Early-morning fire destroys home on FM 47

May 5, 2020 Chuck Fitts 0

Fire departments from Point, East Tawakoni, Lone Oak and Emory were called to a house fire on FM 47 south of Point in the early morning hours of Monday, May 4. […]

Library to partially reopen

May 5, 2020 Submitted 0

In accordance with Governor Abbott’s executive order GA-18, the Rains County Public Library will re-open to the public at 25% capacity on Monday, May 4 with modified hours being Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closing for lunch between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Hours and days of operation are subject to change, given staffing restraints. […]

Living in fear, part 1

May 5, 2020 Linda Brendle 0

At the risk of being melodramatic, I had a momentary brush with death this week. I’m fine, but of course, I wanted to write about the experience. Before I tell you about it, though, I want to share my feelings about fear. Here’s a piece I wrote a few weeks ago; […]

Podcasts rediscovered

May 5, 2020 John Kelly, CISSP 0

In the last 60 days, a lot has changed in virtually every aspect of life in America. For instance, I have recently rediscovered: podcasts. A podcast is a digital audio file that can be streamed or downloaded via the internet. It is what you get when you merge Apple’s iPod media player and “broadcast.” […]