(ROCKWALL, TX — May 1, 2020) Rockwall County Helping Hands released the following video announcement about the re-opening of its Thrift Store. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 homes in Rockwall and Heath, TX. To share your good news and events, email editor@BlueRibbonNews.com. Subscribe to our email newsletter here. Advertising: 214-342-8000 or advertising@BlueRibbonNews.com. […]
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, […]
(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) 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 […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 17, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — April 14, 2020) The Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed an update yesterday from Rockwall County Judge David Sweet on the COVID-19 pandemic in a video conference. Sweet provided the following updated numbers related to the virus outbreak in the state: 133,226 tests have been administered statewide 13,906 confirmed positive cases of […]
Mayors in Rockwall County, including Heath Mayor Kelson Elam, have joined their counterparts statewide in asking Governor Gregg Abbott to avoid a probable double digit property tax increase for Texas property owners by adopting the 2019 property tax valuations for the year 2020. The Mayors also asked that any newly developed property that was not […]
The City of Rockwall Mayor Jim Pruitt has issued the following revised disaster declaration in public health for the City of Rockwall, extending the declaration until April 30th: WHEREAS, beginning in December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now designated SARS-CoV2 which causes the disease COVID-19, has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization; […]
Soulman’s Bar-B-Que announced a month-long BBQuarantine Super Chuck Wagon giveaway at all North Texas locations. Each Super Chuck Wagon has two pounds of meat, four sides, six slices of Texas toast and BBQ sauce. “For more than 40 years, North Texans have devoured our Super Chuck Wagon for special occasions and family gatherings. Now, they can […]
When the staff at J.E.R. Chilton YMCA at Rockwall learned that one of its senior members, Sue N., was having trouble meeting her basic needs, like buying groceries, they knew it was time to come together and support a member of the Y community in more ways than one. “As a charity organization, we rely […]