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Business woman finds new energy, less fatigue with new health product hailed as medical breakthrough

Business woman finds new energy, less fatigue with new health product hailed as medical breakthrough

By J.J. Smith. For years business woman Debbie Kirk says has experienced a slump in energy and alertness.  Because she suffers from hypothyroidism – a condition when the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones causing fatigue – she says has been barely able to stay awake most afternoons, despite taking daily medication.    But [...]

November 23 2009 | Posted in Health | Read More »

Funerals scheduled for Nevada mother, parents killed in head-on accident

Funerals scheduled for Nevada mother, parents killed in head-on accident

The funerals have been scheduled for later this week for the Nevada mother and her parents who were killed Friday morning in a high-speed, head-on crash with another automobile on a wet Highway 205 north of Rockwall.  Andrea McIlvain Dunn, 42, and her parents, John Thomas McIlvain, 76, and Margaret Elizabeth McIlvain, 74, died at the scene.  [...]

November 23 2009 | Posted in Community | Read More »

Banker, community leader Kevin Fowler announces candidacy for Rockwall County Judge

Banker, community leader Kevin Fowler announces candidacy for Rockwall County Judge

By J.J. Smith. Rockwall banker and community leader Kevin Fowler has become the second Republican candidate to announce his candidacy for Rockwall County Judge, a position currently held by first-term incumbent Chris Florance, who is also expected to begin his re-election campaign soon.  Former corporate executive, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. and “The Military View” columnist Jerry Hogan announced [...]

November 22 2009 | Posted in Featured, Government | Read More »

3 killed, 3 injured in head-on crash north of Rockwall on Hwy. 205

3 killed, 3 injured in head-on crash north of Rockwall on Hwy. 205

By J.J. Smith. A head-on collision yesterday morning on Highway 205 just north of Rockwall in Collin Co. killed three Nevada residents from one family and left three others injured, including a four-year-old girl. Andrea Dunn, 42, and her parents, John Mcilvain, 76, and Margaret Mcilvain, 74, were killed when their white Honda Passport minivan traveling southbound on Hwy. 205 towards Rockwall was [...]

November 21 2009 | Posted in Community | Read More »

Logan’s Roadhouse packs the place with great steaks, wide menu

Logan’s Roadhouse packs the place with great steaks, wide menu

By J.J. Smith. Last night my wife and I used their coupon and tried eating at Logan’s Roadhouse for the first time since it opened in Rockwall last month. We had a great experience and will definitely go back for more! Look out, Saltgrass Steak House; you’ve got some serious competition! The place was packed about [...]

November 21 2009 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Rockwall’s Got Talent” competition winner to receive cash prize of $1,000

Rockwall’s Got Talent” competition winner to receive cash prize of $1,000

Cash prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be paid to winners of the Rockwall Community Playhouse’s “Rockwall’s Got Talent” competition coming Jan. 15 and 16. The entry deadline is Dec. 15 and the entry fee is $20. According to Playhouse publicity director Deb Caperton Ballard, auditions will be held by appointment Jan. 3 and 10. [...]

November 21 2009 | Posted in Entertainment | Read More »

Nov. 14 proclaimed Margo Nielsen Day by Heath Mayor; $9,000 raised for Helping Hands at Heath salon

Nov. 14 proclaimed Margo Nielsen Day by Heath Mayor; $9,000 raised for Helping Hands at Heath salon

By J.J. Smith. Nov. 14 was proclaimed “Margo Nielsen Day” by City of Heath Mayor John Ratcliffe in recognition of  her 20 years of service to Rockwall County residents as Executive Director of Rockwall Helping Hands during a community appreciation evening hosted Nov. 14 at Heath Salon and Spa. The event was a finale to [...]

November 21 2009 | Posted in Community, Featured | Read More »

Rockwall City Council instructs staff to investigate using Facebook, social media sites

Rockwall City Council instructs staff to investigate using Facebook, social media sites

By J.J. Smith. The Rockwall City Council voted unanimously Nov. 16 to accept the recommendation by Council member and website development business owner Glen Farris that city staff members investigate using blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and other social media websites on the Internet so the City can better communicate with its residents. The decision was reached after a video presentation made by Farris, who [...]

November 21 2009 | Posted in Government | Read More »

Rockwall Boys & Girls Club facing money shortfall

Rockwall Boys & Girls Club facing money shortfall

By CBS11 TV News. A club that keeps children off the streets is facing its own challenges right now – and it’s all about money. The Boys & Girls Club of Rockwall faced the possibility it would be forced to close. Click here to see this CBS11 TV News video

November 20 2009 | Posted in Community | Read More »

Terrell loses fifth son to War On Terror

Terrell loses fifth son to War On Terror

By CBS11 TV News. Another North Texas soldier has been killed in action. Army Specialist Joseph Michael Lewis is from Terrell, a town hit yet again with the heartache of losing a local son. Click here to see this CBS 11 TV video.

November 20 2009 | Posted in Community | Read More »