11 ways to double your customer base in 4 weeks

ROCKWALL, TX (March 22, 2014) Yep, Double.  I’ll post 5 ideas this week and in the next “Good News for Business” article, I’ll post the next 6. First a caution.  When a very small business is trying to grow (sometimes even a larger one), the temptation is to market in large amounts to mass numbers, […]

Construction Zone: YMCA grows with Rockwall community

ROCKWALL, TX (March 22, 2014) By the time this article is published, the familiar entrance to the YMCA at 1210N. Goliadin Rockwall will have been leveled, making way for a 12,000 sq. ft. addition. The expansion project is part of a nearly $5 million master plan, made possible by the generous donation of local businessman JER […]

Take the time

Time is fleeting. One minute is here and then it’s gone. Time cannot be captured; it’s like trying to grasp the wind realizing that it just slips through our hands. The clock ticks…and continues to tick, as we speak. Time lost cannot be recuperated; it only becomes memories—good or bad. As a single, empty-nest parent, […]

Texas Health Presbyterian Rockwall educates public on colon cancer awareness

ROCKWALL, TX (March 20, 2014) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall reminds area residents that March is Colon Cancer Awareness month.  Recognizing the importance of education on this topic the hospital developed an initiative to help reduce the stigma or fear associated with this disease. The hospital campaign, Rid Rockwall of Colon Cancer, urges preventative treatment […]

Making math make sense to children

ROCKWALL, HEATH (March 20, 2014) By the time parents seek math help for their child, they have usually run into difficulties explaining the math concepts that their child is encountering in school or topics they are trying to teach them in a home school environment. The majority of their efforts have been met with frustration, […]

Texas Health Presbyterian Rockwall among nation’s 100 Top Hospitals

ROCKWALL, TX (March 17, 2014) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health AnalyticsTM, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The Truven Health 100 Top Hospitals® study identifies hospitals and leadership teams that provide the highest […]

Kicking the Bucket List

ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (March 16, 2014) The American Dream, like everything in this modern age, has grown more sophisticated. It now includes the bucket list, that personal wish-list of things we most desire to accomplish before our time on earth expires. The bucket list sounds good to me. My own list already has three items: tour […]

Launch party for Rockwall author’s ‘Fortunate Son’ March 18

ROCKWALL, TX (March 15, 2014) A launch party will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 at the Blackfriar Pub, 2621 McKinney Ave in Uptown, celebrating the release of FORTUNATE SON by Rockwall author, attorney, artist, and self-trained historian David Marlett. Combining elements of a historical odyssey, a courtroom drama, and an epic adventure, FORTUNATE SON […]

Beacon Harbor to host free program on nutrition

ROCKWALL, TX (March 10, 2014) Join Beacon Harbor Rehabilitation Center, a Senior Care Centers facility located at 6700 Heritage Parkway in Rockwall, for a free program at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13 celebrating National Nutrition Month. The guest speaker will be Liz Jones, regular contributor to Blue Ribbon News and the Herald Banner, and a […]