Good Friday
Holy Week began last Sunday and ends this coming Sunday on Easter. But before we can get to Resurrection Sunday, we have to go through Good Friday. […]
Year: 2021
Emory VFD updates board on ladder truck
The Rains County Emergency Service District board approved plans to repair the Emory Volunteer Fire Department’s ladder truck and heard updates from county departments during a regular meeting on Monday, March 22. […]
March 30, 2021
Lake Fork Trophy Lures Blood Drive; Flag Football Sign-ups; Rains Elementary Head Start/Pre K Registration; RC GOP Precinct Chair Info Meeting; FOL Book Sale At Emory City Centre; New Homeschool Group Meets Beginning April 2; Vendors needed at Spring Market; Jake C. Wilson Bass Tournament; Yantis Community Bible Study […]
Marjorie Ann Ridgeway
Marjorie Ann Ridgeway, 80, died on March 29, 2021, at her home in Emory. […]
Patrick Altom
Patrick Altom died on March 26, 2021. […]
Jo Anna Pound
Jo Anna Robertson Pound died on March 25, 2021. […]
Extraordinary prom arrivals
Leo Terry, Emma Emig and Lizzy Honea exit the decorated horse trailer that brought the ladies and their dates to the prom. Taylor Osornio, Carson Dickens and Cooper Cutright hitched a ride with them to the Rains High School prom on Saturday night, March 20. […]
Block grant, upcoming events top council agenda
The East Tawakoni City Council approved administrators for the USDA grant and discussed upcoming events in the city during the regular meeting on Tuesday, March 16. […]
Texas bluebonnets are coming
Even though we aren’t seeing many just yet, be patient, Texas bluebonnets and wildflowers will come. According to a Texas A&M AgriLife expert, the freeze likely had minimal effects on both the Texas bluebonnets and wildflowers. […]
City approves incentives for new restaurants
The Emory City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 16, to cancel the May election and approve incentives to bring Taco Bell and Blazin Pizza to Emory. […]