Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Hunter Roberts, Rockwall-Heath High School

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Hunter Roberts, Rockwall-Heath High School

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 30, 2020) Hunter Roberts currently attends Rockwall-Heath High School.  He was blessed with the best at Amy Parks Elementary and Cain Middle School. Hunter is extremely excited to be attending to the University Of Oklahoma next fall.  Boomer Sooner! Submitted by Ashley Roberts. Our print edition is delivered free to ~15,500 […]

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Kaylee Swaner, Rockwall-Heath High School

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Kaylee Swaner, Rockwall-Heath High School

Kaylee Swaner is a senior at Rockwall-Heath High School. She played varsity soccer all four years, and also ran cross country on varsity. She is involved with the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. Kaylee will be going to Oklahoma Baptist University on a soccer scholarship and will major in nursing. Our print edition […]

Lake Pointe Church seeks donations to help feed local school kids, elderly

Lake Pointe Church seeks donations to help feed local school kids, elderly

(ROCKWALL, TX – April 29, 2020) Lake Pointe Church wants to make sure that the most vulnerable have meals during this pandemic. Lake Pointe Church has partnered with ISDs and Child Protective Services to ensure Rockwall County children continue to eat while schools are closed. Lake Pointe has also partnered with Meals on Wheels Senior Services […]

COVID-19 State Testing Site for Rockwall County at Lake Pointe Church Thursday

COVID-19 State Testing Site for Rockwall County at Lake Pointe Church Thursday

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – April 29, 2020) On Thursday, April 30, Texas Military Department will begin conducting a roving COVID-19 testing site in Rockwall County at Lake Pointe Church, 701 East Interstate 30 in Rockwall, 75087.  This testing effort is a partnership among Texas Division of Emergency Management, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Military […]

Governor Abbott temporarily allows for appearance before Notary Public via videoconference for real-estate instruments

Governor Abbott temporarily allows for appearance before Notary Public via videoconference for real-estate instruments

(APRIL 29, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott has suspended a statute concerning appearance before a notary public to acknowledge real-estate instruments such as mortgages. This suspension temporarily allows for appearance before a notary public via videoconference when executing such documents, avoiding the need for in-person contact during the COVID-19 pandemic. The conditions that will apply whenever this […]

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Tanner and Ty Webb, Rockwall High School

Blue Ribbon News Senior Spotlight: Tanner and Ty Webb, Rockwall High School

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 29, 2020) Seniors Tanner and Ty Webb at Rockwall High School. They attended Williams Middle School and Nebbie Williams Elementary. Tanner played numerous sports throughout school while ending his sports journey as defensive end on the RHS varsity football team where they were knocked out in Round 5 of the State […]

NTMWD Water Safety Advisory: Business owners advised to flush building plumbing systems before reopening

NTMWD Water Safety Advisory: Business owners advised to flush building plumbing systems before reopening

Business owners, facility managers advised to flush building plumbing systems before reopening (April 29, 2020) As state, county and local officials begin to prepare to allow for some businesses and facilities to reopen, health officials and water experts are advising building owners and managers to take steps to ensure water safety in buildings that have […]

Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management: 17 additional COVID-19 cases, 89 total

Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management: 17 additional COVID-19 cases, 89 total

UPDATE 8:35PM – New data received from DSHS states 30 cases recovered in Rockwall County. Broadmoor Medical Lodge UPDATE 8:35PM – All testing of residents and staff is complete. To date, there are a total of 26 COVID-19 cases, 20 residents, and 6 staff. Of these 26 cases, 11 were asymptomatic and showed no signs of […]

Governor Abbott appeals FEMA denial of major disaster declaration for North Texas tornadoes

Governor Abbott appeals FEMA denial of major disaster declaration for North Texas tornadoes

(AUSTIN, TX – April 28, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas has appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of Texas’ Major Disaster Declaration request for Public Assistance for Dallas and Erath Counties following severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes during the period of October 20-21, 2019. The Governor […]