Billie Jon “Bill” Marshall
Billie Jon “Bill” Marshall, 83, died on October 31, 2021. […]
Month: October 2021
Clisha Ann Hendry
Clisha Ann Hendry, 45, of Point, died on Saturday, October 30, 2021. […]
Winning ticket
Brayden Dewayne Smith, with the help of his grandmother, Tammy Wedeking, redeems his winning ticket during a raffle that was held Tuesday evening. […]
Vacancies addressed in special meeting
The Rains County Commissioners Court met for a special meeting on Friday, October 22, to fill vacancies for election judges and approve nominations for the board of directors for the Rains County Appraisal District. […]
Emory to host Halloween events
The City of Emory is set to host its annual Halloween festivities this weekend at the city’s Sandy Creek Park. […]
Early voting ends Friday, Election Day Tuesday
Residents of Rains County will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 2, to vote on the Rains ISD tax rate, fill seats on the city councils of Emory and Point and amend the Texas Constitution. […]
Ladies finish tied for second place, tiebreaker next
The Rains Lady Cat varsity volleyball team suffered a loss to Edgewood but bounced back for the victory over Lone Oak to finish in a three-way tie for second place in District 12-3A. […]
Wildcats struggle to contain speed of Tigers, fall to Commerce
The Rains Wildcats varsity football team had trouble containing the speed of the Commerce Tigers in the 55-20 district loss in Commerce on Friday night, October 22. […]
The problems behind the sale
Last week I wrote about the amazing success of the Friends of the Library Book Sale and how smoothly it went. That was true, but the sale wasn’t without problems. […]
Byrd brings the Rains County Public Library into the 21st Century
Wendy Byrd was working on indigent health care for Rains County Judge Joe R. Dougherty, about a dozen years ago, when the position of Rains County Public Librarian opened up in Emory. […]