How I Met My Mate | When Bumper Stickers Did the Matching: Chuck and Eva Hummel

Blue Ribbon News 2/8 3:00A Editor

Chuck and Eva Hummel NOW . Photo by Jill Cornelius with JC-Originals Photography. Single But Looking ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Feb. 8, 2026) Long before dating apps and swipes, romance sometimes arrived on four wheels—with a bumper sticker. It was the...

How I Met My Mate | When Love is Patient (and Persistant): Charles and Tamika Williams

Blue Ribbon News 2/7 3:00A Editor

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (Feb. 7, 2026) Charles and I met in July 2003 at his cousin s 30th birthday party. His cousin was my niece by marriage. And I attended the party with my ex-husband (as friends) and Charles attended the party with his...

Rockwall legend Jaxon Smith-Njigba takes North Texas pride to Super Bowl LX

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/6 11:26P Johnny Resendiz

Super Bowl LX will have no shortage of North Texas talent on the field Sunday night. One of them sits at the top of the NFL at his position: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and Rockwall High School alum Jaxon Smith Njigba. Smith Njigba has been on...

Alert Rockwall Drivers: I-30 closes with detours in place at Horizon Road beginning Fri, February 6

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 9:28A Melanie M

Rockwall County, TX (February 5, 2026) – Weather permitting, the following traffic impacts are scheduled as part of an ongoing bridge improvement project: All lanes of eastbound I-30 will be closed at Horizon Road in Rockwall from 10 p.m. Friday,...

Support neighbors in need through the Helping Hands of Rockwall County Charity Whiskey Raffle

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 9:18A Melanie M

Rockwall County, TX (February 5, 2026) Helping Hands of Rockwall County Charity Whiskey Raffle is LIVE! Get your tickets, and support your neighbors across Rockwall County, for the drawing to be held on April 2, 2026. Check out some of the...

How I Met My Mate | A Chance Encounter: Rockwall County residents Sandra and Mitch Ownby

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 7:05A Editor

Sandra and Mitch Ownby NOW by Kristi Dickinson Photography. Editor s Note: Each year for Valentine’s Day, Blue Ribbon News asks local couples to share stories of how they met. Publishing their tales of true love has become one of our favorite...

A living legacy takes root at Rockwall’s Harry Myers Park

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 6:58A Melanie M

Rockwall, TX (February 5, 2026) It’s always nice to start the week with a feel-good job. After a long week of ice, cold temperatures, and winter weather, Monday arrived with warm sunshine — the perfect setting for a truly special tree transplant....

Divine Peace Church opens Anchor Early Learning Academy in downtown Rockwall

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 6:10A Melanie M

Rockwall, TX (February 5, 2025) Divine Peace Church announces the opening of Anchor Early Learning Academy, a new Christ-centered childcare program, operating from the downtown Rockwall campus at 305 South Fannin Street. As an expanded ministry...

TradeworX Consulting and Rockwall Capital Group announce strategic partnership

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 5:24A Melanie M

Partnership combines operational expertise and growth capital to help home services businesses scale, professionalize operations, and expand nationally. Rockwall, TX (February 5, 2026) TradeworX Consulting, a national business advisory firm...

Rockwall ISD student prepares for Super Bowl trip after winning national Kids Heart Challenge prize

Blue Ribbon News 2/5 5:01A Editor

Rockwall ISD student Chelsie Wood and her parents Clint and Julie are preparing for the experience of a lifetime at Super Bowl LX. Photo by Rockwall ISD Communication Team.  Hands-Only CPR reaches students through the American Heart Association’s...

Attracting Hummingbirds to Rockwall County Gardens

Blue Ribbon News 2/2 8:47A Melanie M

Rockwall County, TX (February 2, 2026) Spring is just around the corner, and now is the time to begin planning how to better attract hummingbirds to your garden this year.  The ruby-throated hummingbird is the most common species sited in the...

Rockwall assisted living resident to celebrate an extraordinary milestone — 104 years young!

Blue Ribbon News 2/2 6:41A Editor

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 2, 2026) Agnes Marcile Graham Smithson is about to turn 104! Born March 7, 1922, in Arkansas, Marcile was raised on a farm alongside two brothers and two sisters. In 1938, she married the love of her life, Robert Lansing...

Finding Love in the Mirror Again

Blue Ribbon News 2/2 5:29A Melanie M

How Linda Thomas and Wildflower Wigs are restoring confidence, dignity, and joy — one woman at a time. Rockwall, TX (February 2, 2026) For many women, hair is deeply tied to identity, femininity, and self-confidence. When it begins to thin or...

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas announces 2nd Annual Youth of the Year Gala

Blue Ribbon News 1/29 6:57A Melanie M

An inspiring evening uniting community leaders and celebrating the next generation of changemakers. Rockwall, TX (January 29, 2026) — Boys Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Youth of the Year Gala, taking place...

Meet the Candidates: Final Friday Night Forum takes place Friday, January 30

Blue Ribbon News 1/29 4:44A Melanie M

Rockwall County, TX (January 29, 2026) The last Friday Night Forum with Republican Primary candidates will include Senate District 2, County Judge, County Commissioner Precinct 4 and Justice of the Peace Precinct 2.The Forum is set to start at...