HEATH, TX – February 15, 2022 — The City of Heath’s traditional Easter Saturday celebration featuring the Heart of Heath 5k and 1-Mile Family Run returns in 2022 on Saturday, April 16! Plan to bring your family and friends to Towne Center Park to experience one of the events that help make Heath special! The […]
HEATH, TX (Dec. 29, 2021) Assistant City Manager Kevin Lasher was named 2021 Citywide Employee of the Year during the Annual Employee Awards and Christmas Luncheon held December 16 at Hidden Creek Special Events venue in Heath. “Every staff member did a remarkable job of once again adapting and pivoting to the ongoing challenges we faced […]
city o HEATH, TX – March 3, 2021 – The City of Heath received an unmodified opinion for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which is the best of the four possible outcomes that could have been received. Heath received the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2018-2019 […]
HEATH, TX – March 3, 2021 — Winter Storm Uri will go down in history as an epic weather event that brought the lows of extended power outages, severe property damage and other misery to millions of Texans. And it will go down in history as another time where the Heath community spirit shined as […]
HEATH, TX – September 15, 2020 — On Sept. 8, the Heath city council recognized former Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Steve McKimmey for his 20 years of service to the community. The council presented a proclamation in honor of McKimmey, which highlighted his exceptional leadership, proven wisdom, thoughtful deliberation, and genuine kindness which helped […]
HEATH, TX – August 11, 2020 — As the global COVID-19 pandemic became local in March, the Heath City Council and Heath Economic Development Corporation (HEDC)/Heath Municipal Benefits Corporation (HMBC) moved swiftly to bring aid to Heath businesses with a stimulus program that tapped up to $500,000 of the HMBC fund to provide monetary […]
ROCKWALL, TX – August 6, 2020 — Holy Trinity by the Lake Episcopal Church in Heath is hosting a donations drive for the Austin Street Center on Aug. 9 from 1-3 p.m. The Austin Street Center provides emergency shelter and services for the most vulnerable homeless men and women. Here’s a list of what to […]
(HEATH, TX — June 5, 2020) Today Wayne Jones, one of Heath’s oldest residents and a war veteran, turns 95 years old. Wayne has lived all his life in Heath. He served in the Army in Japan during World War II. On the boat over to Japan, a Captain one day asked him how he […]
(HEATH, TX — May 28, 2020) The City of Heath held a surprise drive-by farewell salute for Heath DPS Director Terry Garrett today, who’s retiring after 14 years of service to the city. Garrett is set to take the reigns as the next Rockwall County Sheriff in January 2021. Garrett has left a lasting legacy […]
(HEATH, TX – May 26, 2020) Chief Terry Garrett, Director of the Department of Public Safety, is retiring from the City of Heath after 14 years of dedicated service. Heath Mayor Kelson Elam and the City Council honored Chief Garrett with this proclamation tonight. But, as the City of Heath hints on its Facebook page, “there’s […]