Motorized barstool races benefit VFDs
The sixth annual motorized barstool races will take place beginning at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, in downtown Ben Wheeler during the town’s Saint P’s 279 Street Party. […]
Month: March 2020
The Brendles unplugged
Several years ago I read four books by Christian author Terri Blackstock called the Restoration Series. The basic premise was that a world-wide electromagnetic pulse wiped out every microchip on the planet rendering useless anything that needed one of those little pieces of plastic to function. Simple mechanical engines still operated, but fuel soon ran out since gas pumps no longer operated. […]
March 10, 2020
Good Samaritans’ Thrift Shop Sale; Am. Legion Buffet Breakfast, March 14; Good Sam’s Food Pantry Pickup; Rural, Set, Go Employer Forum; Mass Hiring Event Held March 17; FOL Meets Mar. 19; Technology Talks […]
Nannie J. McQueen
A funeral service for Nannie J. McQueen, 82, of Emory was held on March 13 at Calvary Baptist Church in Emory. […]
Dorothy Strebeck
Services for Dorothy Strebeck, 89, of Alba were held March 12 at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. […]
Yolanda Emerline
A memorial service for Yolanda Emerline, 75, of Emory, was held March 7 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. […]
Melissia Pruitt Thomas
Services for Melissia Pruitt Thomas, 49, of Grand Saline were held March 7 at Bartley Funeral Home. […]
Voters to decide local races today
Voters in the state of Texas will vote today in the March 3 primary with Rains County residents deciding local contested races of sheriff, county commissioner for precinct 1, and county commissioner for precinct 3 in the Republican Primary. […]
Flood-damaged roads top $277K
Commissioners were updated on county roads damaged by recent weather events during the regular meeting on Thursday, February 27, in the Rains County Courthouse. […]
Special Olympics set for March 6
That oath will be recited by more than 160 Special Olympic athletes from eight neighboring school districts on Friday, March 6, to compete in the Rains ISD 13th annual Special Olympics track and field meet. The parade of athletes, led by a Rains ISD delegation, will march into the stadium at 9:30 a.m. to music played by the Rains Wildcat Band. […]