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Top Stories: ➊ – Heath Highstepper Senior Spotlight: Madi Nagy (Wednesday), ➋ – HomeBank Texas Honored for Community Impact, Celebrates 25 Years with Rockwall Area Chamber (Wednesday), ➌ – Wyatt Johnston seals Stars' regular season-ending 4-3 shootout win over Sabres (Thursday), ➍ – Layne’s Chicken Fingers Brings the Crunch to Rockwall with April 18 Grand Opening and Free Layne’s for a Year (Tuesday), ➎ – Adds to cart: these are GOOD! ? (Tuesday)

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Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees Holds Team of Eight Training, Discusses District Outlook

Blue Ribbon News 4/20 9:21A Sam Redig

ROCKWALL, TX (April 20, 2026) — The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees recently participated in its annual Team of Eight training. The session, required by the Texas Education...

Mobile Community Pantry Returns to Rockwall with Upcoming Distribution Dates

Blue Ribbon News 4/20 8:36A Sam Redig

ROCKWALL, TX (April 20, 2026) — Catholic Charities Dallas, in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank, will bring its Mobile Community Pantry to Rockwall, providing free...

Rockwall Candidate Forum Livestream Reshared as Early Voting Begins

Blue Ribbon News 4/20 8:03A Editor

ROCKWALL, TX (April 20, 2026) — As early voting gets underway, Blue Ribbon News is resharing its Facebook livestream of the recent City Council Candidate Forum, following...

Community Welcome at Rockwall County Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast

Blue Ribbon News 4/20 6:51A Editor

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 20, 2026) Everyone is welcome to attend the Rockwall County Mayors Prayer Breakfast on National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 7, 2026 at The Center...

Friends of the Rockwall County Library honor business members, approve new board slate

Blue Ribbon News 4/20 5:43A Editor

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX (April 20, 2026) During the Friends of the Rockwall County Library s sold-out April meeting, the slate for the FOL Board was approved by unanimous vote....

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CHILDREN'S AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: RELATIVELY NORMAL SECRETS (FALINNHEIM CHRONICLES, #1) by C.W. Allen

Rockwall BubbleLife iReporter 4/11 10:00P KAREN SIDDALL

Relatively Normal Secrets The Falinnheim Chronicles, #1 by C.W. Allen Fast-paced and full of surprises, with engaging main child characters Relatively Normal Secrets is the first book in author...

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: CHICKEN FUN by Mary Jo Huff

Rockwall BubbleLife iReporter 4/9 10:00P KAREN SIDDALL

Chicken Fun by Mary Jo Huff Illustrated by Wendy Fedan For the chicken fan inside all of us. Chicken Fun by Mary Jo Huff and illustrated by Wendy Fedan gives readers exactly what the title says:...

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Shopping Made Simple at HEB

Crave DFW 4/20 5:10A Steven Doyle

For decades, HEB was the grocery store Texans kept a shared secret about. If you grew up in Kerrville, Corpus, or San Antonio, you knew. If you lived in Dallas or Fort Worth, you had to settle for...

Gong cha and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 4/20 1:19A RestaurantNews.com

Gong cha, Angry Chickz, The Peach Cobbler Factory, Teriyaki Madness, and Restaurantology lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending April 19, 2026. 1) Sip...

The Peach Cobbler Factory Continues Texas Expansion with New Location in Forney, TX

Restaurant News 4/16 2:15A RestaurantNews.com

Fort Lauderdale, FL ( RestaurantNews.com ) The Peach Cobbler Factory continues its rapid expansion across the Lone Star State with the announcement of its newest location in...

Our First Blog Post was in 2011. A Lot Has Changed in Texas Wine – Or Has It?

Texas Wine Lover 4/15 6:14A Jeff Cope

Texas Wine Lover Website header in 2011 With Texas Wine Lover celebrating its 15th anniversary in March, I thought it would be fun to look back at the very first blog post I wrote when I decided to...

