From the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 28, 2020) On April 27, Governor Abbott announced the first phase of the State of Texas’ ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Under Phase I, certain services and activities are allowed to open with […]
Highlights: The new Executive Order allows all retail stores, restaurants, malls, movie theaters, museums and libraries to open on May 1st. These businesses can only operate at up to 25% occupancy. In counties with five or fewer positive cases of COVID-19, the new Order allows these businesses to operate at up to 50% occupancy. Salons, […]
(HEATH, TX – April 27, 2020) Cornoavirus Antibody Drive-Thru Testing is being offered in Heath on Wednesday, April 29, and Thursday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hidden Creek, 215 Chris Cuny Parkway. The cost is $50. For more information on the specific type of test provided at this location, such as […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 27, 2020) Jordan Pabian is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School, previously attending Amy Parks-Heath Elementary and Cain Middle School. A four year member of the RHHS volleyball team, Jordan has also earned academic excellence awards each year. She currently serves as President of National Honor Society, Vice-President of Mu Alpha Theta, […]
Kyle Blemings is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High and graduates in the top 10 percent of his class. He is a four-year member of the Heath Hawks cross country team and enjoys volunteering on his church’s media team. Kyle will be attending UT Tyler in the fall as a recipient of the Presidential Fellows scholarship. […]
(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 24, 2020) In recognition of its Volunteer Appreciation Week and Month, Rockwall County Helping Hands celebrated its volunteers for their dedication in improving the lives of those less fortunate. The agency honored several special individuals whose outstanding efforts led to great success within each of their respective departments. Congrats to the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 24, 2020) Mia Gurmendi is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She plans on attending Texas A&M at College Station in the fall, major in Biology, then attend medical school after college. Help us shine the spotlight on senior students who are missing their end-of-high-school experience. Not only are they creative, […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 24, 2020) Meet Sylvia Morton, Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Volunteer of the Year. For the past five years Sylvia has served as a volunteer for Lone Star CASA, a local non-profit dedicated to helping abused and neglected children in Rockwall and Kaufman Counties. Sylvia lives in Forney and […]