(ROCKWALL, TX — Feb. 28, 2017) When he was a young boy growing up in Arkansas, WWII Army veteran Sgt. Nick Nichols was asked what he wanted to do when he grew up. His answer was, “Live to be 100!” Sgt. Nick, now of Plano, Texas, will have done just that on March 20th when […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 28, 2017) IndivisibleDFW will host a Rally for Texas at the Harbor Amphitheatre in Rockwall as part of a state-wide candidate kickoff from 2- 5 p.m. this Sunday, March 5. “I decided to help with organizing the rally as a show of support for local candidates across North Texas,” said Jessica […]
UPDATE: The event has been postponed, as the removal of the sign will be brought before the Rockwall city council in their meeting in March. We will provide an update on what is decided about the sign at the city council meeting, so stay tuned! (ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 19, 2017) Please come pay your […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb 21, 2017) Leadership Rockwall 2017 has committed to provide a state of the art technology lab for the students at the Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall—and thanks, in large part, to the generosity of one special donor, the dream will become a reality. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has stepped […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 19, 2017) Did you know that by the time most children attend kindergarten, they’ve watched 5,000 hours of television – enough time to earn a college degree? The average teen sends 3,000 texts per month –more than six texts per waking hour, according to the same Nielsen study. It’s easy for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 19, 2017) Here’s Sequoia! She is a sweet five-year-old, 75 lb Golden Retriever mix looking for a forever home! Sequoia has been spayed, microchipped and fully vaccinated. Contact for more information or to meet her! Submitted by Sarah Grubbs. [ Our Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week is proudly sponsored […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 19, 2017) Rockwall Citizen’s Fire Academy, a program designed to give participants a working knowledge of the Rockwall Fire Department, begins March 2 and runs through May 11. The 9-week session includes brief classroom discussions, with a primary focus on hands-on experience. There is no fee for enrollment. Individuals who would like to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 17, 2017) A Keyhole Garden Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 25 at the Rockwall County Library, 1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane in Rockwall. The program will begin with registration at 9 a.m. and Dr. Deb Tolman will begin the presentation at 9:30. After a lunch break, workshop participants will move to the […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Feb. 13, 2017) Amy-Parks Heath Elementary School student Elise Harding was recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Mathnasium of Rockwall-Heath, as part of the Mathnasium CEO Scholarship Program. Each month throughout the school year, 94.9 KLTY and Mathnasium feature a CEO who grants a scholarship to a local school-age child in grade […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 16, 2017) The Home School Athletic Association High School Water Polo Angels started their 4th season as the only all home school high school team in the nation. With 30 plus showing up for the first practice, Valentine’s Day was the perfect day for these athletes to return to the game […]