JULY 9, 2020 – Governor Greg Abbott today issued a Proclamation suspending elective surgeries in hospitals in all counties located within 11 Trauma Service Areas (TSAs) in Texas. Previously, Governor Abbott suspended elective surgeries at hospitals in the counties of Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, Harris, Hidalgo, Nueces, Travis, and Webb. “The State of Texas continues to implement […]
ROCKWALL, TX (July 9, 2020) – During the Monday, July 6 meeting of the Rockwall City Council, Dwight Dabney, son of the late Ruby Jewel Dabney, along with surviving family members and friends, brought forth a petition comprising more than 1,300 signatures requesting a name change for Rockwall’s pool at Gloria Williams Park (known as […]
ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – July 9, 2020 – The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management shared the following information and link from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) to help clarify quarantine recommendations. “I live with someone who has COVID-19 and started my 14-day quarantine period because we had close contact. What if I ended […]
ROCKWALL, TX – July 9, 2020 – Musicians and music lovers are invited to participate in the Weekly Rainbow Drum Jam at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday nights at the Rockwall Harbor Amphitheater. The sun setting over Lake Ray Hubbard makes a beautiful backdrop for the weekly jam session hosted by the local reggae/worldbeat group known as Watusi. Bring drums […]
JULY 9, 2020 – Governor Greg Abbott yesterday announced that the State of Texas will invest $57 million in federal funds to maintain the state’s need-based financial aid programs and keep more students enrolled at their colleges and universities. The investment of federal funds, advanced by Governor Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House […]
ROCKWALL, TX – July 8, 2020 – City of Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt issued the following Mayoral Declaration following Monday’s City Council meeting. He declared that all outdoor areas within the City of Rockwall are not covered under Executive Order GA-29 (which mandates the wearing of a face mask to cover the nose and mouth […]
ROCKWALL / HEATH (July 8, 2020) Clayton Honeycutt, the lead designer and wedding consultant at Bunches Flower Co (located next to Target in Rockwall) was just awarded the floral industry’s coveted Accredited in Floral Design (AIFD) designation and was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers® (AIFD®). The 2015 Rockwall High School graduate is […]
From the City of Rowlett ROWLETT, TX – July 8, 2020 – The first chart illustrates confirmed COVID-19 case counts numbers as of 7pm Tuesday, July 7 (the total case counts in the county, age, and gender sections of the table only add up to 262 because we are still working on obtaining information for […]
Dallas, Texas – July 8, 2020 – Dallas Animal Services joins a national coalition of 13 other animal shelters in the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) pilot program to implement a new animal welfare organizational model that recognizes pets and people as family-units and works to keep them together. “The driving force behind all DAS […]
ROCKWALL, TX – July 8, 2020 – The Rockwall Criminal Investigations Division has been made aware of a fraudulent letter being sent to Rockwall residents’ homes. The letter indicates that the person owes a tax liability that has not been paid. As we approach the July 15th tax deadline, please be extra cautious about letters like […]
