Restaurant Review: Meats & Sweets serves up bighearted helpings, free Christmas feast

Restaurant Review: Meats & Sweets serves up bighearted helpings, free Christmas feast

I can’t think of a time that I’ve sat down for supper at Meats & Sweets in Lavon that a fellow diner hasn’t overheard my menu order and asked, “Have you eaten here before?” That’s because I’m usually engaged in a debate with my family about whether or not we should split the chicken fried steak dinner. “It’s big enough to […]

Hawaiian Falls regional manager promoted to VP of parent company

Hawaiian Falls regional manager promoted to VP of parent company

Hawaiian Falls Regional Manager Evan Barnett was recently promoted to Vice President of Harvest Family Entertainment, Hawaiian Falls’ parent company. Barnett started with the company as a 16-year-old lifeguard in California. He moved to Dallas/Fort Worth in 2003 to head up the first Hawaiian Falls waterpark in Garland. He has since opened each of the […]

Rowlett Rotary earns recognition from Chamber

Rowlett Rotary earns recognition from Chamber

The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce recently named the Rotary Club of Rowlett as the Business/Organization of the Month for December 2011. Leon Dudley, Brad Daniels, Paul Atwood, Scott Brittell, Dale Raspberry and Micky Shaw were on hand to graciously accept the award on Dec. 14. Criteria for earning this award includes modeling high ethical standards, practicing exemplary customer […]

Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for realtor Debbie Adams

Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for realtor Debbie Adams

Buying or selling can be a stressful and emotional process. As a full-time realtor, Debbie Adams makes the process a smooth transaction. Her passion is providing excellent customer service for her clients. The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Coldwell Banker Apex Realtor Debbie Adams on Dec. 8. “If you are a first-time home buyer, investor, or seller, I’m […]

Chamber hosts ribbon cutting for Insured Wealth Management

The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 13 for Insured Wealth Management , located at 6800 Heritage Parkway, Suite 203 in Rockwall. Owner Mark Helfrich explains that for many, tomorrow’s financial picture has become increasingly unclear, due to volatility in the stock market, the recent housing collapse, ever-rising health care costs, government […]

Pole Position Raceway, indoor go karts, opens in Frisco

Pole Position Raceway, indoor go karts, opens in Frisco

Drivers, start your engines! Experience life in the fast lane Pole Position Raceway will bring Formula 1 style go karting to 50,000 square feet inside the Frisco Commerce Center at 10550 John W. Elliott Drive, with a grand opening date set for Monday, Dec. 19. Pole Position Raceway means no more waiting outside in the Texas […]

Record growth brings millions in improvements, new jobs to North Texas waterparks

Record growth brings millions in improvements, new jobs to North Texas waterparks

Hawaiian Falls plays Santa Coming off a record-breaking 2011 season, Hawaiian Falls unveiled plans for $6.3 million in expansions at its Roanoke, Garland, The Colony and Mansfield waterparks. The growth has already created 10 new permanent positions and will generate more than 50 seasonal jobs at its four North Texas waterparks. All of this growth […]

Lake Pointe expands medical staff to meet community needs

Lake Pointe Medical Center is proud to announce the following physicians have joined the hospital’s medical staff: Endocrinology: Sreedevi Guttikonda, MD– Active Family Medicine:  Dee G. McCrary, Jr., MD – Community Internal Medcine: Hassan Farooq, MD – Community   Nephrology:   Sajid Iqbal, MD – Consulting Madhavi Mallareddy, MD – Consulting Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Mark E. […]

Lake Pointe Health Network names new CFO

Lake Pointe Health Network names new CFO

(Rowlett) Lake Pointe Health Network today announced the appointment of Rebecca (Becky) L. Speight as its new chief financial officer.  Speight, whose appointment took effect Nov. 28, is responsible for financial operations of the network. Speight comes to LPHN from Bailey Medical Center in Owasso, OK.  At Bailey, she served as the chief financial officer responsible […]