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October 2020
River Oaks At 60 Active COVID Cases Going Into Weekend
River Oaks is reporting another 2 new cases just today bringing the 2 square mile city to 286 confirmed cases with 225 recoveries and 1...
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Yard Sale Permits Have Been Placed On Temporary Hold
With 60 active cases of COVID-19 in River Oaks as of October 30, 2020, the city has placed a temporary hold on issuing yard sale permits in...
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Round 2 Tarrant County Small Business Assistance Grant Program
If you missed it the first time, Now is your chance to apply on line only October 26th at 10 am through November 10th at 6 pm. Grant awards...
ReadNovember 2020
ELECTION DAY
Tuesday is election day for all the state, county, federal and local elections. City Council has called the Tuesday, November 3rd General...
ReadOctober 2020
Enjoy A Safer Halloween
Fighting the COVID-19 Virus is an ongoing battle for everyone in Tarrant County. So it is important everyone do their part during holiday...
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YMCA Camp Carter On The Move
YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth is excited to introduce Y on the Fly Program. This program seeks to deliver a Y without walls directly to...
ReadLast Night For The Haunted Walk And Haunted Hayride
The final outside Haunted Walk Event and Haunted Hayride at the Event Center will be on Friday, October 30 from 7:30 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. at...
ReadFree Rides For Voting
Present your voter registration card or state issued ID to your driver. Complimentary service is available for rides to and from voting...
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More City News Than Ever Before
Not only do we provide citizens a weekly newsletter, but also now you can get the River Oaks News on line delivered to your email box by...
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Please Don't Feed The Wildlife
Wild Animals are not pets and feeding them can lead to human injury, rabies and animal overpopulation. For that reason, it is a violation...
ReadEarly Voting Starts Tuesday, October 13
Early Voting will start on Tuesday, October 13th and continue thru October 30th. See the enclosed Tarrant County list of voting sites,...
ReadNotice Of November 3 City Election
City Council has called the November 3rd General Election for Mayor and Place 5 councilmember and a Special Election to fill the vacated...
ReadTarrant County Will Reopen Bars At 50 Percent Capacity
Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott said bars could open across the state on Oct. 14 at 50% capacity based upon discretion by each county. Judge...
ReadSeptember 2020
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration In Lake Jackson
Governor Abbott issued a disaster declaration on Sunday after a brain-eating amoeba (Naegleria Fowleri) was discovered in the water supply...
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City Council Adopts The 2020 Tax Rate
THE CITY OF RIVER OAKS ADOPTED A TAX RATE OF $0.697374/$100 THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX...
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Texas Opening Almost All Businesses To 75% Capacity Except For 3 Regions Of State
Texas is allowing most of the state businesses, including restaurants, retail stores, gyms and office buildings currently open at 50%...
ReadCity Council Calls General And Special Election
City Council adopted Resolutions 1022 and 1023 calling the November 3rd General Election for Mayor and Place 5 councilmember and a Special...
ReadCommissioners Court Approves Voting Locations
Tarrant County Commissioners Court has approved the Early Voting locations and Election Day Voting Locations enclosed herein. The closest...
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Fight The Bite
All mosquito samples submitted to DSHS arbovirus lab this week in River Oaks were found to be negative for West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis...
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Housing Channel Launches Housing Assistance
Housing Channel has launched a housing assistance program to aid Tarrant County residents suffering from job loss/loss of income due to...
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