Friday@5 - January 20, 2023

Here’s your top news and highlights for the week of January 20: 

 

Upcoming events: 

 

Public Town Hall meeting next Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 pm at the RCC. If you can’t make it in person, be sure to tune into our Facebook page to watch it live and ask your questions there too. More info here:https://bit.ly/3Xyg0e0 

 

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On Saturday, January 28th Parks and Rec are hosting its annual Little Sweet Hearts Dance and this year's theme is Sock Hop! Get your tickets now before they sell out! You can call the RCC at 972-412-6170 or register online here: https://bit.ly/3ib3Fx6 

 

The Rowlett Police Department has announced that they’re hosting their Citizens Police Academy again! The class is limited to 25 people, so get your applications in soon! The program begins on February 23rd. More info here: https://bit.ly/3XnROv5 

 

The Rowlett Citizen Corps Council (RCCC) are sponsoring another two-day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on February 4th & 11th. Visit rowlettcert.com to register and for more info.

 

The library is hosting a Trivia Night on Monday, January 23rd @ 6:30pm and This month’s topic is “Back to the 90s.”

 

Here are some highlights that happened this week: 

 

At this week's City Council meeting, January was recognized by proclamation as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month. We are honored to bring more public awareness to occupational cancer in the fire service. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3IVjAL1 

 

Also at this week’s City Council meeting… we celebrated the service of Michael Gallops (Captain, U.S. Air Force) by honoring and recognizing him as our 25th Rowlett Vet! We hope you will join us as we welcome Michael Gallops into the ranks of our Rowlett Vets! More info here: https://bit.ly/3XCO20s 

 

And If you’re interested in running for City Council, the filing period began this week and ends February 17. If you have any questions or need assistance please contact the Office of the City Secretary. The election is on May 6th! More info here: https://bit.ly/3Hd5rYk 

 

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