Celebration of Life: Services for Barbara Coleson
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 2, 2017) Barbara Coleson, age 79, of Rockwall, TX, passed away July 31, 2017. She was born December 28, 1937, in Marshall County, IL, to Charles Warren Mathewson and Harriet...
View ArticleBreakfast Rotary welcomes WWII veteran at Aug. 1 meeting
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 7, 2017) Rockwall Breakfast Rotary was honored to have C. B. Purdue as their guest speaker August 1. C. B. was Chief Master Sergeant, USAF and bombardier on board the B-17 bomber...
View ArticleQ&A with Dr. V
Blue Ribbon News Editor / Senior Reporter Austin Wells caught up with Dr. John “JJ” Villarreal to hear his thoughts on his highly-successful first 14 months as Superintendent for the Rockwall...
View ArticleGrand Marshals announced for upcoming RHS Homecoming Parade
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2017) Dewayne and Ann Cain, lifelong residents of Rockwall, will serve as Grand Marshals of the RHS Homecoming Parade on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. Dewayne, RHS Class of 1966,...
View ArticleA Look Into Rockwall County History: Jane Gorden Bounds and The Success
(ROCKWALL, TX — September 27, 2017) “Dedicated to the best interests of Rockwall.” It was the slogan emblazoned beneath the masthead of one of Rockwall’s most treasured newspaper publications, and it...
View ArticleA gift of life: City manager of Royse City to donate kidney to Rockwall resident
(ROYSE CITY, TX — October 3, 2017) A prospective kidney donor and recipient call it faith—not fate—that brought them together in a hallway at City Hall in Royse City early one morning in April. That’s...
View ArticleGarland ISD Trustees name lone finalist for superintendent position
(GARLAND, TX — October 11, 2017) Garland ISD Trustees named Dr. Ricardo (Rick) López as the lone finalist for the district’s superintendent vacancy at its Oct. 10 work session. Dr. López is the current...
View ArticleTeen and mom fundraise for dysautonomia
(ROCKWALL, TX—October 26, 2017) Local Rockwall High School senior Regan Watson and her mom Nicole are making noise for turquoise during October, National Dysautonomia Awareness Month. On Tuesday, Oct....
View ArticleA Gift of Life: Miracle Donor Gives Kidney
(ROCKWALL, TX – November 2, 2017) Now that Jesse Vaughn has a new kidney, he has another need. “Help me thank God for Carl Alsabrook,” Vaughn said, referring to the man—city manager of Royse City and...
View ArticleWWII veteran recalls harrowing battle in the Pacific
(ROCKWALL, TX — November 7, 2017) When Herman Billnitzer joined the Navy as a Pharmacist Mate during the Pacific War in 1942, little did he know he’d wind up spending the majority of his service as a...
View ArticleRockwall Fire Marshal graduates from nation’s first FEMT program
(ROCKWALL, TX – November 16, 2017) Rockwall Fire Marshal Ariana Hargrove recently received a state certification in Fire Executive Management Training (FEMT), becoming one of the first women to...
View ArticleRowlett Chamber donates to animal shelter
The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce partners with the City of Rowlett throughout the year in various events and was very excited to give a donation of $2,500.00 to the Rowlett Animal Shelter to help with...
View ArticleRockwall High School Robotics Team takes field trip to Washington, D.C.
(ROCKWALL, TX–December 21 2017) Rockwall High School robotics team’s student officers (President – Gabriel Colmenares, EVP of Robotic Operations – Brandon Taylor, EVP of Public Relations – Hannah...
View ArticleGood People Profile: Chandler Self
(ROCKWALL, TX — December 27, 2017) Ever since she was 15 years old, Dallas Marathon 2017 winner Chandler Self was always sure of one thing: that she could run, and had the ability to keep running for...
View ArticlePaddle boarding for Patriot PAWS
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 23, 2018) There are those who will stand up for a good cause, and then there’s Aaron Gonzalez, a 32-year-old Austin, Texas native who will undertake a 400+ mile stand up paddle...
View ArticleBrigade helps butterfly awareness take flight in Rockwall
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 28, 2018) April showers bring May flowers and, thanks to the efforts of a group of local butterfly enthusiasts, beautiful butterflies. Around 40 to 50 active volunteers with the...
View ArticleLocal resident graduates United States Navy Boot Camp
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 30, 2018) Joshua T. Burgess, 19, of Fate, TX, graduated from the United States Navy boot camp at the Navy’s only Recruit Training Command located in Great Lakes, Illinois on March...
View ArticleAcclaimed children’s author visits Lynda Lyon Elementary
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 23, 2018) Students of Lynda Lyon Elementary School recently welcomed a lesson in storytelling from a very special guest: the daughter of legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger...
View Article‘The Voice of Rockwall’ hits major milestone as charity auctioneer
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 30, 2018) Longtime charity auctioneer Gary Freedman couldn’t have asked to be in better company when he reached a very special milestone earlier this year. With the help of one of...
View ArticleRoyse City American Legion selects Law Officer/Firefighter First Responder of...
(ROYSE CITY, TX — May 16, 2018) A police officer from the Dallas Police Department has been selected as the 2018 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by The American Legion Post 100 in Royse City....
View Article