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Help us clean up Rockport!

10/16/2024

Hey, Rockport residents! Are you clearing out closets, the garage, the storage building and all those nooks and crannies during your fall cleaning? Get rid of your junk at thte 2024 city-wide clean-up!

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Come to Trunk or Treat on Tanner Street

10/8/2024

Join the Rockport Police and Fire Departments, Tanner's Towing & Recovery and other local vendors for Trunk or Treat! We'll be across the street from Tanner's Towing & Recovery at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. All little boos and ghouls welcome!

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Delayed garbage pickup

8/15/2024

Household trash pickup for this week is delayed and will be picked up next Tuesday, Aug. 22.

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PSA for wastewater customers

7/10/2024

For all our wastewater customers: please do not tamper with the green wires at the collection tank. Please do NOT cut those wires -- that's what allows us to trace lines. We appreciate your cooperation in this. 

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Trash pickup summer hours

5/28/2024

Due to the onset of hot weather, effective June 4 please have your trash outside and ready for pickup by 6 a.m.

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Eclipse effects

3/21/2024

In case you missed it, there's a total solar eclipse Monday, April 8. State officials expect a major influx of visitors surrounding this event, impacting traffic at least through Tuesday, April 9. 

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Seeking info to ID suspect

8/15/2023

See image labeled ID assistance -- we're looking for information to identify this subject.

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Aftermath Grants available

5/26/2023

Help us get a grant by voting for Rockport!

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Old Glory Relay 2023 makes Rockport stop

5/10/2023

The Old Glory Relay 2023 stopped in Rockport today (May 10, 2023) to switch riders on their trek to Atlanta.

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Fireworks vendors must file permit

4/23/2023

In its April 18, 2023, regular meeting, the Rockport City Council approved Ordinance 2023-6, requiring that any individual, corporation, business or other entity wishing to sell fireworks within the city limits of Rockport must file a permit appliation and $50 fee. 

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Help hungry pollinators

3/29/2023

Bees, butterflies and other pollinators are out working -- and you probably are, too. We understand you're anxious to get your yard back in order after the winter. But remember that wildflowers (also known as weeds) are the primary source of food for pollinators right now. So until more plants are blooming, please be sure to leave those wildflowers alone: don't mow them down or spray them. We depend on pollinators to help with our food sources, and right now, they depend on us for theirs!

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Support your city with a single word

3/22/2023

Did you know you can support your city just by using "Rockport" in your address?

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Rockport names new police chief, welcomes canine officer

3/6/2023

The Rockport City Council in January named Toby Morales as the city's new police chief. Morales, who had been part of the department for several years, said he wants to help the city grow and wants law enforcement officers to be a community resource.

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