Rains Garden Club March meeting
The Rains Garden Club held its regular monthly meeting on March 2, at the Emory United Methodist Church. There were 15 members present, including new members, Carol Boykin and Sue Parrish. […]
Month: March 2020
The best of times
I do a lot of thinking while I prune in the vineyard. There’s a lot weighing heavily on my mind lately and thoughts flow freely while little birds chirp, hawks cry and tree limbs rustle in the wind. […]
It’s getting real
Last week I published a light-hearted list of ways to use surplus toilet paper. At that point, COVID-19 had not really touched my day-to-day life. […]
Support Shop Local
Thursday, March 19, Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, set in place executive orders for the following on a statewide basis effective 11:59 p.m. on March 20 and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 3, subject to extension thereafter based on the status of COVID-19 in Texas and the recommendations of the CDC. […]
March 24, 2020
Rural, Set, Go Postponed; Daddy-Daughter Dance Postponed; LCN April Meeting Canceled; Good Sam’s Thrift Shop Temporarily Closed, Have Food; Farm And Ranch Day Canceled; Emory Eye Care Limited Services; RCAD Closed To The Public […]
Linda Diane Davis
Linda Diane Davis, 71, of Emory, died on March 22, 2020, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances of Tyler. […]
William Bruce Stovall Sr.
A grave side service for William “Bill” Bruce Stovall Sr., 86, of Point, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, at Lone Star Cemetery in Point. […]
Rains schools extend Spring Break as a precaution
Classrooms remained empty Monday morning, March 16, at Rains Independent School District as Spring Break was extended an additional week as a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus, COVID-19, as it begins to impact the state of Texas. […]
Road repairs continue, bridge on 3160 open
The Rains County Commissioners Court met with only three members to hear monthly reports, approve a re-plat and accept CEU’s into records on Thursday, March 12, in the courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse. […]
Rebates continue to outpace previous year
Rains County will get back a little over $52,000 while the City of Emory will receive just over $96,000 in local sales tax allocations from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in March. […]