(ROYSE CITY, TX – April 27, 2020) In a virtual phone call on Friday, April 24, 2020, district administrators from Royse City ISD listened as Capturing Kids’ Hearts Founder Flip Flippen announced the district as a National Showcase District. This top honor from the Flippen Group means that Royse City ISD is one of only 6 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 27, 2020) Gremlin the Good Boy is a spunky, six month old boy. He is a master snuggler, a champion toy hoarder, and he has the world’s greatest underbite. Gremlin is doing good at house training and he’s working on mastering the kennel. He LOVES the big dogs in his foster home and […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 26, 2020) Bo Crawford is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. He was involved with Business Professionals of America, Drama Kids, and Audio Visual Tech II. Bo will attend the University of North Texas in the fall, majoring in Media Arts. He enjoys both acting and being behind the camera, and […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 26, 2020) As the local nonprofit Women in Need runs low on supplies during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Rockwall Police Officers Association will host a “Fill the Truck” event the week of May 4-9 at the Rockwall Police Department, 205 W. Rusk Street. Supplies needed include shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, hairbrushes, […]
From The Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 25, 2020 – 5:25PM) ) The Broadmoor Medical Lodge in Rockwall has tested all of its residents. As of today, six residents and one employee have tested positive for COVID-19, a total of seven cases. The Medical Lodge continues to test staff […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 25, 2020) During this very difficult time many music schools have stopped offering music lessons. Guitar Center suspended its music lesson program nationwide. About a month ago, the Rockwall School of Music moved all of its students online for private lessons. But the school wanted to offer more to its students so […]
COVID-19 UPDATE: City and HEDC Provide Financial Relief to Local Businesses; Safety of Citizens, Employees and Customers Top Priority in “Opening Heath” (HEATH, TX – April 24, 2020) The Heath Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) and Heath Municipal Benefits Corporation (HMBC) held an emergency virtual meeting yesterday to provide an update on its actions regarding the […]
(FATE, TX – April 24, 2020) Fate City Council approved refinancing the Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds at the Monday, April 20, 2020 meeting. The refinancing resulted in reducing the interest rate in half, which will save $1,427,809 over the remainder of the bond terms. City Manager Michael Kovacs thanked Director of […]
On April 13, 2020, the Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent a tip to the Rockwall Police Department regarding multiple videos of possible child pornography being sent from an IP address in the City of Rockwall. Detectives investigated the tip and found probable cause to believe that multiple videos of child pornography had been sent via the […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – April 23, 2020) Amelia Bird is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She is a member of National Charity League contributing 238 hours of community service. Amelia is one of the original swimmers that started with RACE when the Rockwall Natatorium opened in 2009. She was blessed to swim Varsity all four […]