🌱 Miracle COVID-19 Baby + Hospice Company Fraud Sentencing

Hello, neighbors! Nicole Fallon-Peek here with the latest McKinney-Frisco Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 55 Low: 32.

Here are the top three stories today in McKinney-Frisco:

1. A McKinney mother delivers a healthy baby during months long battle with COVID-19. Ariel Romero was in the intensive care unit at Medical City McKinney for 62 days while pregnant with the child. Baby Josie was delivered on Christmas Day. (WFAA.com)
2. Dave Lanciault, the CEO of Frisco-based Agricen Sciences, has been recognized for his work in biostimulants used to increase agricultural harvest's yield. Agricen supports agricultural clients in varying climate conditions across the globe. The work that Lanciault does is key in combatting disappearing and healing the microorganisms that support agriculture. (CSRwire.com)
3. A Frisco hospice owner has been sentenced to thirteen years in prison and fined $27.6 million in a fraud case. Brad Harris, founder of Novus Health Services in Frisco, was charged during a massive FBI investigation that found he sought to defraud the government for $60 million. According to court documents, Harris instructed nurses to inject patients with morphine in an effort to hasten their deaths when they were no longer deemed profitable for the company. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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Today in McKinney-Frisco:

• Tech Help (Adults) At The John and Judy Gay Library (10:15 AM)
• Latin Dance: Bachata At McKinney Parks and Recreation (7:00 PM)
• Paint to Music (Adult) At The John and Judy Gay Library (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Frisco Talk announces more development will be coming to the Rail District in old downtown. (Facebook)
• McKinney Independent School District announces that McNeil Instructional Coach Christi Jordan will now serve as assistant principal at McClure Elementary. Congratulations! (Facebook)
• Visit McKinney TX compiles a list of fun and different activities throughout McKinney for you and your loved ones on Valentine's Day. Click to find out what you will be doing! (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.