Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (8/10/2020)

Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (8/10/2020)

ROCKWALL, TX (August 10, 2020) Latest official COVID-19 update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management: Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and events, email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com. Subscribe to our email newsletter here. Advertising: 214-342-8000 or advertising@BlueRibbonNews.com.  

Job seekers: Register now for Rockwall’s VIRTUAL Job Fair

Job seekers: Register now for Rockwall’s VIRTUAL Job Fair

ROCKWALL, TX (August 10, 2020) Rockwall Economic Development Corporation will host its 4th Annual Job Fair in virtual format, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. The event is FREE for all job seekers, but participants must register in advance. Resumes are also required to register. Gone Digital With the coronavirus pandemic still […]

Rockwall Art League to present Annual Fine Art Show this fall

Rockwall Art League to present Annual Fine Art Show this fall

Virtual show option also available on Rockwall Art League’s website ROCKWALL, TX (August 10, 2020) This year, 2020, marks the 20th anniversary of the Rockwall Art League’s Annual Fine Art Show. Once again, the show will be held at the beautiful Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club Conference Center, The Shores, 2600 Champion Circle in Rockwall. […]

Clay Shoot aims to raise money for abused children in Rockwall, Kaufman counties

Clay Shoot aims to raise money for abused children in Rockwall, Kaufman counties

Lone Star CASA to host “Clays for CASA” event ROCKWALL TX – (August 10, 2020) Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children), an organization dedicated to the serving abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties, is holding their annual sporting clay shoot in conjunction with Texas Gun Ranch on Saturday, August […]

Rockwall ISD Child Nutrition Department announces free and reduce-priced meals policy

Rockwall ISD Child Nutrition Department announces free and reduce-priced meals policy

ROCKWALL, TX (August 10, 2020) Rockwall ISD announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the current income eligibility guidelines, which can be found at squaremeals.org. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request. The online application […]

Suspect sought for armed robbery of QT in Rockwall

Suspect sought for armed robbery of QT in Rockwall

ROCKWALL, TX (August 7, 2020) – During the overnight hours of Sunday, August 2, 2020, an armed robbery occurred at the QT located at 2012 S. Goliad in Rockwall. The suspect displayed a black handgun with a silver slide and demanded money. The suspect grabbed the cash, fled the store and entered a dark colored, […]

63 residents, 32 staff test positive for COVID-19 at Beacon Harbor in Rockwall

63 residents, 32 staff test positive for COVID-19 at Beacon Harbor in Rockwall

Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (8/7/2020) ROCKWALL, TX (August 7, 2020) The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management today reported that Beacon Harbor Healthcare & Rehabilitation, located at 6700 Heritage Parkway in Rockwall, has 63 residents and 32 staff that have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The facility is […]

Tax-free weekend starts today, Aug 7-9

Tax-free weekend starts today, Aug 7-9

August 7, 2020 – During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to continue practicing social distancing and support Texas businesses while saving money on tax–free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax–Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an […]

Rockwall firefighters receive Outstanding Unit Citations for lifesaving efforts

Rockwall firefighters receive Outstanding Unit Citations for lifesaving efforts

ROCKWALL, TX (August 7, 2020) Rockwall Fire Department recently recognized members of Station 2, A-Shift, Driver Engineer Jacob Farrell, and Firefighter Michael Sauder with an Outstanding Unit Citation. The Rockwall Fire Department shared on social media that on June 19, 2020, the fire department responded to a medical emergency in the 2800 block of Ridge […]