Darlene Warren
A private family funeral service for Darlene Warren, 63, of Wylie, formerly of Emory, will be held on Wednesday, April 15, at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. […]
Year: 2020
Dauphin Lawrence Parrish
Private graveside services for Dauphin Lawrence Parrish, 62, of Point, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 16, at Salem Cemetery, Alba. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. […]
Easter will go on!
Easter festivities have not been canceled at Shady Grove Baptist Church. After spending many months preparing for its biggest annual Easter Egg hunt and Easter festivities, the event has been modified, not canceled. On Saturday, April 11, from 11:00 a.m. until supplies are gone, the church will host a Drive-thru Easter Egg Hunt. […]
Judge Wolfe addresses requests for stay-at-home order
Rains County Judge Wayne Wolfe addressed the citizens of Rains County about a possible shelter-in-place order with a brief written statement he read on Thursday afternoon, April 2, in the courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse. […]
Facing off against COVID-19
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and its network of volunteers are responding to the shortage of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing badly needed face masks. […]
Scam Tsunami coming
This column may be the most significant and important one I have ever written for Leader readers. I want to alert you to something that is coming over the horizon for which you may not be ready. I call it the great Scam Tsunami. […]
Grocery roulette
Last week I wrote about what will probably be my last trip to the grocery store until the coronavirus siege is over. When self isolation was relatively new, my son had put a post on Facebook listing things he had learned in the last few days. One was that cereal is a miraculous food. […]
I do … no fooling
Karen Tabor and Michael Charles exchanged marriage vows in front of the Rains County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 1. Mickey Cooper officiated the small ceremony. […]
Geneva Dale Rudnicki
A funeral service for Geneva Dale Rudnicki, 59, of Tool will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. […]
Dock “Pep” Mayberry
Dock Mayberry died on April 2, 2020, at the age of 100. […]