attend […]

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Fruit Pizza

Cooking with Ease by Melissa Tate: Fruit Pizza

(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 31, 2019) With fall fast approaching, I always find ways to squeeze in some of my favorite summer desserts. Fruit Pizza is one that can absolutely make its way into September. Over the years, I have heard Evan mention how much he loved his mother’s fruit pizza. That it was different than […]

The Monarch Butterfly Project

The Monarch Butterfly Project

(ROCKWALL, TX – Aug. 26, 2019) Join the Rockwall County Monarch Butterfly Project Team and help save the spectacular butterfly from extinction. Monarchs, the official Texas State Insect, are in grave danger of disappearing from our skies; their population has dropped 90 percent in the last 20 years. Sad because Monarchs make our world more […]

Texas Transportation Commission to Act on Funding for I-30 Improvements Project

Texas Transportation Commission to Act on Funding for I-30 Improvements Project

(ROCKWALL, TX — August 27, 2019) The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) will meet on Thursday, Aug. 29 to consider approval of the 2020 Unified Transportation Program, which would officially green light TxDOT’s massive I-30 improvements project from Dalrock Road to FM 2642 in Rockwall County. The Unified Transportation Program is a 10-year statewide plan for […]

Blue Ribbon News September 2019 Print Edition Hits Mailboxes Throughout Rockwall, Heath

Blue Ribbon News September 2019 Print Edition Hits Mailboxes Throughout Rockwall, Heath

ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (August 26, 2019) Here’s a digital look at our September 2019 print edition. Our print publication delivers monthly to more than 22,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath. Extra copies are available for pick up at the Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce, the JER Chilton YMCA, the Rockwall County Library, and various […]