Retired teacher, Keri Bangs, taught school in Rains County and in Alaska
Keri Bangs is a retired teacher with many great memories from her career. […]
Columns
Advent is still a season of joy
The third candle of the Advent Wreath is called the Candle of Joy. […]
Cara Schroeder, President of the Friends of the Rains County Library
The mission of the Friends of the Rains County Public Library organization is to support the library through volunteering, fundraising, and programming to improve the library’s service to Rains County and the state of Texas. […]
Advent is still a season of peace
Ten years ago, I wrote a Christmas series about Advent, the four Sundays preceding Christmas. […]
Candice West is new president of Angel Tree Board
Linda and Wes Rawle kept the Angel Tree organization going from 2014 until recently, when they decided it was time to turn the leadership over to a new crew. […]
A Tale of Two Kitties…
Last week I ended the story with the two Little Rascals, as Phil calls them, getting along well in their new home. […]
Bryan Anderson is owner of Emory Automotive
Bryan Anderson bought Emory Automotive from his dad, Bobby Anderson, three years ago and now his dad works for him. […]
And then there were two
This isn’t a typical Thanksgiving column, especially not for one that will come out on the day itself. […]
Kandice Phillips is a hair stylist and barber in Emory
Kandice Phillips’ first marriage was to a military man, and she was a stay-at-home mom raising her children. […]
Kitty’s jealous!
Any of you who have followed my column for at least ten years or have read Kitty’s Story know that in early June of 2015, a scrawny but cute little stray kitten entered and took over our lives. […]