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Rockwall ISD student wins County Spelling Bee, advances to Regional Competition

Blue Ribbon News 1/16 3:36A Melanie M

Rockwall, TX (January 16, 2026) Congratulations to Eshaan Gulati, 7th-grade student from Maurine Cain Middle School, who won first place in the Rockwall County Spelling Bee!...

Mobile Food Pantry returns to Rockwall

Blue Ribbon News 1/16 3:24A Melanie M

Rockwall, TX (January 16, 2026) December saw another very successful Food Pantry with over 200 families in need served and this trend is expected to continue into 2026. The...

From Bumble to barre3: A Love Story Built on Strength and Faith

Blue Ribbon News 1/13 4:15A Editor

One woman’s path from survival to studio owner, shaped by love, faith, and the power of community. ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 13, 2026) When Kelly Bryant first imagined opening a...

Meet Tofu, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Blue Ribbon News 1/13 3:05A Melanie M

Rockwall, TX (January 13, 2026) Tofu is a happy, loving 3-year old Anatolian Shepherd mix who weighs 81 pounds. Her favorite things include kittens, kids, snuggles (she’ll...

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America’s Guardians Motorcycle Club Honored by State Rep. Katrina Pierson for Service to Rockwall...

Blue Ribbon News 1/8 9:06A Editor

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 8, 2026) America s Guardians Motorcycle Club was honored by a special visit from Texas State Representative Katrina Pierson, District 33, during their Jan....

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Small, But Many: A Texas Gulf Coast Wine Growers’ Perspective

Texas Wine Lover 1/16 5:11A Jeff Cope

By James Kasparek Vineyards in the Texas Gulf Coast region are small, but many. These small growers form the backbone of the largest white grape variety grown in Texas, Blanc du Bois, which is...

A Night of Champions: Texas Wine Shines at the San Antonio Champion Wine Auction

Texas Wine Lover 1/13 12:52A Robin English-Bircher

For 15 years, the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo has held wine events to raise money for S.A.L.E. (San Antonio Livestock Exposition). As has become tradition, the rodeo...

The Wine Society of Texas Announces 2026 Scholarship Program

Texas Wine Lover 1/8 10:29P Jeff Cope

Press Release The Wine Society of Texas (WST) is pleased to announce that it will provide up to $11,000 in scholarships to worthy students or individuals pursuing wine and winery education,...

How Texas Wineries Compete with Global Wine Destinations

Texas Wine Lover 1/8 10:23P Gus Hall

It may come as a surprise to those just starting off in American viticulture, but Texas is one of the biggest and best wine producers in the U.S. Though it s principally known...

Starry Night Farms Grower Profile

Texas Wine Lover 1/6 7:48A Jeff Cope

Farming wine grapes along the Texas Gulf Coast takes equal parts optimism, grit, and a willingness to learn the hard way, just as farming wine grapes in the Texas High Plains...

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?WARNING: Major Cuteness Inside!!

The Sister Studio 1/9 4:24A Jennifer Reed

Happppy Friday, my friends!! We ve officially made it through the first week back to school! We re going to have a low key weekend over here and I need to take down our tree and do a little spring...

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Thompson scores 26 points, moves up 3-point list, as Flagg-less Mavericks cruise past Jazz, 144-122

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/16 1:42A Associated Press

The Mavs played without rookie star Cooper Flagg after he sprained his left ankle Wednesday night in the first half of a home loss to Denver.

Marino scores in third period to give Utah Mammoth 2-1 win over Dallas Stars

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/16 1:34A Associated Press

Mikko Rantanen scored and Jake Oettinger had 25 saves for Dallas, which has lost nine of its last 11 games.

Texans' top-ranked defense looks to slow down Drake Maye and the Patriots in divisional matchup

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/16 1:15A Associated Press

Drake Maye made his first NFL start against the Texans. The New England Patriots' second-year quarterback has come a long way in the 15 months since.

Jason Kidd leans into youth baseball the same way the Mavs coach did with girls basketball

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/16 1:00A Associated Press

Jason Kidd had to choose basketball over baseball 30-plus years ago when it became clear he would be one of the top picks in the NBA draft.

Lukas Dostal has 24 saves as Ducks beat Stars 3-1 to snap nine-game skid

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/14 1:41A Associated Press

Roope Hintz scored for Dallas and Casey DeSmith had 22 saves. The Stars lost for the fourth time in six games (2-2-2).

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Texas ACA enrollments increase despite expected premium hikes

Spectrum Local News Health 1/15 2:09A Lauren Rangel

As of Jan. 3, 4.11 million Texans have selected a plan through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace.

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Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass says he's close to finding Nefertiti's tomb in new documentary

Live Science 1/16 5:44A Owen Jarus

Zahi Hawass, perhaps the world's most famous archaeologist, hopes to discover the tomb of the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti before he retires, and he says he may be getting...

NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

Live Science 1/16 5:26A Patrick Pester

NASA's Mars Sample Return program has been effectively cancelled, meaning the best evidence of life on Mars could be trapped in rock samples that NASA no longer has the budget...

'Zombie' cells may drive common form of epilepsy

Live Science 1/16 5:10A RJ Mackenzie

Destroying "undead" cells in the brain may help to relieve a common form of epilepsy, a new lab study suggests. In the research, published in the journal Annals of Neurology ,...

Ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in Saudi Arabia contain preserved DNA from the long-lost...

Live Science 1/16 4:08A Sarah Wild

Scientists have successfully extracted the DNA of ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in a cave in Saudi Arabia. This is the first time scientists have been able to extract...

Scars from ancient 'megaquakes' at Cascadia subduction zone discovered in deep-sea landslides

Live Science 1/16 3:29A Stephanie Pappas

Deep-sea landslides in the Pacific Northwest's Cascadia subduction zone hold a record of earthquakes dating back 7,500 years, and similar markers may be found in other...

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