Spotlight

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.” […]

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. […]

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. […]

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. […]