State to seek death penalty for two in murder case

By CAROLYN HILL
Rains County Leader staff

The state will seek the death penalty against two of the accused defendants in the Caffey capital murder case that occurred in rural Rains County in the early morning hours of March 1 when Penny Caffey and her sons, Matthew, 13, and Tyler, 8, were murdered in their home.

Read the full story on page 1 of the Rains County Leader.

Braziel property battle over: purchase rescinded

By CAROLYN HILL
Rains County Leader staff

It was a hard-fought battle, spanning 15 weeks of discussions, debates and delays, but the the matter of purchasing the Braziel properties and buildings on the north side of the courthouse square for $150,000 appears to be over.

Read the full story on page 1 of the Rains County Leader.

House, Cathey and Potts get return tickets to Emory council

By CAROLYN HILL
Rains County Leader staff

Emory voters have returned Mayor Cay House, current Mayor Pro-tem Emery Cathey and long-time council member Travis Potts to the Emory City Council in Saturday’s, May 10, municipal election.

Read the full story on page 1 of the Rains County Leader.

Board discusses bond election, buys two buses

By JAXIE MORGAN
Rains County Leader staff

The upcoming bond election in November to build a new elementary school was the main topic of discussion at the Rains School Board meeting Tuesday night, May 6.

Read the full story on page 1 of the Rains County Leader.

Hooked on Fishing Youth Tournament
this Saturday

LET'S GO FISHING – Tucker Peacock waits to have his hefty string of fish weighed in the 2004 Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs Youth Fishing Tournament. Join Tucker and many other youngsters at this year’s tournament Saturday at Thousand Trails/South Park on Lake Tawakoni.

Point, East Tawakoni rebates continue on upward trend

The cities of Point and East Tawakoni both posted increases in their sales tax rebates again this month. Although the city of Emory’s rebate was down, it was the third largest rebate received in the month of May.

Read the full story on page 10 of the Rains County Leader.

Kitchen Scents

Most of us find out early that we can’t fool our mothers. Just ask Pat Schutter. As a young woman, she’d been dating Dirk Schutter for about three months when she ran in the house after a date, brushed her teeth and gargled. “He finally kissed you, didn’t he?”. . .

Read the rest of Bonnie’s interview with Pat Schutter on page 4 of the Rains County Leader.