(THE HARBOR, LAKE RAY HUBBARD-May 27, 2013) Celebrate our nation’s independence with fireworks, live music and family festivities from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday, June 30 at The Harbor in Rockwall, located on the east shore of Lake Ray Hubbard. Stay tuned to Blue Ribbon News as more details are revealed! To share your good […]
(May 25, 2013) Join the “All In” Poker Ride Saturday, June 8 at Brockdale Trail, Lake Lavon, supporting Throwaway Ponies Horse Rescue and Therapy Riding in Rockwall. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $25 per hand, with a first place prize of a new Endurance Saddle, valuded at $400. […]
Making waves at The Harbor to fight cancer Open water swim event hopes to raise $3,000 for Innovative Clinical Trials Center at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Dallas (LAKE RAY HUBBARD-ROCKWALL-DALLAS-May 19, 2013) Swim Across America, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money and awareness for cancer research, prevention and treatment through nationwide […]
(ROCKWALL-May 23, 2013) Rockwall Mayor David Sweet will be the subject of MusicFest’s Tenth Annual Celebrity Roast, a fundraising event that supports the Greater Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra. The evening will begin at 6 p.m. Friday, May 24 with wine and a silent auction at Occasions at Stone River in Royse City. Dinner will be served at 7, […]
(ROCKWALL-May 22, 2013) Law Enforcement agencies from across Rockwall County will conduct a “No Refusal Weekend” during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. This is a program whereby warrants will be sought to draw blood from individuals who are suspected of driving while intoxicated and have refused to provide a breath or blood sample. This is […]
(ROCKWALL-May 22, 2013) One thing I love about my job at the YMCA is getting to know people’s personal journey, their story that brought them to the YMCA or how the YMCA impacted their life. In the next few articles, I will share with you my YMCA story, along with the stories of others, staff […]
(May 19, 2013) Of the countless hours spent in my grandparent’s huge back yard (or the “back 40” as Pappaw called it) running, biking, and corn stalk fighting, I think I logged the most time in “Old Blue.” “Old Blue” was Pappaw’s 1954 Chevrolet pickup. He drove it into the 1990’s until a stroke prevented […]
(ROCKWALL-May 9, 2013) The Metro East Division of The Greater Dallas Homebuilders Association and Rods and Relics of Dallas are gearing up for the return of the annual Cars for CASA car, truck and motorcycle show Sunday, May 19 at The Harbor in Rockwall, benefiting Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). First and second […]
(May 19, 2013) The journey that began with a stack of diapers and swaddling blankets will reach a pinnacle at the toss of a tassel. Our youngest child will soon don a long robe and mortarboard to receive his college diploma. This, he thinks, is no big deal, just a necessary bit of pageantry. As a […]
(ROCKWALL-May 17, 2013) There will be a free clinic for girls in grades 5 through 12 who are interested in joining Rockwall Lady Lax Lacrosse. Come out to Kyle Road Turf Field, on the east side of Rockwall High School, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19. Coaches from Allen and Flower Mound clubs, as […]