Fate downtown revitalization looks to bring community together

Fate downtown revitalization looks to bring community together

FATE, TX – August 24, 2020 — “Fate brought us here.” You’ll find that phrase painted on the beautiful mural by artist Caleb Jacks in downtown Fate – one of many exciting and recent additions to the heart of the city. Even in the midst of a pandemic, the city has been working diligently to […]

Royse City police seek help identifying subject following robbery at Cork and Bottle

Royse City police seek help identifying subject following robbery at Cork and Bottle

ROYSE CITY, TX (August 20, 2020) The Royse City Police Department is investigating a robbery that was reported this morning at 7:03 AM August 20, 2020 at the Cork and Bottle Convenient Store located at 520 E IH30. The police department is asking for assistance in identifying the subject pictured in this bulletin who was […]

Rockwall ISD Board hears school start update at monthly meeting

Rockwall ISD Board hears school start update at monthly meeting

ROCKWALL, TX – August 18, 2020 — Superintendent Dr. John Villarreal and District Leadership Team members presented a School Start update to the Board of Trustees. Dr. Villarreal informed the Board of the recent back-to-school registration period where parents across the District selected in-person learning by 62 percent and remote learning by 38 percent. “This […]

Rockwall city council proclaims Aug. 17 as Tom Egan Appreciation Day

Rockwall city council proclaims Aug. 17 as Tom Egan Appreciation Day

ROCKWALL, TX – August 17, 2020 — The Rockwall city council proclaimed today, Aug. 17, 2020, as Tom Egan Appreciation Day in honor of one of the community’s most highly respected first responders. After briefly serving with the Highland Park Police Department as a patrolman, Tom Egan began his 26-year career with the Rockwall Police […]

Lone Star CASA welcomes new advocates and Helping Hearts

Lone Star CASA welcomes new advocates and Helping Hearts

ROCKWALL, TX – August 17, 2020 — Lone Star CASA had four new CASA advocates and two Helping Hearts sworn in on Aug. 7 by Judge Brett Hall in Rockwall. Congrats to the following advocates and Helping Hearts: Advocates: Kim McGriff, Mark DeMay, Whitney Ferguson and Kimberly Moreno Helping Hearts: Tom Robbins and Kelsi Null […]

Rowlett Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian appointed to Executive Board of North Central Texas Council of Governments

Rowlett Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian appointed to Executive Board of North Central Texas Council of Governments

ROWLETT, TX (August 14, 2020) Congratulations to Rowlett Mayor Tammy Dana-Bashian and the entire Rowlett community. Today the mayor was appointed to serve on the Executive Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). NCTCOG’s Executive Board, composed of 17 locally elected officials, and one ex-officio non-voting member of the legislature, is the […]

Rockwall County Commissioners Court recognizes 2020 Boys/Girls State Delegates

Rockwall County Commissioners Court recognizes 2020 Boys/Girls State Delegates

ROCKWALL, TX – August 13, 2020 — In its regular meeting on Aug. 11, the Commissioners Court recognized the 2020 American Legion Boys/Girls State delegates. The Boys/Girls State program went virtual for the first time in its history due to COVID-19, with 12 young ladies and eight young men from Rockwall County high schools participating […]

Rockwall County rolls out new COVID-19 case reporting dashboard

Rockwall County rolls out new COVID-19 case reporting dashboard

ROCKWALL, TX – August 13, 2020 — Rockwall County is looking to revamp its COVID-19 case reporting with a new dashboard on the county website. Barbara Neville with the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management provided some insight about the new COVID-19 reporting dashboard to the Commissioners Court during its regular meeting on Aug. 11. […]

City of Heath launches mask campaign ‘Heath Heroes Wear Masks’

City of Heath launches mask campaign ‘Heath Heroes Wear Masks’

  HEATH, TX – August 11, 2020 — As the global COVID-19 pandemic became local in March, the Heath City Council and Heath Economic Development Corporation (HEDC)/Heath Municipal Benefits Corporation (HMBC) moved swiftly to bring aid to Heath businesses with a stimulus program that tapped up to $500,000 of the HMBC fund to provide monetary […]