News Releases

News Releases are disseminated to keep citizens aware of activities of the city.

Please click on each News Release below to read the full text.

• 12/13/2021 - Interim City Manager Hired
• 11/17/2021 - Community Pool Closed for Maintenance
• 11/15/2021 - Tropical Christmas Entertainment
• 11/2/2021 - Tropical Christmas Call for Entries
• 11/1/2021 - Rockport PD Offering "Operation Safe Delivery" for Holiday Season
• 10/26/2021 - Fall Yard Waste Pickup Starts November 3
• 10/25/2021 - Operation BLUE SANTA Seeking Donations
• 10/19/2021 - Crush the Crisis Drug Drop Off Day
• 10/14/2021 - Fall-o-ween on October 23 at Memorial Park
• 10/7/2021 - Doggie Dunk on October 16 at Community Aquatic Center
• 10/6/2021 - City to Disinfect Water System Week of October 11
• 9/21/2021 - Road Closure in RCC
• 9/12/2021 - Tropical Storm Nicholas Warning
• 9/1/2021 - After the Flood - City Undertaking Repairs
• 8/26/2021 - Limited Street Access Beginning on Monday
• 8/24/2021 - Little Bay Music Festival Free Friday Concert
• 7/9/2021 - TCEQ Notice
• 7/8/2021 - Updated Road Closures and Weather Information
• 7/8/2021 - Special Alert - Citizens Urged to Use Caution
• 7/7/2021 - Updated Road Closures and Weather Information
• 7/7/2021 - Road Closures
• 7/6/2021 - Weather and Flood Alerts
• 7/1/2021 - Key Allegro Bridge Construction Traffic Changes
• 6/11/2021 - Smoke Testing of Sewer System
• 5/26/2021 - Memorial Day Ceremony in Rockport
• 5/24/2021 - Grand Opening of Skate Park at Memorial Park
• 5/17/2021 - Free, Outdoor Fitness Court Training
• 4/27/2021 - Ngo's Restaurant Fire
• 4/8/2021 - City Elections on May 1
• 3/29/2021 - Second Dose Vaccination Clinics
• 3/22/2021 - March 24 & 25 Vaccination Clinics
• 3/16/2021 - City to Spray for Wooly Worms
• 3/15/2021 - Walk-in Vaccination Clinic March 17 & 18
• 3/12/2021 - Spring Yard Waste Hand Pick Up
• 3/10/2021 - Reopening of Rockport Service Center
• 3/8/2021 - Burn Ban Enacted
• 3/5/2021 - Rockport Beach to be Closed on March 10 for Vaccination Clinic
• 2/22/2021 - Skate Park Relocation
• 2/20/2021 - FREE Water Fill Station Available on February 21
• 2/11/2021 - Lifeguard Training
• 1/25/2021 - City Receives Award for Excellence in Financial Planning
• 1/21/2021 - Vaccine Sign-up
• 1/21/2021 - EDA Workforce Grant
• 1/14/2021 - Whooping Crane Strut Cancelled
• 1/8/2021 - City Recognized for Planning Excellence
• 1/6/2021 - Stage 1 Water Restrictions
• 12/31/2020 - Rockport Police Department Receives Recognition
• 12/29/2020 - City Receives Budget Award
• 12/29/2020 - Gas System Rating
• 12/18/2020 - Burglar Suspect Arrested
• 12/15/2020 - Free Coronavirus Testing December 19 & 20
• 12/14/2020 - 2021 Trash and Recycling Calendar
• 12/7/2020 - Suspect Arrested for Holiday Display Damage
• 12/5/2020 - Rockport Police Department Responds to Boat Incident
• 12/4/2020 - RPD Arrests Suspect for Death-Related Brawl
• 11/23/2020 - Operation Blue Santa Seeking Donations
• 11/20/2020 - Partial Results from Free COVID-19 Testing
• 11/18/2020 - Rockport Police Department offers Safe Delivery Option for Residents
• 11/9/2020 - City Offers New Financial Transparency Tool
• 11/2/2020 - Veterans Day Ceremony
• 11/2/2020 - Lifeguard Training
• 10/23/2020 - Fall Yard Waste Pickup to Begin November 4
• 10/21/2020 - Residents Invited to Submit Items for 2020 Time Capsule
• 10/15/2020 - Tropical Christmas to be Downsized Due to Coronavirus
• 10/8/2020 - Bars to Reopen in Aransas County October 14
• 10/7/2020 - Tree Giveaway on October 16
• 9/30/2020 - Doggie Dunk Scheduled for October 10
• 9/17/2020 - City Seeking Recipients of Centennial Letters
• 9/14/2020 - Additional "Spirit of Rockport" Awards
• 9/9/2020 - Rockport PD Delivers Relief Supplies to Iowa, Louisiana
• 8/31/2020 - Rockport PD Collecting Items for Hurricane Relief
• 8/28/2020 - Code Enforcement Division to Report to Police Department
• 7/17/2020 - Community Pool and Parks closings
• 07/15/2020 - Spirit of Rockport July Awards
• 07/13/2020 - Rockport Police Department Rocked by Coronavirus
• 06/23/2020 - Positive Coronavirus Cases up to 10
• 06/09/2020 -  Parks and Community Pool to Open Week of June 15
• 06/08/2020 - Rockport Kicks Off Sesquicentennial with "Spirit of Rockport" Award
• 5/21/2020 - Seal Coating in Old Rockport
• 5/14/2020 - Cancellation of Memorial Day event
• 5/14/2020 - Cancellation of May 16 Coronavirus Testing
• 05/14/2020 - Additional Coronavirus Testing on May 16
• 05/08/2020 - Second Round of COV-19 Testing on May 12
• 04/24/2020 - Coronavirus Testing in Aransas County
• 04/20/2020 - Sales Tax Holiday
• 04/03/2020 - Special Easter Event for ACISD school children
• 03/30/2020 - AMENDED Stay at Home Order
• 03/27/2020 - Stay at Home Order Issued
• 03/19/2020 - Rockport PD Assisting Agencies in Child Pornography Case
• 03/18/2020 - Spring Yard Waste Pickup
• 03/16/2020 - City Issues Disaster Declaration Proclamation
• 02/04/2020 - Doggie Dunk at Community Pool
• 1/29/2020 - 32nd Annual Whooping Crane Strut
• 1/28/2020 - Feb 4 Start of Temporary Water Disinfecting Change

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