Rockwall hospital has 44 Certified Nurses on staff (ROCKWALL, TX – March 21, 2017) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall took time out on Monday to celebrate Certified Nurses’ Day showing recognition and appreciation to the more than 40 certified nurses who work at the hospital. “I am so proud to be part of a team […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – March 2, 2017) Reelfoot Lake, in northwest Tennessee, came about by a series of earthquakes in 1811 and 1812, and after the land cracked open, water rushed in from the Mississippi River to an extent that folks in Memphis swore Ole’ Man River ran backwards. While explaining myths to my students, I […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH/FATE, TX (March 1, 2017) Here’s a digital look at our March 2017 print edition. Our print publication now delivers monthly to more than 19,000 homes and businesses throughout Rockwall and Heath. To submit your good news and events, email . CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW: Extra copies are available for pick up at the Rockwall Area […]
(ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX – Feb. 28, 2017) A group of college students from Texas stood in a long line of tourists waiting to see the “afterlife army” of China’s first emperor, who died in 210 B.C. The Terracotta Army Museum is one of the greatest archeological sites in the world. My son’s Mandarin-language instructor had planned […]
(ROWLETT, TX – Feb. 14, 2017) Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe has been designated as an Advanced (Level III) Trauma Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Level III designation indicates that Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe is staffed by physicians and health care professionals with advanced trauma […]
(ROCKWALL, HEATH, TX – Feb. 11, 2017) I’m still surprised I chose to attend the University of Arkansas. My parents didn’t like my far-away plan, especially when good schools were closer to home—smaller colleges, which seemed a better fit for me. My mother, who’d heard wild stories, had one stipulation: request a non-freshman dorm. I […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 11, 2017) The first time I met my father-in-law he shoveled wet concrete in his back yard. Back then he wasn’t my father-in-law, he was Mr. McGinnis, a hulk of a man, standing 6’3”, boasting forearms the size of hams. I couldn’t help but imagine being shoved feet first into the […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 11, 2017) As the popular Beatles tune goes, “All you need is love, love. Love is all you need.” And love is exactly what Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall is bringing to both patients and staff members through its Pet Therapy program. During a two-hour time period twice a week, volunteer […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 31, 2017) Did you know that by the time most children attend kindergarten, they’ve watched 5,000 hours of television – enough time to earn a college degree? The average teen sends 3,000 texts per month –more than six texts per waking hour, according to the same Nielsen study. It’s easy for […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – Jan. 5, 2017) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall welcomed Frederick James Davis, the first baby born in 2017. Dr. Karen Slabas delivered the 7 pound 7 ounce baby boy and second child of Emily and Eric Davis. Freddy will join his big brother Hugo at their home in Wylie. New Year’s babies […]