On Wednesday morning, the Round Rock Police Department received multiple reports of car burglaries occurring overnight in the Egger Acres neighborhood. At approximately 8 a.m. in the 1900-block of Sunrise Road, Officers approached an individual matching the suspect description from home surveillance footage. Ervin McCarty, 22, of Round Rock, was arrested for multiple charges, including…
Round Rock firefighters will be continuing a long-standing tradition May 10-12 as they kick off the annual Fill the Boot program to raise critical funds to help transform the lives of kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. Firefighters will be posted with boots in hand asking the community to make…
Round Rock Police Department is currently investigating a homicide that occurred Tuesday evening, April19th Arturo Granados, 18, of Round Rock, was declared deceased on scene following a shooting in the 1600-block of Gattis School Road. Round Rock Police responded to a report of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to a male victim at St. David’s Round…
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued the following notice: The recall involves the Insignia Digital Air Fryers, Insignia Analog Air Fryers, and Insignia Digital Air Fryer Ovens, model numbers NS-AF32DBK9, NS-AF32MBK9, NS-AF50MBK9, NS-AF53DSS0, NS-AF53MSS0, NS-AF55DBK9, NS-AFO6DBK1 and NS-AFO6DSS1 sold by Best Buy. The brand name INSIGNIA is on the top or front of…
Community Network News Round Rock (www.cun.news) is creating a “Tornado Recovery” page that includes a list of local businesses and service providers on our eNews site. This list will include local trades such as electricians, plumbers, roofers, fencing companies, HVAC companies, cleaning companies, etc. Our primary focus is to create a list of Round Rock…
April 1, 2022 (Williamson County, Texas) – The Williamson County Commissioners Court has extended an Order Declaring a Local State of Disaster for Williamson County. The Order prohibits outdoor burning in all of the unincorporated areas of Williamson County and smoking in and/or on Williamson County parks, preserves and trails due to dry vegetation, wind…
April 1, 2022 (Williamson County, Texas) – Williamson County has concluded preliminary damage assessments of structures affected by the March 21 tornadoes. Approximately 430 structures were affected in Williamson County’s unincorporated areas and cities outside the city limits of Round Rock. This number is continually updated, and property owners are encouraged to report their damage…
DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS FROM THE CENTRAL TEXAS TORNADOES REVEAL A HUGE NEED FOR RESOURCES TO HELP SURVIVORS REBUILD Austin, Texas, March 31, 2022 – The Austin Disaster Relief Network (ADRN) estimates that residents impacted by the Central Texas Tornadoes will need at least $2,000,000 in financial support to rebuild and recover from the devastating storms. ADRN Volunteers…
The City of Round Rock, with the help of solid waste provider Central Texas Refuse (CTR), has removed over 100 loads of storm debris from neighborhoods impacted by the March 21 tornado. The City and CTR are removing roll-off dumpsters from the neighborhoods and will conduct storm debris pickups using rear-load trash trucks in affected…
The tornado that occurred on Monday, March 21 caused more than an estimated $32 million in damage to 680 residential structures in Round Rock, according to preliminary assessments. The assessments were provided by City officials and members of the Building Officials Association of Texas (BOAT), which sent trained and certified personnel to perform damage assessment…
