North Texas Municipal Water District Requests Immediate Curtailment of Non-Essential Water Use

North Texas Municipal Water District Requests Immediate Curtailment of Non-Essential Water Use

Exceptional Water Demands Severely Stressing Water Production in Region ROCKWALL, TX – February 17, 2021 — The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) has initiated immediate curtailment of non-essential water use within its service area. With extreme weather conditions continuing throughout the North Texas region, NTMWD is experiencing unprecedented high water demands as a result […]

Mayor Pruitt declares a local state of disaster for City of Rockwall

Mayor Pruitt declares a local state of disaster for City of Rockwall

ROCKWALL, TX – February 17, 2021 – “Under the provisions of Chapter 418 of Texas Government Code, I hereby declare a local state of disaster in the City of Rockwall, Texas. IT IS ORDERED that this declaration shall be in effect for 7 days, unless otherwise rescinded or modified. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all […]

Open Letter to the citizens of Fate from former Mayor Pro Tem David Billings

Open Letter to the citizens of Fate from former Mayor Pro Tem David Billings

  FATE, TX – February 12, 2021 –  I want to provide an update on the City of Fate Mayoral race.  As Mayor Pro Tem, I assumed the duties and responsibilities of Mayor, after former Mayor Burger’s resignation.    As I have discussed, the City of Fate is a Home Rule City. This means we have a […]

Rockwall County seeks to transition from precinct-based voting to voting centers

Rockwall County seeks to transition from precinct-based voting to voting centers

ROCKWALL, TX – February 11, 2021 — The Rockwall County Commissioners Court approved to have the Rockwall Elections Administrator Chris Lynch apply to the Secretary of State for the county’s participation in a new countywide polling program. The new program would allow voters to vote at any polling location in the county on Election Day […]

Virtual Career Fair for Veterans February 11th

Virtual Career Fair for Veterans February 11th

ROCKWALL, TX – February 10, 2021 — DAV & RecruitMilitary will host the Dallas Virtual Career Fair for Veterans tomorrow, Thursday, February 11th from 11am to 3pm Central Time online. This FREE virtual hiring event is open to ALL members of the military community, past and present, as well as military spouses and dependents. RecruitMilitary’s […]

Rockwall Art League welcomes artist Kimberly Merck-Moore for demo

Rockwall Art League welcomes artist Kimberly Merck-Moore for demo

ROCKWALL, TX – February 9, 2021 – The Rockwall Art League is proud to present Kimberly Merck-Moore as their Demo Artist for the month of February. Kimberly Merck-Moore is a professional artist specializing in Mixed Media and Sculpture. She’ll be giving a demonstration and answering questions at the Rockwall Art League’s monthly meeting. The Rockwall […]

Rockwall resident Amy Johannesen announces run for Place 2 on Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees

Rockwall resident Amy Johannesen announces run for Place 2 on Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees

ROCKWALL, TX – February 9, 2021 — Rockwall resident Amy Johannesen announces she will run for Place 2 on the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees in the upcoming May election. “Rockwall is an exceptional place to raise a family and our school district is one of the things that makes our community so attractive,” Amy […]

North Texans encouraged to comment online about regional transportation initiatives

North Texans encouraged to comment online about regional transportation initiatives

Innovative technologies being considered that could link region to other parts of Texas February 8, 2021 — The North Central Texas Council of Governments welcomes public input on transportation planning initiatives, during an online input opportunity beginning Feb. 8. Comments can be made by visiting www.nctcog.org/input. NCTCOG staff will provide information regarding the DFW High-Speed […]

STAR Transit Board elects new officers

STAR Transit Board elects new officers

TERRELL, TX – February 8, 2021 – Jerry Dittman, Carrie Gordon, and Dana Macalik have been elected chair, vice chair and secretary respectively by the Board of Directors of STAR Transit, the agency which provides reliable and affordable transportation to residents and/or persons working in Kaufman and Rockwall counties as well as the cities of […]

Jones Elementary sixth graders create art to honor Rockwall ISD School Board

Jones Elementary sixth graders create art to honor Rockwall ISD School Board

ROCKWALL, TX – February 8, 2021 — January was School Board Recognition Month and Cindy Mosby, the art teacher at Jones, decided that this year would be the perfect time for the students’ artwork to have a practical use while spreading cheer and hope. Mosby and the sixth-grade students chose the theme “Here Comes the […]