Shelbi Sheppard head volleyball coach at RHS
Shelbi Sheppard comes from a family that loves sports and so it is only natural that she has ended up coaching at Rains ISD. […]
Columns
Generosity
Pastor Jason’s sermon Sunday morning was from Ecclesiastes 11, and he talked a lot about generosity. […]
Emory mural is product of artists Courtney Frazier and Robin Knight
Rains County sisters Courtney Frazier and Robin Knight have always been interested in art and have painted windows for holidays, made wreaths, signs, arranged flowers and other crafts. […]
Kitty still likes David best
Writers, like most creative people, tend to be temperamental at times, and rigid things like weekly deadlines are not on our list of favorite things. […]
Tim Babcock and Jay Anthony Own a “Destination” Store
Twigs Home & Lighting Warehouse has operated for 15 years at First Monday Trade Days in Canton and opened in Emory two years ago. […]
School Days! School Days!
Since Rains ISD begins classes on Monday, August 12, I recently posted a cartoon on Facebook that showed the back of a school bus with the red stop sign extended on the left-hand side. […]
Anastasia Armstreet is new Rains Elementary School principal
New Rains Elementary Principal Anastasia Armstreet joins the district with 16 years’ experience in education including 11 years teaching science classes such as chemistry, forensic science and physics. […]
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! […]
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. […]