Senator Hall’s Medical Town Hall boats over 58,000 views in less than 24 hours AUSTIN — Wednesday night, Senator Bob Hall hosted a Facebook conversation with six Texas medical doctors, who all describe the success they are having in early intervention medical treatments for COVID-19 patients. Senator Hall asked questions that challenged the underlying assumptions […]
AUSTIN, TX (July 15, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today announced that his Public Safety Office will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties throughout the COVID-19 response. These funds come from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program authorized by the federal Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has activated additional U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces (UAMTF) to assist Texas’ efforts to combat #COVID19. UAMTF and U.S. Navy teams are being deployed to support medical needs in hospitals across the state. AUSTIN (July 15, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott announced that the U.S. Department of Defense has activated additional U.S. […]
Curbside voting available ROCKWALL, TX (July 13, 2020) The 2020 Rockwall County Primary Runoff Election is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 14. Polling locations are combined; view the schedule below to see where your precinct 🗳 votes. To learn more, visit www.rockwallvotes.com. Blue Ribbon News staff report. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 […]
ROCKWALL, TX – July 11, 2020 – Texas Health Hospital Rockwall shared the following message today from Cindy Perrin, RN, FACHE, President. CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY During times like this we know there is a lot of information shared through various formats that can be misunderstood due to a lack of context. While we cannot […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 10, 2020) Rise and shine with the Rockwall YMCA! Effective Monday, July 13, the J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall will open early, beginning at 5 a.m. Check out their website for full operating hours. Those interested in joining the YMCA, or re-activating their membership, may do so with no Joiner Fee. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 10, 2020) The City of Rockwall flags at all facilities have been lowered today to half-staff as a sign of respect for the recent passing of former Mayor and longtime City leader, Scott Self. Mr. Self was elected to the Rockwall City Council in 1999 and then served as Mayor from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 9, 2020) SERVE by Hallie B has expanded and officially reopened its doors on July 1st with a brand revamp that has changed SERVE’s course to not only offer ethical and sustainable fashion, but to also support numerous local small businesses indefinitely who have all been trying to stay afloat amidst […]
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 […]