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. […]
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On the Road
When you’re stuck at home recovering from knee replacement, or caring for someone who is recovering from knee replacement, you watch TV – a LOT of TV. […]
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. […]
Dinner has arrived!
Throughout the years, there have been many ways of calling the family to the dinner table. […]
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. […]
It was a blessed day!
Last Thursday could have been a really bad day. […]
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. […]
Job Satisfaction
Last week while I was sitting in the surgery waiting room while the doctor replaced one of David’s defective parts, I was texting with my son. […]
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. […]
Lieutenant David got a magic knee!
One of my favorite scenes from the movie Forrest Gump happens when Forrest sees his friend Dan Taylor, who lost both legs in Vietnam, walking across his lawn to attend his wedding. […]