(ROCKWALL-Feb 1, 2013) Where will you go to watch Super Bowl XLVII? On Sunday, Feb. 3, Dodie’s Cajun Diner at The Harborin Rockwall will feature the Super Bowl on SEVEN big screens, along with appetizer specials, $2.50 draft beers and $5 bombs. While there, try out their new Surf & Turf specials! RELATED STORY Coach […]
(ROCKWALL ISD-January 31, 2013) This past weekend Rockwall High School and Rockwall-Heath High School took the top two places in the Large School Division of the 2013 Region 10 Academic Decathlon Competition held at W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas. Rockwall (coached by Michael Oldham and Nicole Redmond) took first with a score of 50,612 […]
(ROCKWALL-January 31, 2013) At the regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Rockwall, Past District Governor Bud McBrayer (2011-12) presented Rotary International’s Service Above Self Award to Past District Governor Tom Ryan. This award is presented to only 150 Rotarians a year out of a membership of 1.2 million members. The recipients of this award […]
A personal message from Michelle Smith (ROCKWALL-January 31, 2013) It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the citizens of Rockwall for the past two years. With much prayer, I have made a decision not to seek a second term. My heart and my passion are to serve in the public policy arena. […]
Tales of True Love In honor of Valentine’s Day, Blue Ribbon News asked several local couples how they met. You won’t believe some of their stories… Michael and Pam Kitkoski When Pam walked through the door on the first day of class for Journalism 201 at Texas A&M University in 1976, I was smitten. […]
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(ROCKWALL-January 29, 2013) Members of the Rockwall Soroptimists joined members of the Rockwall Fire Department to assist in planning the live and silent auctions for their upcoming Firefighter’s Ball on March 2, from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Hilton Dallas Rockwall Lakefront at The Harbor. The Rockwall Fire Department and the Garland Fire Fighters Association are hosting an […]
‘Josephine’s Mountain’ T-shirt designs raise awareness, funds for environmental conservation (January 29, 2013) When Josie Miller of Rockwall visited the pine forests of Oregon on a family vacation, the eight-year-old became alarmed when they drove by a sudden clearing in the woods, where hundreds of trees had been cut down for timber. “It was dramatic,” […]
(ROCKWALL-January 28, 2013) Today marked one more time that the Rockwall community stepped up to take care of one of its own. The Rockwall Neighborhood Walmart made a generous donation to injured firefighter Devon Colbert and his family. The Rockwall and Garland Fire Department were present to receive the donation on behalf of the Colberts. […]
(ROCKWALL-January 28, 2013) Breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive health measures for infants and mothers. Despite the many benefits of breastfeeding, only 13.7 percent of Texas mothers exclusively breastfeed for six months. To help reverse this trend, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall embarked on a program to emphasize the importance of breastfeeding to […]