Texas Health Presbyterian Rockwall among ‘100 Great Places to Work’

(Rockwall) April 30, 2012 – Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s ASC Review are pleased to announce the publication of its list, “100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare,” which recognizes healthcare organizations that create an outstanding workplace through robust benefits, opportunities for development and a strong sense of community. With the publication of the national […]

Lake Pointe Medical Center earns national Quality Respiratory Care Recognition

(Rowlett) April 30, 2012 – Lake Pointe Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of respiratory care services available in hospitals. About 700 hospitals or approximately 15% of hospitals in the United States have applied for and received this […]

Heath honors outgoing board and commission members

(Heath) April 30, 2012 – The City of Heath honored the outgoing board and commission members for their service during the April 17 City Council meeting. Those recognized from left: Tom Smith – Board of Adjustment; Chuck Dale – Board of Adjustment; Mayor John Ratcliffe; Dennis Bailey – Heath Economic Development Corporation and Heath Municipal […]

Set sail on Lake Grapevine for Mother’s Day

Variety of cruise options aboard the Tejas   (Grapveine) May 1, 2012 – On Mother’s Day (May 13), bring your mom, aunt, sister, grandma or even your mother-in-law, out for a spectacular Mother’s Day Cruise on Lake Grapevine aboard the Tejas! All the special moms in your life will enjoy one of the four cruising […]

Meet Jet, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

Meet Jet, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

All of North Texas is under another full-fledged cuteness alert. Jet, a young border collie mix, is simply adorable. He’s super intelligent and very sweet. The little guy is still recovering from surgery for a shattered rear leg, so he sometimes walks with a slight limp. But that doesn’t stop him from being a friendly […]

Turn off TV, videos and turn on family fun for Screen-Free Week

If you have average kids and you are an average family, then you all almost certainly watch too much TV. You probably all spend too much time on the computer, too much time playing video games, and too much time on your cell phone and have the TV on in the background no matter what […]

Beautiful Battle: A Woman’s Guide to Spiritual Warfare

   Non-fiction book by Mary E. DeMuth; review by Patti Richter Mary DeMuth is an organized thinker and writer. The staff at Harvest House Publisher likely knew this before hearing—and accepting—her idea to write a book about spiritual warfare. How many women write books about spiritual warfare? Probably not many, especially the stay-at home kind. Theologians […]

Record-setting Relay unites community, brings hope

781 Participants.  53 Teams.  $99,255 Raised. (Rockwall) Members of the Rockwall County community turned out in full force April 27, 2012, to unite against a common enemy. This year’s Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, organized by co-chairs Carla Brooks and Mindy Brence, exceeded all expectations – raising the highest amount of money of […]