A crowning achievement
Senior Kamara Ragsdale was crowned 2025 Homecoming Queen before the football game on Friday night, September 26, at Wildcat Stadium. […]
Year: 2025
Lady Cats search for first district win
Rains Lady Cat Harper Jones (4) smashes the ball back to the Lady Buffaloes during the district loss to Lone Oak, 3-1, on Tuesday, September 30, at Rains High School. […]
October 2, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Rains High School Classes of the 70s Reunion; American Legion Breakfast; Woosley Cemetery Association to hold Annual Meeting; Class of 1964 Reunion; Volunteers Needed For Veteran’s Day Activities; Veteran Photos Needed […]
Debera Kay McMerrell
Debera Kay “Deb” McMerrell, 69, of Emory, died on September 28, 2025. […]
Randhir Gill Has owned convenience stores since 2013
Randhir (Randy) Gill became owner of his first convenience store in 2013 in Odessa. He bought a store that was mostly selling drinking water and ice in that dry, arid location. […]
Wildcats corral Mustangs, notch first win of season
The Rains Wildcat varsity football team scored on their first four drives and rolled to a 42-6 victory over the Paris Chisum Mustangs at Wildcat Stadium on Friday night, September 19. […]
Parading through town for Homecoming
Rains High School held the annual Homecoming Parade on Monday night, September 22, through downtown Emory. […]
Council informed of infrastructure grant eligibility, deny appeal
The East Tawakoni City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 16, to hear an appeal on the denial of a short-term rental application in the city and to learn about an upcoming grant to help with water distribution in the city. […]
Plans for National Night Out are being finalized
The Emory Police Department is finalizing plans for National Night Out. Emory PD will host the event on Tuesday evening, October 7, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at Sandy Creek Park, located on North Street in Emory. […]
News about the goats and the cat
In late August I wrote a column titled “Visitors” about the deer that frequent our back yard, the cat that spends a lot of time on our front porch – especially at meal time – and the goats next door. […]