Judith Ann Slatter
A memorial for Judith Ann Slatter, 74, of Brashear, will be held by her family at a later date. […]
Month: April 2020
Robin Danette Spence
Robin Danette Spence, 66, of Emory, died on April 16, 2020, in CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. […]
Walter Freund
A Mass of Resurrection and interment for Deacon Walter Freund, 91, is scheduled in August in Illinois. […]
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in county
The Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the confirmation of the first positive test of COVID-19 in Rains County on Tuesday, April 7. […]
Roadside beauties
Springtime in Texas means the annual appearance of bluebonnets sprinkled along the roadside of Texas highways. This batch of bluebonnets was spotted on Hwy. 19 and Robinson St. in Emory. […]
Board hires elementary principal
Rains ISD Board of Trustees met through videoconference and telephones for its regular meeting on Monday, April 13, to hire a new elementary principal, discuss grading guidelines and pass a resolution to provide the superintendent with more authority. […]
Court hires information officer
The Rains County Commissioners hired a part-time public information officer to assist with communication during the pandemic and dealt with monthly business during the regular meeting held in the empty courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse on Thursday, April 9. […]
Happy birthday to you
Colby Crawford, an eighth grader at Rains Junior High, received a Happy Birthday serenade by Rains County’s first responders on his 14th birthday, April 13. See the related story on page 3 of this week’s Rains County Leader. Learn how to make a child’s birthday special during this time of social distancing. […]
April allocations announced
The tax on sales in Rains County before COVID-19 impacted the economy will see the City of Emory receive over $86,000 and Rains County assessed nearly $46,000 from the sales tax allocation for April from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
Rains Athletic #BeTheLight
Beginning last week, Rains Athletics became involved in the #BeTheLight. Schools throughout Texas are lighting up their playing fields from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every evening until the crisis has ceased. […]