Articles by Judy Kramer

Since Lyn Baldwin and her husband Bill moved to Lake Fork about 20 years ago she has made a difference in Rains County. Her love of children and dedication to inspiring them to read prompted her to take a volunteer leadership role in the organization of the local affiliate of the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in 2018. […]

Thad Wilson was born and raised in Forney, and lived there while serving 28 years as a police officer where he had an interesting career involving undercover assignments. […]

Merideth Chavez was born and raised in Emory, and after leaving to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), she is back home and about to open her own independent pharmacy at 392 East Lennon Drive. […]

Delores Conner had her own restaurant in Rockwall for 30 years featuring pizza and Italian foods. The Pizza Getti was a popular eatery and was reviewed in D Magazine. It also received awards for specialty dressings. […]

Debbie Jones had a professional background that included working as a Child Protection Services agent and mental health case manager before opening The Wildflower Wedding and Special Event Venue in 2018. […]

Agent and County Coordinator Stephen Gowin has been with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension for 26 years, 18 of those years in Rains County, and he says the fun part of his job is that every day is different. […]

Rising early and sometimes working late into the night was the life of Henry Potts when he opened his first, one-room Potts Feed Store in 1962. The building had no restroom and was located in a lot next to where the current Emory United Methodist Church stands. […]

Rains Elementary School is a hive of approximately 450 active young children in grades Pre-K to second grade. Garnering youngsters in a Pre-K class to engage in lessons, centers, and other scheduled activities nearly “takes a village” to accomplish. […]

Katelyn Green, founder of New Favorite Day Dog Rescue, in Emory, had no intention of opening an animal rescue organization when she was studying music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, in California. […]

Ellen Martin, who lived in Rains County during the last half of the 19th century, was a quilter. Her great-great granddaughter, Reta Kinnard, and Kinnard’s daughter, Kim Moore, discovered a double-bed sized quilt made by Martin, in good condition, and have recently donated it to the Rains County Library […]