Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management: COVID-19 Update, Mobile Testing Friday

Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management: COVID-19 Update, Mobile Testing Friday

Mobile testing at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall this Friday, by appointment  ROCKWALL, TX – July 28, 2020 – The next COVID-19 test site at Lake Pointe Church will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Friday, July 31. The test site will be appointment only. The state is transitioning from using the National Guard […]

Overnight right lane closures on I-30 at Lake Ray Hubbard for three weeks

Overnight right lane closures on I-30 at Lake Ray Hubbard for three weeks

DALLAS COUNTY, TX – July 28, 2020 – Weather permitting, the right lane on east and westbound Interstate 30 over Lake Ray Hubbard in Dallas County will be closed overnight Monday through Thursday (into Friday morning) 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. from Aug. 3 through Aug. 25. This closure is needed for soil testing. Blue […]

Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approves delay school start until August 26

Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approves delay school start until August 26

Administration gives update on safety plans and parent commitment trends ROCKWALL, TX – July 27, 2020 Delay School Start Calendar The Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees approved the recommendation by Superintendent John Villarreal to delay the start of school for both remote and in-person learners until Wednesday, August 26. This decision comes after weeks of […]

Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (7/27/2020)

Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (7/27/2020)

ROCKWALL, TX – July 27, 2020 — The latest official COVID-19 Update from the Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management: 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.  

U.S. Health and Human Services extends Public Health Emergency declaration

U.S. Health and Human Services extends Public Health Emergency declaration

ROCKWALL, TX – July 27, 2020 — The U.S. Health and Human Services department renewed its declaration of a nationwide Public Health Emergency for the Covid-19 pandemic on July 23. Secretary of HHS Alex M. Azar II released the following statement on the HHS website regarding the PHE renewal: “As a result of the continued […]

Former Rockwall teacher fights hunger in Ecuador

Former Rockwall teacher fights hunger in Ecuador

ROCKWALL, TX – July 27, 2020 — As Covid-19 continues to ravage nations across the globe, the pandemic has become especially detrimental to populations in developing countries like Ecuador. That’s why former Rockwall residents Desmion Dizney and Bill O’Brien are looking to turn the tide for the starving poor in Cuenca, Ecuador, one meal at […]

Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (7/23/2020)

Official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management (7/23/2020)

ROCKWALL, TX – July 23, 2020 – Latest official COVID-19 Update from Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management 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.  

Rockwall military veteran to be featured in CBS special on PGA HOPE program July 25th

Rockwall military veteran to be featured in CBS special on PGA HOPE program July 25th

ROCKWALL, TX — (July 23, 2020) Rockwall military veteran Randy Shack will be featured along with other military veterans with physical challenges and PGA professionals in a nationwide, one-hour special on CBS Television network, “PGA HOPE: Helping Our Patriots Everywhere,” airing on Saturday, July 25, at 1:30 p.m. ET. The program will be hosted by CBS […]