Pamela Shedd
Pamela Shedd, 60, of Emory, died on March 14, 2022. […]
Month: March 2022
Franklin appointed as Justice of the Peace
Jenkins Franklin, with his family beside him, was sworn in as Justice of the Peace for Rains County in the court room of the Rains County Courthouse on Wednesday, March 9. Franklin won the primary election for JP on March 1 and was appointed by the Rains County Commissioners Court to full fill the term of Paul Foley after Foley died on March 3. Standing with Franklin is his wife, Cassie, and his children, Kye and Opal. […]
Emory PD awarded TPCA accreditation
The City of Emory held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 8, at Emory City Hall. […]
Trustees consider HVAC bids, schedules, resolutions
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Monday, March 7, to consider HVAC bids for the Rains Junior High Building and ESL Summer School options. […]
Court authorizes five road upgrades, considers policy changes
The Rains County Commissioners Court approved the upgrade of five roads in the county with grant funds, policy updates and preparation of the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan during the special meeting on Thursday, March 3. […]
One-Act Play medalists
Haylie Wyatt, Malachi Armstrong and Sammi Houchins show off the medals they received at the UIL One Act Play at Chisum ISD in Paris. Armstrong and Houchins were selected as All Star Honorable Mention, while Wyatt received a Tech Award. […]
Sustaire, Evans place fourth at tournament
Showing off their catch, Kole Sustaire and Kyle Evans teamed up to finish fourth at the weekend tournament on Lake Bob Sandlin. The team’s five fish total of 16.95 pounds helped the Rains team to a second place finish with 41.94 pounds. […]
Wildcat band rated excellent, superior in Canton
The Rains High School band earned Superior ratings in sight reading and Excellent ratings on stage at the Region 3 UIL concert and sight reading contest held at Canton High School March 2, 2022. […]
Lady Cats open district with win, Wildcats start district next week
The Rains Lady Cats open district with a win after a rough weekend, while the Rains Wildcat baseball team started the weekend with a big win before losing two and tying one. […]
Well-armed woman update
In the early fall of last year, I wrote a column titled “To Shoot or Not to Shoot.” A friend had invited me to a meeting of an organization that “creates opportunities for women to be introduced to issues important to women shooters, learn safe gun handling skills and train together.” […]