Lady Cats start district strong, suffer first loss
The Rains Lady Cat varsity volleyball team started district play with three straight-set victories before falling to Prairiland on Friday, September 24. […]
Year: 2021
Wildcats fall behind early to big play Tigers, lose district opener
The Rains Wildcats fell behind early to the Mount Vernon Tigers and lost the district opening game, 56-21, at Wildcat Stadium on Friday, September 24. […]
Emory Baptist launches Little Free Pantry
Emory Baptist Church opened a Little Free Pantry on September 22. The pantry is a new ministry of the church, for the community. […]
Fair add-on money, parade results
Confirmed add-on money to the Rains County Jr. Livestock Show and Auction participants totaled $73,610.00. […]
Appliance chaos
In March of 2020, I wrote a column, titled “The Brendles Unplugged,” about a weekend when both our wifi and our clothes dryer went down for an eight count. Thankfully, my resident handyman knew what to do, and after a short wait for parts to arrive, he fixed both issues and had us up and running in short order. […]
EMS earns national recognition
Hopkins County EMS – also serving Rains County – has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures to treat patients who suffer severe heart attacks. […]
Larry Dotson – From extra to successful actor
Sitting in his office at the Rains County residence he shares with his fiancée, Vicki Lynn, Larry Jack Dotson is at ease among the movie posters, awards and personal movie and television set photos that decorate his walls. […]
September 28, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Elm Cemetery Business Meeting; Point VFD Tamale Fest And Raffle; House Of Prayer Breakfast; FOL Storytime, Book Sale; 1965 Class Reunion; Point Ladies Civic Club Meetings; Rescue At FOL Book Sale; National Night Out Tuesday […]
Marshall Maurice Harrison
Marshall Maurice Harrison, 88, of Dallas, died on September 28, 2021. […]
Howard Garrett
Howard Garrett, 72, of Emory, died on September 28, 2021. […]