Blake Cooper is Gate Keeper at the Rains County Fair
Blake Cooper is the fourth generation of his family to volunteer at the Rains County Fair. […]
Articles by Judy Kramer
Nicolas Shaw, EMT, has served in the Emergency Medical Services for 18 years
Nicolas Shaw and his Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) partner respond to medical calls in an ambulance in Rains County. […]
Denita Young has sponsored Rains County Beauty Pageants since 1995
The first Miss Rains County Fair Queen was selected in 1935 when the pageant stage was nothing more than a flatbed trailer. […]
Extension agent Sarah Latham loves Rains County Fair time
Sarah Latham has been an Extension Agent in Rains County since February 2020 and held a previous position in Hunt County where she was a County Extension Agriculture Agent for five years. […]
Samples returns for year 33 of teaching high school English
Janet Samples always wanted to be an educator, possibly because her older sister and sister-in-law were teachers. […]
Sherri Cockrell teaches students who want to go into education
When students at Rains High School think education might be a field they want to eventually work in, Sherri Cockrell can give them the opportunity to explore the profession. […]
Junior Yanez is accomplished in business skills as well as rodeo horse roping
Junior Yanez has worked in his dad’s business, JBA Tex Trailers, in Emory, since he was a kid and has now earned a place as co-owner with his dad. […]
New Elementary Principal Jennifer Dracos has 27 years of education experience
School will begin on Tuesday, August 4, and Rains Elementary School is busy with registrations and information sessions for teachers returning to work. […]
Library makes great headway under leadership of Bernadette Thompson
The Rains County Public Library has been operating since 1982 according to the library’s website. […]
Yashica Conley cares for children from birth to 12 years
Yashica Conley has owned Tiny Tots Day Care in Emory since 2010. […]