(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-7. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — priced below $100, saving shoppers about $8 […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 25, 2022) – The City of Rockwall’s water tower on Boydstun Avenue (next to Fire Station One), nicknamed “Old Rusty” by some on social media, is set to be dismantled starting this week. The water storage tank was constructed in 1978, and served its purpose for 30 years, when it was taken […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 25, 2022) – The Rockwall Economic Development Corporation has successfully recruited Chewters Chocolates to open a state-of-the-art chocolate manufacturing facility in the Rockwall Technology Park. Chewters is based out of Delta, British Columbia and is known for their organic, simple ingredient, low sugar chocolate brand Chocxo as well as serving as a […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 22, 2022) Over 60 members strong, CWO2 (Chief Warrant Officer 2) James W. Randolph Detachment 1465, Marine Corps League, gathered recently to celebrate one of its own – Rockwall resident Donald Van Handel. Don will turn 99 this Saturday, July 23. Don’s daughter and son-in-law brought him to the Veterans Resource Outreach […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 22, 2022) Detectives with the Rockwall Police Department need your help to identify two subjects that were involved in a credit card abuse on July 6, 2022 in Rockwall. Suspects are a adult white male who was driving a black Ford F-150 platinum edition, extended cab truck and an adult thin white […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 20, 2022) Rockwall High School students from FIRST robotics competition Team 1296, Full Metal Jackets, recently attended the 2022 FIRST National Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C. to advocate for STEM funding (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) on Capitol Hill to help Title 1 schools get funding. The conference was attended by EVP […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 19, 2022) I wandered into the garden this morning to sit with my blank pages, not knowing what I might write. It took moments for the words to come. Please bear with me through another garden column. I try not to write about the garden incessantly, but this time of year (ok, […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 19, 2022) Shenaniganz in Rockwall captures the hearts of local families with everything from arcade games and bowling to lazer tag and axe throwing – but its latest addition has dropped a fully immersive, state-of the-art virtual rollercoaster right in our backyard. Our Blue Ribbon News team was invited to experience XD […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 14, 2022) During today’s lunch program at the newly renovated Rotary Hall, the Rockwall Rotary Club recognized Jace Lathem of Reinhardt Elementary School as a Student of Honor. This award recognizes exemplary academic achievement, leadership, and good citizenship. Jace’s grandmother Linda, sister Jensyn, brother Jett, and parents Jewel and Rey Latham, were […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 14, 2022) Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has a Catholic Charities Dallas mobile community food pantry every third Tuesday of the month from 9-11 a.m. The next date for the mobile pantry at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is July 19. Fresh fruit, vegetables, and other food items […]