Emory Baptist launches Little Free Pantry
Emory Baptist Church opened a Little Free Pantry on September 22. The pantry is a new ministry of the church, for the community. […]
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September 28, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Elm Cemetery Business Meeting; Point VFD Tamale Fest And Raffle; House Of Prayer Breakfast; FOL Storytime, Book Sale; 1965 Class Reunion; Point Ladies Civic Club Meetings; Rescue At FOL Book Sale; National Night Out Tuesday […]
Leader to change publication days
For nearly 45 years, the Rains County Leader has labored on Mondays to deliver your Leader to counters and post offices on Tuesdays for your consumption. Beginning October 1, the Leader will switch publication days and begin delivering newspapers to stores and post offices on Thursdays. […]
Council responds to water quality complaints
The Point City Council met at city hall on Tuesday, September 14, for its regular meeting. During the meeting, Point Mayor Stephen Cross addressed the attendees and other council members in regard to the water quality issues in Point. […]
County Fair makes triumphant return
A new group of young ladies has been crowned, the exhibits have been taken home, the show barn is cleaned out and the 2021 Rains County Fair is officially in the books. […]
Board approves certification waivers, election contract
The Board of Trustees of Rains ISD met for a regular meeting on Monday, September 13, to approve waivers for several teachers in the district, contract for election services and get updates on missing laptops. […]
Wallace – wife, mother, and judge
Rains County Judge Linda Wallace was sworn into her new position on September 2, to fill the remaining 16-month term of Judge Wayne Wolfe who died on August 26 from complications of COVID-19. […]
EDC helps more local businesses, sells radio station
The City of Emory Development Corporation Board of Directors held public hearings and took action on proposed project incentives for businesses in the area during the regular meeting on Wednesday, September 15. […]
EDC supports DPIL program
Emory Development Corporation donates to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. The $2,500 check presented by EDC Director Robert Worley (left) and EDC Administrative Assistant Leah Drown (second from left) will help mail age-appropriate books to enrolled Rains County children under the age of five in order to prepare them for educational success. […]
September 21, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Point VFD Tamale Fest And Raffle; Elm Cemetery Business Meeting; Class of 1964 Reunion Canceled; 1965 Class Reunion; Am. Legion Post 156 Dinner; Woosley Cemetery Meeting; Rescue At FOL Book Sale; Bonanza Potluck Dinner Canceled […]