Free seminars offered on thyroid disorders, treatments

(Rowlett/Greenville) Lake Pointe Health Network will begin its free 2012 Community Seminar Series with two informational programs on thyroid disorders – one in Greenville on Wednesday, Jan. 25; and one in Rowlett on Thursday, Jan. 26. Wednesday’s program will be presented by Dr. Sreedevi Guttikonda at 6:30 p.m. at the Wesley Medical Plaza, 4101 Wesley, […]

Rockwall Breakfast Rotary to host all-you-can-eat breakfast at Applebee’s

(ROCKWALL-January 12, 2013) The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19 at Applebee’s in Rockwall. Tickets are $8. Proceeds benefit local organizations of Rockwall County. For more information, please contact Trenton Cornehl at or 806-441-7999. To submit your good news and events, email .

Second Saturday event in historic downtown McKinney

Second Saturday event in historic downtown McKinney

Come to historic downtown McKinney on Jan. 14 to enjoy Second Saturday – a fun-filled evening of art, music, shopping, food and spirits. Explore local art galleries, take in some great local and regional talent, and savor some of the area’s best eateries. Many places will keep their doors open from 7 to 10 p.m. […]

Lake Pointe Health Network earns accreditation in CT

(Rowlett) The Lake Pointe Health Network has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in CT as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology. This accreditation covers Lake Pointe Medical Center and the Lake Pointe Imaging Centers in Forney and Rockwall.  The diagnostic imaging centers in Forney and Rockwall offer […]

Meet Corey, Lake Pointe’s first baby of the New Year

Meet Corey, Lake Pointe’s first baby of the New Year

Proud parents Shanitra Barton and Corey Blackshear of Garland hold newborn Corey Bryland Blackshear after the baby’s birth at 8:13 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 at Lake Pointe Medical Center in Rowlett. This is the couple’s third child – and the first to be born at Lake Pointe in the New Year. Baby Corey was […]

Down with resolutions – except one

Down with resolutions – except one

It seems I picked the right year to nix the idea of making my annual list of resolutions. Fortunate too that I stocked up on boxes of tissue, antihistamines and expectorant. My first week of 2012 was spent depleting those supplies, not thinking a whit about any personal goals beyond getting well and back to […]

Lovers Lane UMC to raise roofs at Indian reservation

Young Adult Ministry joins with Labors for Neighbors in Oklahoma This weekend, January 13-15, Young Adult Pastor Kay DeBlance of Lovers Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas will lead a team of 25 volunteers as they travel to Anadarko, Oklahoma. The group will serve at an American Indian Reservation and work with Labors for Neighbors to puts roofs […]

Historical Foundation installs new officers

(Rockwall) Rockwall County Historical Foundation officers and directors for 2012 were installed by County Commissioner Lorie Grinnan at the Annual Meeting of the organization on Sunday, January 8, 2012.From left are Jan Self, Susan Reinhardt Mills, Carolyn Francisco, Doug Rogge, Jean James, Sheri Fowler, Maxine Gray, Nancy Beaty, Dorothy Williams and Connie Rogge.  Not pictured […]