ROCKWALL – A 14-year-old Utley Middle School student committed suicide yesterday at her home in Rockwall. Brianna Raquell “Bre” Escobedo is the second Rockwall teen to commit suicide in less than 30 days. Fifteen-year-old Rockwall High School freshman Hanna Clark took her own life April 26 at her Rockwall home. According to the numerous parents [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recommends that all U.S. citizens become prepared for natural disasters such as the f5 tornado that devastated Moore OK yesterday. In addition to being informed and making a plan, FEMA recommends on their “Ready” campaign website that everyone have a 72-hour disaster supplies kit, which is [...]
CHICAGO – In 2011, nearly half of high school students 16 and older reported texting while driving in a large national survey. The study “Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among High School Students,” is in the June 2013 issue of “Pediatrics” and was published online yesterday. Researchers surveyed more than 15,000 [...]
ROCKWALL – After months of preparation and a $1,000 donation from Walmart, the Rockwall County Kiwanis Club has started a countywide program to feed hungry kids from needy families and is seeking community partners to help expand the program by donating food, backsacks to carry food in and/or money. According to Kiwanis President Glen Farris, [...]
ROCKWALL (By Mary Thacker) – “Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest…it’s about who came and never left your side,” states an anonymous author. This is true of breast-cancer survivor Carolyn Keane (right) and her good friend, Kerri Bergerhouse. The two women met about 20 years ago at First United Methodist Church of [...]
ROCKWALL (By Mary Thacker) – Linda Bernard is smiling as she pulls off her purple cap to reveal her perfectly bald head. “Every time my hair would grow back, they’d do something else to me to make it fall out again!” she exclaimed. Linda has a long history of cancer within her family. When she [...]
By Liz Jones (Rockwall JER Chilton YMCA Membership & Wellness Director) Our nation and our state have a growing obesity problem in adults and in our children. 27% of adults in Rockwall County are obese, 29% in Texas overall. This compares to the national average of 25%, which is a horrendous fact in itself. We [...]
ROCKWALL – Two registered nurses who work at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall have been named to the list of “DFW Great 100 Nurses.” Director of Education Julia Hilton (left) RN, BSN and Lisa Perkins RN, BSN, CEN, who works in the Post Acute Care Unit, will be honored at the 23rd annual gala May [...]
TERRELL – Rockwall and Kaufman County residents who have helped abused and neglected children and served as their voices in court will be honored by Lone Star CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) at their “Denim and Diamonds – Justice is Served” fajita dinner, April 13, 5-9 pm, at Shadow Ridge Farm, 12198 Shadow Ridge Ln. [...]
ROCKWALL – Outgoing high school students 16 and older are invited by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall to apply for its new summer volunteer program, which will provide opportunities to learn about a variety of hospital-related service lines. According to Jacqueline Camp, Director of Patient Experience, student volunteers will be assigned to work in patient [...]
