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, […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX – April 27, 2020) In a virtual phone call on Friday, April 24, 2020, district administrators from Royse City ISD listened as Capturing Kids’ Hearts Founder Flip Flippen announced the district as a National Showcase District. This top honor from the Flippen Group means that Royse City ISD is one of only 6 […]
(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 […]
(FATE, TX – April 22, 2020) During the Monday, April 20 Fate City Council Meeting, a Small Business Support Program was approved for businesses that have sustained economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will provide a maximum of $50,000 in short-term, immediate financial aid. “The City recognizes that small businesses are suffering from […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – April 22, 2020) Jessica Baas of Rockwall at University of North Texas, and Elizabeth Jang of Fate at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center were recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.roc They are among approximately 30,000 […]
(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – 6PM, April 20, 2020) Rockwall County Office of Emergency Management has received confirmation from the Department of State Health Service about three additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rockwall County. There was a case in Rockwall, Heath, and Royse City. Two cases were in their 60’s and one was in their […]
(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 […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — April 17, 2020) The Royse City ISD Education Foundation has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Texas Education Foundation Network (TEFN) Outstanding Achievement Award. The honor is awarded to the RCISD Education Foundation for the organization’s Dog Pen Grant. The TEFN Outstanding Achievement Award was created to recognize excellence […]
(FATE, TX – April 16, 2020) The City of Fate has completed a video that encapsulates the history of Fate’s past. Plans are set for Friday, April 17 at 6 PM to premiere the video on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CityOfFate) As a way of bringing the community together, part of the #FateStrong movement, Fate is encouraging […]