Dirk Schutter, resident of Rains County since 2001, has been a citizen of the United States since 1960. But because of an expired driver’s license and three missing digits on a bureaucratic form, he is now classified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as “lawful presence not verified.” […]
Tomorrow is Veterans Day, a day to honor those who have served their country in the military. But after eleven years of writing, it’s difficult to come up with a fresh way of saying thank you. […]
Nan Satterwhite was born and raised in Rains County and has followed in her parents’ footsteps by serving in many civic capacities as well as business professions in the community. […]
You know your weekend wasn’t very exciting when you have to look on Facebook to see what you did that was worth writing about. […]
Sarah Latham has been a County Extension Agent in Emory for the past eight years and has spent a lot of her workdays offering programs for elderly people to help them remain active and be vibrant parts of their community. […]
Another FOL Book Sale has come and gone, and we are a tired but happy bunch of volunteers. Thank you to everyone who worked and everyone who shopped to make the event a huge success. […]
Last week I went into Subway to pick up lunch for myself and the young lady I visit at the school each week. The only person I saw was the woman at the counter, and I asked if she was working alone. […]
Lenk and Park Auto Repair, located at 1066 West Quitman, opened in Emory last summer after owner William Travis Lenk renovated an old storage building for his business. […]
Two weeks ago I wrote about the arrival of Fall. I listed some sure signs of the season, but one I failed to mention was the Friends of the Library Semi-Annual Book Sale Event. These sales signal the arrival of Spring and Fall as surely as the blooming flowers and the falling leaves. […]
Sherlyn Adams always wanted to work in a library, and in August 2020 she got the opportunity to become an Assistant Librarian at Rains County Library at 150 Doris Briggs Parkway in Emory. […]
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