Dobby and Spike’s excellent adventures
The last thing Kent told Spike before he and Stella left on their trip was to stay out of the newspaper – but I can’t help myself. Their antics are just too easy to write about. […]
Year: 2021
September 7, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Buffet Breakfast; Class of 1963 Reunion Canceled; Class of 1964 Reunion; SRSUD Scrap Salvage Campaign; Community Center In Bonanza Opens; Shelby Town Hall Meet And Greet […]
Billy Edward Patton
Billy Edward Patton, 81, died on September 5, 2021. […]
Isaac William Rives Jr.
Isaac William “I.W.” Rives Jr., 81, of Emory, died on September 3, 2021, at Christus Mother Frances hospital in Tyler. […]
Mary Lee Locke McCoy
Mary Lee Locke McCoy, 75, of Grand Prairie and of Emory, died peacefully on September 1, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in Mansfield. […]
Martha Burns
Martha Burns of Emory died on September 1, 2021. […]
Morgan steps into new position at RISD
The 2021/2022 school year at Rains Independent School District is starting out with a lot of promise. The district is still basking in the honor that Rains High School Lady Cats recently earned by winning the 2019 and 2021 Softball State Championship, and faculty and staff are eager to carry out the district’s vision “In Pursuit of Excellence.” […]
Point City Council considers water meter systems
Point City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, August 24, at Point City Hall. Newly appointed mayor, Stephen Cross presided over the meeting, since former mayor Johnny Northcutt resigned earlier that day. […]
Local Shoppe tax abatement incentive considered
The Rains County Commissioners Court held its regular meeting on August 26 in the courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse. […]
Rains County Judge dies Thursday
Born in Grand Prairie on February 25, 1954, Clarence Wayne Wolfe and his family soon moved to Rains County, where he was raised and attended school. Known as Wayne, he graduated Rains High School in 1972 and married his wife, Diana, in 1983. […]