(Rowlett) March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. A brain injury can happen anytime, anywhere to anyone. Brain injuries do not discriminate. Did you know that 1.7 million people will sustain a brain injury each year? An injury that happens in an instant can bring a lifetime of physical, cognitive and behavior challenges and early, equal […]
The Rockwall Community Playhouse presents Of Mice and Men on stage March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and April 1. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. The show will be directed by Doug Luke. Of Mice and Men tells the story of two drifters, George and Lennie. They have just arrived […]
The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony March 8 for Ideal Balance, a Chiropractic Wellness Center, 6800 Heritage Parkway, Suite 200 in Rockwall. Submitted by Paula Kerr, Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce. To submit your news and events, email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com.
Join the Community Solutions Cooperative for “A Community Responds,” the first annual Family Violence and Awareness Educational Conference, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2012. Guest speakers will include Rockwall Mayor David Sweet, Rockwall County DA Kenda Culpepper, Aaron Setliff of Texas Council on Family Violence, local shelters and nonprofit leaders, civic, […]
First Christian Church Rockwall, the same church that brings Rockwall its Living Nativity every Christmas, will present Eyewitness Views: Jesus in Jerusalem on Saturday, March 31. Come between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to hear the stories of those who have just witnessed the incredible and amazing presence of Jesus through his […]
The Rockwall Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Signature Signs & Graphics, located at 101 East Bourne Avenue in Rockwall, on March 6. Signature Signs & Graphics is a family owned and operated business. They design, manufacture, install and warranty virtually any and all types of signage, including vehicle wraps! Contact them at 972-771-7818 […]
Rockwall County Relay For Life, April 27-28 “Lance Holland was my brother, not just my brother-in-law,” Dana Macalik stated emphatically. “He began dating my sister, Saundra, when they were just 13 years old. He was a fixture in my family from then on, because they weren’t just high school sweethearts. They married when they were […]
(Rockwall ISD) Dobbs Elementary sixth graders hosted a showcase of projects which culminated a three-week research study of the decades of the 20th century. Jack Conner shares his time capsule and newspaper, created to reflect the decade of the 1960s, with his mother Richele. Submitted by Norma Terrell. […]
The annual Rock Wall Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Awards Presentation was held on Sunday, March 4, in the home of Regent Carolyn Duckworth. Two Rockwall ISD teachers were recognized. Barbara Starling Wood, Ouida Springer Elementary teacher, was recognized for winning the essay contest when she was in the 8th grade in Royse […]
(Rockwall ISD) Congratulations are in order for Virginia Reinhardt Elementary’s Rotary Student of the Month: Emily Baumann! Reinhardt staff and administration came together to choose the one student most deserving of recognition for her outstanding citizenship. This was no easy task; however after much consideration Miss Baumann was chosen for her years of consistent positive […]