Jude Wilkerson, 13, builds benches at Rockwall’s historical museum for Eagle Scout project

Jude Wilkerson, 13, builds benches at Rockwall’s historical museum for Eagle Scout project

    ROCKWALL, TX (September 21, 2020) Thirteen-year-old Jude Wilkerson of Rockwall, a home schooler who serves as a bugler and instructor for Boy Scout Troop 690, spent this past weekend building portable benches at the Rockwall County Historical Foundation museum for his Eagle Scout project.   Assisted by troop members, Jude made seven benches […]

Heath Construction Update: Hubbard Drive Trail Project

Heath Construction Update: Hubbard Drive Trail Project

HEATH, TX (September 18, 2020) PROJECT SCOPE: The Hubbard Drive Trail Project is the construction of a 10-foot wide concrete hike and bike trail along the southeast side of Hubbard Drive, from the FM-740/Smirl Road intersection, to the existing trail adjacent to the McCrummen Estates subdivision. The project also includes drainage facilities from the shopping center, […]

Heath Construction Update: McDonald Road Phase 2 Roadway Project

Heath Construction Update: McDonald Road Phase 2 Roadway Project

HEATH, TX (September 18, 2020) PROJECT SCOPE: The McDonald Road Phase 2 Roadway Project is the re-construction of McDonald Road from an approximate 22-foot asphalt road to a 24-foot concrete roadway. The project is from the end of the concrete section of McDonald Road, southeast, to the southeast corner of the Falcon Point Subdivision. Work […]

Heath DPS Officers Receive Public Safety Commendation Award

Heath DPS Officers Receive Public Safety Commendation Award

HEATH, TX (September 18, 2020) During the September 8 City Council meeting, Interim DPS Chief Brandon Seery presented the Heath DPS B Shift with a Public Safety Commendation Award for their swift action on August 18 to rescue 15 individuals comprised of women, men and children whose boat had capsized 200 yards off the shore […]

Three Rockwall-Heath High School students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists

Three Rockwall-Heath High School students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists

ROCKWALL, TX (September 18, 2020) Rockwall-Heath High School students Isabelle Baumler, Chloe Holliman and Elise Sibley were recently named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. More than 1.5 million students across the country took the qualifying test and only 16,000 qualified for this high honor, placing them in the top 1% of all students in the nation. […]

YMCA launches Racial Equity and Innovation Centers, powered by Reliant

YMCA launches Racial Equity and Innovation Centers, powered by Reliant

Reliant will power Equity Centers to help solve challenges of inequity, intolerance and exclusion and fund continued COVID-19 crisis care programs  DALLAS (September 17, 2020) – The YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas is pleased to announce it is teaming up with Reliant to create Racial Equity and Innovation Centers in 2021 across nine Dallas Y locations. […]

Health & Human Services Commission expands visitation at long-term care facilities

Health & Human Services Commission expands visitation at long-term care facilities

Allows Designated Essential Family Caregivers to Provide Support AUSTIN, TX – September 17, 2020 – Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to expand visitation options for eligible nursing, assisted living, and intermediate care facilities, home and community-based service providers, and inpatient hospice, effective Thursday, Sept. 24. HHSC’s updated emergency […]

Boil Water Notice rescinded for High Point Ranch, High Point Lake Estates in Rockwall County

Boil Water Notice rescinded for High Point Ranch, High Point Lake Estates in Rockwall County

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – September 17, 2020) The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management has shared that RCH Water Supply Corporation has rescinded their boil water notice effective immediately for High Point Ranch and High Point Lake Estates. These subdivisions are located on FM 548 in Rockwall County. Boil water notice is now rescinded for […]

Stretch of Interstate 30 through Rockwall to commemorate Congressman Ralph Hall

Stretch of Interstate 30 through Rockwall to commemorate Congressman Ralph Hall

  ROCKWALL, TX (September 16, 2020) Signs will soon be going up on a stretch of Interstate Highway 30 through Rockwall, designating it Ralph M. Hall Highway from the Dallas County line, to Hunt County. “Congressman Hall was beloved in Texas and in Washington because he put others before himself,” said David Sweet, Rockwall County […]