Dr. Debra Atkisson knows all too well the challenges youth face today. “Sadly, the rate of depression and suicidal ideation has greatly increased. Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for ages 10-14 and 25-34,” said the Divisional Medical Director at Connections Wellness Group. “That is probably the most intense and most concerning thing…
Following the success of the initial Shop Local Flower Mound initiative last year, the second version figures to be even better. This year’s event is scheduled for Nov. 1-7 with the goal of beating last year’s 40+ businesses providing patrons with deals and discounts in shopping, dining, and play categories. The program started last year…
Using the words “head lice” in a sentence is pretty much the equivalent of screaming “Fire!” in a crowded movie theatre — it’s just asking for chaos. And in a situation 99 percent of people would run from, Angela Cruz is fearlessly extinguishing the fire. “Head lice are actually quite common,” says Cruz, owner of…
Old school response to myopia, the medical term for ‘trouble seeing far’, meant annual strengthening prescriptions for people struggling with nearsightedness. O.D. Dr. Jennifer Schirner says that’s no longer the preferred remedy. “We now recognized myopia as a disease state,” says Dr. Schirner, owner of New View Optometry in Flower Mound since 2020. “It’s not…
Born and raised in North Dallas, Phil McNally remembers when everything up to the Red River was nothing but farms and ranches. Initially, he and his Thomas Jefferson High School friends went drag racing off Forrest Lane which at the time was the edge of the world. They moved to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Freeway…
While Paz Molnar has not yet reached the same athletic level as her older sister Olivia, she has used her abilities to help others with physical challenges. An eighth grader at Killian Middle School, the younger sibling spent several days this summer training to be a sighted guide for visually impaired triathletes. She first learned…
Still grieving the sudden death of his beloved beagle Jack, Justin resident David Stokes saw a post on a Ponder Facebook page about a young construction worker who found a puppy on a dirt road near Krum. “Dave came in and said ‘Carrie, we could give this dog a really good home,’ ” his wife…
Stephanie Mooney has been in the title insurance business for close to 30+ years, so when she decided it was time to go out on her own in 2019, it was an easy choice. That’s when she opened her first Integrity Land Title office in Roanoke and this year expanded into two Fort Worth locations…
Serious health and business issues might have been the demise of many people but somehow Victor Wilson has survived and thrived through the challenges of the past 15 years overseeing the Fort Worth-based Wilson Home Services. “I’ve been on death’s door so many times but for some reason, God hasn’t taken me yet,” said Wilson,…
What started as a way to find formula for her infant has turned into much more for Flower Mound’s Jennifer Walton. When she launched DFW Formula Fed Babies on May 10 on Facebook, she figured 50 area people would follow her. Within 24 hours, people throughout Texas joined and by the first two weeks,…