Place 4 Councilman wants to “keep city’s success on solid footing” ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 30, 2014) Councilman Dennis Lewis is preparing for the coming new year by announcing his candidacy for Mayor of Rockwall. “After careful consideration and much prayer, Clarissa and I have decided I can best continue to serve our community as Mayor,” […]
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, TX (Dec. 26, 2014) City of Rockwall Residents can drop off their live Christmas Trees at the Tuttle Sports Complex (1550 Airport Rd) parking lot beginning December 26th until January 11th. Please remove all ornaments, lights, and stands before you drop them off. To share your good news and events, email . Please click here […]
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, TX (Dec. 23, 2014) The Charter Commission of the City of Rockwall will hold a public hearing to gather public input regarding the proposed Charter amendments. The Charter Commission encourages the public to attend and participate in expressing opinions and concerns of the proposed Charter amendments. A copy of the proposed Charter amendments may […]
ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 23, 2014) More than 100 ladies recently attended the Rockwall Newcomers and Friends holiday luncheon held at Occasions in Royse City. They were entertained with Christmas carols sung by performers Linda and Larry Petty. Everyone was humming, singing and tapping their toes. The Petty’s are a professional duo and have entertained throughout […]
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, TX (Dec. 13, 2014) As I sit and write this under a full moon, we have at least 107 job openings in law enforcement across the country — each and every one of those vacancies is the result of a brother or sister in blue giving the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. […]
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 […]