ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 31, 2014) The Rockwall-Heath High School Men’s Varsity and Junior-Varsity squads have been named, and the 2015 season kicks off with a scrimmage on January 2 against Horn at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium. JV plays at 5:30; Varsity at 7:15 p.m. “We are extremely excited about the talent level of both Varsity and Junior Varsity […]
HEATH, TX (Dec. 31, 2014) Congressman-elect John Ratcliffe has added Lorie Grinnan to his district team in the role of Regional Representative. Grinnan’s role will be outreach focused as she engages with constituents, community and civic organizations, and local governments to ensure they are well-represented by their Congressman. Grinnan brings impressive credentials, which include almost […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 30, 2014) Circle Ten Council’s Cub Scout Pack 386 has been very busy this holiday season with community service and volunteerism. On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Pack 386 hosted two United States Marine Corps Sergeants who collected donations from the Cub Scouts for the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program. This event […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 19, 2014) Congressman-elect John Ratcliffe has selected Jason Ross to be his District Director. Ross, a Rockwall County native, will manage Ratcliffe’s district operation across the 18 counties of the 4th Congressional District. Ross brings impressive credentials to the position along with a wealth of community and civic involvement in the region. […]
ROCKWALL, HEATH, TX (Dec. 23, 2014) Local resident and Blue Ribbon News staff writer/reporter Austin Wells is compiling a photographic history of Heath and is looking for your help! Austin is assembling historic images of Heath and the stories that go with them to include in an upcoming book to be published by Arcadia Publishing, […]
Be sure to check out their holiday recipes below! ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 21, 2014) Cody Hayes is inspiring a select group of Rockwall ISD students to pursue the joy of cooking, starting with Pumpkin Rolls – more than 600 of them! Selling Pumpkin Rolls is an annual fundraiser for the Culinary Arts program, necessary because it […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 21, 2014) The Christmas tree of my childhood held 1960’s ornaments—silver orbs with spikes and color-filled depressions. We threw on strips of foil “icicles” and pronounced it good. Maybe that’s why our late-December visits to the grandparents’ house felt like arriving at Disneyland. Grandma loved to decorate at Christmastime. She adorned the […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (Dec. 19, 2014) At the risk of being labeled old-fashioned (as if that’s a bad thing), we at Blue Ribbon News have decided to go out on a limb and bring old school back. I looked up the meaning of “old school” in both Wikipedia and the Urban Dictionary, just to make sure […]
HEATH, TX (Dec. 11, 2014) It was a spectacular night as the community welcomed Christmas to Heath at the City’s Annual Holiday in the Park. Even a sudden rain shower that drove Santa inside to the Amy Parks Elementary Cafeteria to visit with the children didn’t dampen the spirits of close to 1,000 attendees who […]
HEATH, TX (Dec. 4, 2014) The City of Heath Special Events Board has been busy laying out some very special plans for the highly anticipated 2014 Heath Holiday in the Park event, set for Friday, Dec. 5. New treats and special surprises await at this year’s Holiday in the Park, which will be hosted rain […]