Rockwall, TX (April 15, 2025) – The Rockwall County Health Authority is issuing this public health notification to inform residents that a confirmed case of measles has been identified in our county. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has indicated this case may be connected to the recent West Texas outbreak based on […]
Rockwall, TX (February 26, 2025) – Rockwall County Health Authority, Dirk Perritt, M.D. reports that a case of Measles has been confirmed in Rockwall County. Dear Judge New and Rockwall County Residents, I am writing to provide an important public health update regarding a confirmed case of measles in an adult resident of Rockwall County, […]
ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 12, 2021 — The Rockwall County Commissioners Court appointed board-certified emergency medicine physician Dr. Dirk Perritt to serve as the Health Authority for the county. Dr. Perritt marks the third individual to serve as the County Healthy Authority, following the recent resignation from the role by Dr. Jamie Metcalf-Kelly. Dr. Perritt […]
ROCKWALL, TX – December 23, 2020 — In a regular meeting on Dec. 22, the Rockwall County Commissioners Court unanimously accepted the resignation of the county’s Local Health Authority, Dr. Jamie Metcalf-Kelly, effective Dec. 29, 2020. Metcalf-Kelly has served as the Rockwall County Health Authority since July. In her letter of resignation addressed to the […]