Layne’s Chicken Fingers Brings the Crunch to Rockwall with April 18 Grand Opening and Free Layne’s...

Restaurant News 4/14 2:17A RestaurantNews.com

Jawad Rawra opens Layne s Chicken Fingers in Rockwall as part of the brand s continued expansion in Texas. Rockwall, TX ( RestaurantNews.com ) Layne s Chicken Fingers , the...

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Adds to cart: these are GOOD! ?

The Sister Studio 4/14 4:00A Jennifer Reed

Hi my friends, happy Tuesday! I m getting back into the swing of things after celebrating a friend s birthday in Nashville over the weekend. I am SO tired, but we had the best...

SPOILER: This is a GOOD ONE!?

The Sister Studio 4/8 4:03A Jennifer Reed

Happy Wednesday, my friends! Wishing everyone a productive day today I head out of town tomorrow, so I ll be trying to check off as many items on my to-do list as humanly possible today, lol! I...

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Wembanyama scores 35 points in playoff debut as Spurs roll past Trail Blazers 111-98

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/20 2:50A Associated Press

Game 2 is Tuesday night in San Antonio before the series heads to Portland for Games 3 and 4.

Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild finally set for Game 1 in long-expected 1st-round NHL playoff...

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/18 5:24A Associated Press

Both teams have a pair of 40-goal scorers in the same season for the first time.

Wyatt Johnston seals Stars' regular season-ending 4-3 shootout win over Sabres

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/16 3:46A Associated Press

Jake Oettinger stopped 21 shots and two of Buffalo’s four shootout opportunities.

Rangers say MRI shows no issue with deGrom's knee after 2-time Cy Young winner says he's fine

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/8 3:04A Associated Press

DeGrom experienced some mild knee discomfort before he pitched Monday night against Seattle.

Johnston scores in OT in Stars comeback win over the Flames 4-3

Spectrum Local News Sports 4/8 2:59A Associated Press

The Stars won 62% of the faceoffs in the game.

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Dallas Suburb Sees 5th Biggest Drop in Home Prices in the U.S. (2026)

VIP Realty 4/17 4:11A rs@viprealtyinfo.com (VIP Realty

Dallas Suburb Sees 5th Biggest Drop in Home Prices in the U.S. (2026) The Dallas-Fort Worth housing market is undergoing a noticeable shift in 2026—and one North Texas suburb...

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Gong cha and 19 More Restaurant News Headliners of the Past Week

Restaurant News 4/20 1:19A RestaurantNews.com

Gong cha, Angry Chickz, The Peach Cobbler Factory, Teriyaki Madness, and Restaurantology lead RestaurantNews.com s Top 20 stories for the week ending April 19, 2026. 1) Sip...

Maine’s Cambodian Community Aims to Keep Invasive Green Crabs at Bay

Civil Eats 4/19 10:00P Ben Seal

Article Summary • Invasive green crabs in the Gulf of Maine are devouring clams and lobsters—key species to the region’s seafood economy. • Green crab populations are exploding as warming waters in...

Big News! Our New Cookbook!

Love and Lemons 4/18 10:00P Jeanine Donofrio

Hey friends, exciting news! We wrote a new cookbook! Love & Lemons Pop of Flavor comes out this fall on October 13, and it s now available for pre-order! For the next few...

Weekly Meal Plan #16

Joyful Healthy Eats 4/17 11:00P Krista

This healthy weekly meal plan has 5 days of easy breakfast and dinner recipes made from real, wholesome ingredients and a high protein focus in mind. Grab the free printable shopping list to make meal...

5 High-Fiber Smoothie Recipes You Can Make in 5 Minutes

Love and Lemons 4/17 3:29A Phoebe Moore (L L Recipe Develop

These high-fiber smoothie recipes are some of my favorite healthy breakfasts and snacks. Easy to blend up in just 5 minutes, they re full of high-fiber ingredients like...