Toilet Seats
With all that has gone on this week in the presidential race and all the controversy surrounding the Olympics, it seemed only natural to write about – toilet seats! […]
Columns
Police officer Maria Merchant enjoys community policing
Maria Merchant is in her first law enforcement job with the Emory Police Department where she has served for two years. She works full time on the night shift and says that this community is a town without high crime. […]
I’m not the only writer…
No, I’m not the only writer in Rains County. I became very aware of that fact several weeks ago when, in a two-day time period, three aspiring writers approached me to share their plans to write a book or to expand and publish a work in progress. […]
Nicks comes to RISD with 33 years experience in education
On April 30, Joe Nicks was named Superintendent of Rains Independent School District. His education experience includes assistant superintendent of academics for Kaufman ISD, principal at Canton High School (2008-2013) and Lamesa High School (2002-2008) with a total of 20 years in administration. […]
We the people…
These are the opening words of the United States Constitution, the world’s longest surviving written charter of government. […]
Janice Rouse, retired nurse, Lake Country Neighbors president
Janice Rouse has cared about the well-being of others during her forty years as a registered nurse and continues serving her community as President of Lake Country Neighbors (LCN). […]
How to Manage the Heat
For anyone who thinks extreme summer heat is a new phenomenon. […]
Sarah Albert long-time massage therapist
Sarah Albert, a licensed massage therapist (LMT), worked out of her home for eight years in Point before opening her new business Blissful Massage & Wellness located at 146 North Locust Street in the city. […]
Animals and their owners
A wonderful family in Emory suffered a tragedy last week when their small herd of goats was decimated by a pack of five dogs. […]
Janice Jackson Seamands involved in dancing from young age
Janice Jackson Seamands has been teaching dance and twirling in Emory for about four years and currently has 25 students that she coaches in classes and in private lessons at JJ Texas Star Studio of Baton Twirling & Dance. […]