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 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 26, 2019) Real. Good. News. That was our mission seven years ago when we first launched Blue Ribbon News, and it’s our mission today. In a world where negative news is the norm and cynicism seems to dominate social media, we exist to shine the spotlight on the good. We heard […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 14, 2019) Outside of crashes, heatstroke is the number one vehicle-related killer of children in the United States. That’s why Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an attempt to reduce these deaths by reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of vehicular […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 13, 2019) Rockwall County Elections Administrator Christopher Lynch will be designated as a Certified Elections/Registration Administrator (CERA) – the highest professional achievement – in a ceremony conducted by the Election Center at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. CERA designation is achieved […]
Winning photos speak volumes (ROCKWALL, TX – August 8, 2019) A man devoting his retirement years to photography and a high school student using her cell phone camera captured the top three awards in their respective category in the first nature photo contest sponsored by the Rockwall County Open Space Alliance. Fifteen-year-old Kyla McClintock, a resident […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 8, 2019) Sheriff Harold Eavenson and Major Todd Calkins congratulated Kristopher Stallons on his recent promotion to Corporal, with direct supervision of the inmate worker program and maintenance of the Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center. Corporal Stallons’s started his law enforcement career in August of 2015. Officer Stallons has been […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 29, 2019) Eight new child advocates for Lone Star CASA were sworn in by Judge Brett Hall on July 26. Pictured from left to right are: Ann Pittsinger, Rob Sutton, Linda Wells, Denise Hart, Judge Brett Hall, Lynn Watters, Pam LeTourneau, Suzanne Nolen, and Kacy Riley. Lone Star CASA (Court appointed […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 11, 2019) During its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Commissioners Court welcomed a presentation from Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) on a diagnostic report project for subdivision regulations in the county. Daniel Harrison, AICP with FNI, said the project would involve interviewing county commissioners, landowners, developers and other stakeholders to identify […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 5, 2019) The Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office recently passed a surprise jail inspection from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards — making this the 11th consecutive annual inspection they’ve passed. “I want to compliment and thank the Detention Staff of the Rockwall County Jail for passing the 11th consecutive inspection and in doing […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — May 31, 2019) Last spring, the North Texas Municipal Water District broke ground on the first major manmade lake Texas has seen in nearly three decades – Bois d’Arc Lake. Recently, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court welcomed an update from NTMWD on the project. Components of Bois d’Arc Lake Bois d’Arc […]