Spotlight

Emory resident Lottie Boll is known locally as the Fitness Trainer in the Park. She helps people who want to lose weight, work on gym equipment, and do cardio and resistance training. […]

Casey Northcutt was born and raised in Emory and has happily returned to live in that hometown as he begins a new step up in his 20-year law enforcement career in nearby Lone Oak. […]

Stacey Gregory helped open Stacey’s Fish Fry in 1996, became sole owner in 2005, and over the years has specialized in fried catfish, fried and boiled shrimp and other country comfort foods. […]

Principal Bill Morgan and his staff greet students and parents each morning and afternoon in front of the school, often with costumes and candy to create laughter and happy thoughts. […]

Heather Bunch spent 10 years of her married life as a stay-at-home mom, and her life still revolves around her husband and three children. […]

Volunteers who help provide clothing and toys to needy children in the county through Angel Tree love what they do. […]

When the cheerful Snow Village appears in the window of the Rains County Leader (RCL), Christmas can’t be far behind. People walking or driving by can see the twenty by eight-foot display and might even catch the electric train moving on its railroad track. […]

Public service and law enforcement are not new to Rains County Justice of the Peace R. Jenkins Franklin. […]

Point Police Officer Cole Hudson became a canine handler on July 15, after attending the Houston Canine Academy in Houston, Texas.  His canine is a male German and Belgium Shepherd mix from Hungary. His name is Merica. […]

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.” […]