ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8, 2021 — Responding to high demand for new telephone numbers in the greater Dallas area, the Public Utility Commission of Texas has approved an additional area code for the region currently utilizing area codes 214, 469 and 972. The new 945 area code will encompass the metropolitan area of Dallas […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8, 2021 — First Presbyterian Church of Rockwall, 602 White Hills Dr., will participate in a national moment of unity and remembrance of lives lost in the pandemic with a special outdoor service at 4:30 p.m. on January 19. The service will take place in the church’s back parking lot. Following […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8, 2021 — Rockwall School of Music has been recognized as a Safe Music School from the national Safe Music Schools organization. As a Safe Music School, RSM pledges to continue to do their part to stop the spread of Covid-19. RSM is the first and only music lesson teaching facility […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8, 20201 – Texas Silver-Haired Legislature is a non-partisan statewide body of dedicated persons (60 years of age and older) elected to draft proposed legislation on aging issues. Legislative issues developed by the TSHL are presented for active consideration as bills to the Texas Legislature. Silver-Haired Legislators are elected for […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 8,. 2021 – National Weather Service has scheduled SKYWARN classes for 2021. All the classes will be virtual this year. You can sign up for a class here. NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 7, 2021 — Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church has a Catholic Charities Dallas mobile community food pantry every third Tuesday of the month from 9-11 a.m. The next date for the mobile pantry at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church is Jan. 19. Fresh fruit, vegetables, and other […]
FATE, TX – Jan. 7, 2021 – At the Monday, January 4, 2021, Fate City Council Meeting, Mayor Joe Burger resigned his seat on the Council due to health concerns. Mayor Pro Tem David Billings will assume the duties of the Mayor until the May election. Mayor Burger said, “I’d like to thank everyone for […]
ROCKWALL, TX – January 5, 2021 — Khaled Hallak of Rockwall, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Hallak was initiated at The University of Texas at Dallas. Hallak is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his two bills renaming U.S. Post Offices in Fate, Texas and Greenville, Texas in honor of former U.S. Congressman Ralph Hall and veteran and actor Audie Murphy, respectively, were signed into law. “Former Rep. Hall and Mr. Murphy’s legacies are acclaimed in American […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 5, 2021 — Fifteen Rockwall County elected officials took their Oath of Office during a ceremony held at the Rockwall Courthouse on Jan. 1. Officials sworn in during the event were as follows: Judge Brett Hall, 382nd District Court; Rockwall County Judge David Sweet administered the oath Judge David Rakow, […]