Ruff, Wright earn degrees
The following local residents have earned degrees from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 167,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. […]
Year: 2020
City secretary receives certification
Emory City Secretary Donna Raper graduated from the Texas Municipal Clerks Certification program at the University of North Texas on January 30. […]
Kobe’s death creates scam possibilities
The recent shocking death of sports superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter and several others in the helicopter crash in Los Angeles has been big news worldwide. […]
Ambrose Fitzgerald, forefather of Rains County
As the celebration of the sesquicentennial of Rains County approaches, it’s time to look back at some of the interesting people and situations that came together to create what we now call home. Ambrose Fitzgerald is one of those people. At his death, he had lived in five Texas counties and served as the first county clerk in three of them without moving from his original homestead. […]
Extension office welcomes Latham
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension announces that Sarah Latham will be the new extension agent for family community health in Rains County as of Monday, February 3. […]
February 11, 2020
Alert: Emergency Notification System; RYSA Baseball And Softball Sign-ups; ET Fire Dept. Sells Valentine Roses; Am. Legion Post 517 Valentine Dinner; AMVETS Post 36 Valentine’s Dinner; Leadership Advisory And Fair Assn. Meet; FOL To Meet Feb. 20; Black History Month Celebration; Special Olympics Track and Field Day; Staches And Lashes Dance, Mar. 28; Ballers And Bombshells Dance […]
John Alfred Blanton
A funeral service for John Alfred Blanton, 90, of Emory will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Bro. Wayne Wolfe will officiate. […]
Wildcats & Lady Cats stung by Yellowjackets, corral Buffaloes
The Rains Wildcats and Lady Cats experienced an up-and-down week against Mineola and Lone Oak in district play. […]
Wild Game & Fish Dinner, Country Gospel Music
It’s time once again for the annual Wild Game & Fish Dinner at Lake Fork Baptist Church The dinner will be held on Saturday, February 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m., in the Family Life Center at 9483 W. FM 515, in Alba. […]
Sheriff candidates square off
The Rains County Republicans held two meet-the-candidates forums last week. The first meeting was held Thursday evening, January 30, in the Rose Community Center in Emory. The second meeting was held Saturday, February 1, in the Rains Junior High School cafetorium. […]