By J.J. Smith. None of the major Rockwall area grocery stores are selling any of the eggs which have recalled by Wright Egg Farms or Hillandale Farms as part of a U.S. salmonella outbreak that is linked to almost 300 illnesses across the United States. Representatives from Brookshire’s, Kroger, Target, Tom Thumb and Walmart food [...]
By J.J. Smith. Approximately 380,000 pounds of deli meat sold at Walmart stores nationwide in Marketside Grab and Go Sandwiches has been recalled by Zemco Industries in Buffalo N.Y. because it may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause a potentially fatal disease. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the meats may be contaminated [...]
By J.J. Smith. To help kick off the new school year, the public is invited to a free “Healthier Youth Fair” this Saturday sponsored by a Rockwall fitness center which specializes in helping youth to become physically fit. Train Up Teen Fitness Center will host the event, Aug. 21, from 11 am – 5 pm, [...]
Rockwall/Rowlett Neighbors Go. Katie and Jeff Patterson’s daughter didn’t cry when she was born July 21 at Lake Pointe Medical Center in Rowlett. The Sachse couple thought their daughter, Avery, who was born at 37 weeks, the threshold to be considered full-term, was just a mellow baby. But the medical staff became concerned about her [...]
CBS11TV News. DALLAS – Without the Father’s Day gift she gave her 74-year-old dad, Plano resident Tracy Berez may not have been gripping his hand in the hospital Sunday. Diabetes crippled her father’s health, and without the kidney she donated, doctors worried that Jerry Berez’ days were numbered. “It’s amazing to me that it was [...]
(CBS News video). Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, striking more than two million Americans each year, and on the rise. But it is also easiest to cure, if diagnosed and treated early. CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton shared how you how to be your own skin detective. Ashton explained, [...]
By J.J. Smith. Starting today Texas drivers can be ticketed or arrested if children younger than eight and shorter than 4 feet 9 inches tall aren’t strapped into booster seats or riding in car seats. Since motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death of children in the United States, according to the Centers [...]
By Brittnee Lee. After well-known Rockwall Regal Realtors co-owner Lance Holland (pictured above) was diagnosed last November with Stage II pancreatic cancer, his son, Justin Holland, felt the determination to raise a large amount of money for the recent Rockwall County Relay for Life event, held overnight April 30-May 1 at Cain Middle School. Over [...]
The Dallas Morning News. ROYSE CITY – At the edge of the baseball field, green as spring could make it, a slight young man in black shorts and T-shirt whipped a baseball around with members of the Royse City Bulldogs. “Hey Jake, throw me a ball,” a player shouted from near home plate, and Jake [...]
By J.J. Smith. Children who are spanked frequently at age three are more likely to be aggressive when they’re five, even when you account for possible confounding factors and the child’s level of aggression at age three, according to a new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Mothers’ Spanking of 3-Year-Old Children and Subsequent [...]