(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 22, 2015) First grade students at Springer Elementary paraded around the school asking others to join them in saving turkeys from a Thanksgiving feast! They encourage everyone to “eat more candy!” Have a Happy Thanksgiving from Springer Elementary. Submitted by Jenny Kaup, M.Ed., SAGE Teacher, Springer Elementary. The Blue Ribbon News […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 22, 2015) The City of Rockwall broke ground Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18, on what promises to be another exciting addition to the community: Springhill Suites by Marriott, a four-story, 105-room hotel which will be built off of Lake Front Trail behind The Oar House in Rockwall. The hotel – being built […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2015) Two Rockwall High School art students were recently honored by the American Society of Marine Artists and the Rockwall Art League for their submissions to the 2015 Young Marine Artists Search. The YMAS is an annual national competition organized by the ASMA to encourage artists aged 16 to 23 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2015) A young Rockwall resident performs her first solo in elementary school… fast forward nine years and that same student is now planning a trip to Nashville, TN to professionally record her music and film her first music video at the Kenny Lee Production Studio. Local poet, artist, and musician […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 20, 2015) The Kiwanis Club of Rockwall recently presented Gage Duke with a $200 check for his “Just Cuz Helmets Matter” program. Gage is a nine-year-old boy who has formed a nonprofit organization to provide bicycle safety education to all bicycle riders and also provide regulation bicycle helmets to any student […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Nov. 20, 2015) Conservative businessman Justin Holland filed official paperwork today in his bid to become the next member of the Texas House of Representatives. House District 33 includes all of Rockwall County and portions of Collin County. Earlier this year, Holland announced his intention to run following Representative Scott Turner’s announcement […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 19, 2015) The Kiwanis Club has picked the grand marshal for the annual Christmas Parade! The theme this year is “A Picture Perfect Christmas,” and students from various elementary schools submitted a poster depicting the theme. Gracie Fleming from Amy Parks Heath Elementary school submitted the winning poster, showing a girl […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov 16, 2015) Congressman John Ratcliffe has announced that Congressman Trey Gowdy (SC-4) will be the keynote speaker at the Rockwall County Republican Party’s 2016 Reagan Day Dinner on Friday February 26th, 2016. “Trey is a conservative leader in the House of Representatives who has defended conservative ideals as well as anyone […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Nov. 17, 2015) When it comes to planning Thanksgiving dinner, the turkey is a given. The big bird is so central to the feast that I hardly think about it, which more than once has resulted in disappointment. My husband—a witness—recalls the flaming turkey. This one came early in my career as […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Nov. 17, 2015) Representatives from Master Developers-SNB, LLC will be at a future development site to allow residents an opportunity to transplant trees which would otherwise be lost when development occurs. The development site, located at the southeast corner of East Fork Drive and Highland Drive, is best accessed by citizens from […]