Keeping 4th of July festivities fun and safe

Lake Pointe Medical Center Shares Fireworks Safety Tips for July Fourth ROCKWALL,TX. (June 30, 2014) As the weather heats up and families migrate outdoors, winter toys are traded in for sunscreen and sand pails. The summer months promise warm days and one of the most anticipated night: the Fourth of July. While fireworks are beautiful […]

Rowlett Chamber hosts Mercer Place ribbon cutting

ROWLETT,TX. (June 30, 2014) The Rowlett Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome their newest member, Mercer Place Assisted Living. Mercer Place Assisted Living delivers a pioneering approach to assisted living. The goal is to give residents a supportive, stimulating environment where they will they will thrive in mind, body, and spirit. Residents are treated […]

Texas Heath Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall earns Safety Award

ROCKWALL, TX (June 30, 2014) Healthgrades, a national company that compiles healthcare quality and safety ratings, recently released their list of top performers in patient safety.  Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall is pleased to announce, for the second year in a row, that they are included as a Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient.  The hospitals […]

Meet Ruby, Blue Ribbon News Pet of the Week

ROCKWALL, TX (June 30, 2014) Ruby’s time has come. First, it was Jane Fonda and her exercise tapes. Then it was Cindy Crawford with her Shape Your Body Workout in the 1990s. More recently, Jillian Michaels has been trying to get all of us ripped. And of course, there’s been music workouts from Jazzercise to Zumba. But it’s […]

Rockwall Breakfast Rotary inducts new president

ROCKWALL, TX (June 30, 2014) The Rockwall Breakfast Rotary Club is very happy to announce that Nancy Runge was sworn in on June 23 as their incoming president. Nancy is the Supervisor of District Office Services with Farmer’s Electric Cooperative and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. A year as the president of The […]

Rockwall Square Dance Club to host lessons

ROCKWALL, TX (June 30, 2014) The Rockwall Square Dance Club will present another series of square dance lessons this fall.  Lessons will be held on Tuesdays beginning August 5 from 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. at the Center, 108 E. Washington and will continue through December 16. Lessons are $49 for city residents and $75 for […]

Local Republican women earn awards

ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX. (June 27, 2014) Jerry Fisher and Laverne Kennimer were each awarded a Tribute to Women Gold Pin by the Texas Federation of Republican Women. They were honored at the State Republican Convention for their dedication and contributions to the Rockwall County Republican Women’s Club and the Republican Party. Courtesy photo. To share […]

Personality, caring attitude accounts for bank employee’s success

ROCKWALL,TX. (June 27, 2014) ‘Relationship Banker’ is printed on Dorothy Spradlin’s business cards for BB&T Bank, Rockwall Branch. The word relationship is defined as “the state of connectedness between two or more persons.” A Relationship Banker must be outgoing, professional, have good communication skills and a strong work ethic. Perfect match – Dorothy’s business cards […]

Assessing and addressing community health

HEATH/ROCKWALL,TX. (June 27, 2014) In healthcare, we thrive on change – especially when it arrives as expanded health care offerings, new specialties, technology and other avenues of growth. Last year, Texas Health Rockwall conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment to better understand the health status and needs of our community. This assessment, which you can […]