Drama on the front porch
My normal deadline for submitting my weekly column is Monday afternoon, and just like when I was in school, I sometimes wait until the last minute. […]
Columns
Abigail Reed is Assistant Auditor in Rains County
Abigail Reed has been serving as Assistant Auditor in Rains County for the past two years. […]
Country Cookin’ by any other name
I’ve been doing a lot of cooking lately – A LOT! […]
J.C. Vance is principal at Rains Intermediate School
J.C. Vance has been principal of Rains Intermediate School for seven years. […]
The Circle of Life
I experienced the circle of life this weekend. […]
Stacy Vititow – Instructional Coach at Rains Intermediate
Stacy Vititow is the Instructional Coach at Rains Intermediate School. […]
Calves, kittens, and city girls
In February of 2017, I wrote a column titled “What does a city girl knows about calving season?” The answer turned out to be not much, as you’ll see as you read what I had to say. […]
Randhir Gill Has owned convenience stores since 2013
Randhir (Randy) Gill became owner of his first convenience store in 2013 in Odessa. He bought a store that was mostly selling drinking water and ice in that dry, arid location. […]
News about the goats and the cat
In late August I wrote a column titled “Visitors” about the deer that frequent our back yard, the cat that spends a lot of time on our front porch – especially at meal time – and the goats next door. […]
Preventing the next one
September 10, 2025 was a sad day in America for more reasons than one. […]