Kurt Drake uses his construction skills to help people
Kurt Drake recently painted high walls, poured concrete, built seven crosses and more at Clark’s Chapel Church of God. […]
Month: June 2026
Juneteenth celebrated in Emory
The Juneteenth celebration in Rains County saw parades, proclamations and praise. Reverend W. R. Byrd smiles as Tredis Griffin relates a story about the impact of the parade’s Grand Marshall, Jannie Stephens. […]
ET council okays game room ban, garbage rate hike
The city council voted Monday to ban skill-based gaming machines, approve a garbage rate increase and greenlight a pair of building variances during the regular meeting. […]
Tax returns up for county, down for cities
Rains County saw a marked increase in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in June compared to 2025, while the municipalities saw a slight decrease. […]
Board purchases brush truck, reviews budgets
The Rains County Emergency Services District board ordered a new brush truck, approved funding for new radios and reviewed budgets during the regular meeting on Monday, June 15. […]
Women’s heart attacks
My Thursday mornings have become a special time as several long-time friends as well as some new ones meet at KT’z for coffee and conversation. […]
June 25, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop sales The Rains County Good Samaritan Clothes Shop will be open Monday-Thursday in the building behind the public library on Hwy. 69 in Emory. Hours for Mon.-Wed. are 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., […]
Preston Eugene Hamm
Preston Eugene Hamm, 64, died on June 25, 2026. […]
Leah Denise Davis
Leah Denise Davis, 72, died on June 21, 2026. […]
Benefit ride for St. Jude
Riders travel westward on Quitman Street in Emory on Saturday morning, June 13, as they near completion of their route. […]