Lady Cats Bi-District Champions
The Rains Lady Cat Varsity Basketball team is the Bi-District Champ after the 70-40 victory over Uplift Hampton Prep of Dallas. […]
Month: February 2020
Board approves lease, hears monthly reports
The Rains County Emergency Services District #1 board met to approve the tower lease, deal with annual taxation exemptions and hear monthly reports during the regular meeting on Monday, February 17. […]
Council updates pet ordinance, sells water trucks
The city council of the City of East Tawakoni heard presentations, updated the pet ordinance and authorized the selling of old water trucks during the regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18. […]
County purchases new haul truck
The Rains County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of a new haul truck for the Road and Bridge Department during a special meeting on Thursday, February 20. […]
February 25, 2020
East Texas Forage Conference, Feb. 28; Rains Garden Club Meets First Mondays; LCN Meets AT EBC; Special Olympics Track and Field Day; Upper Sabine Cattleman’s Conference, Mar. 6; Alba-Golden Reunion, March 7; Staches And Lashes Dance, Mar. 28; Ballers And Bombshells Dance […]
Teresa Lemons
Teresa Mae Lemons, 62, of Point, died on February 23, 2020, at her home. […]
Anette Foster
A memorial service for Joi Anette Hurst Foster of Emory will be scheduled at a later date. […]
Songer selected to All-East Texas Team
Junior Mason Songer (32) stiff arms the defender during district game in Emory. Songer was named to the 2019 Smoaky.com All-East Texas Team as Honorable Mention Running Back. Songer finished the 2019 season with 1501 yards on 222 carries with 19 touchdowns. […]
County roads suffer heavy damage
Rains County roads suffered heavy damages during the recent rains. A total of 3.52 inches of rains was recorded Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10-12. A bridge on County Road 3160 crossing Magee’s Creek was closed after most of its support was washed away during the rains. County Judge Wayne Wolfe said he and commissioners Mike Willis and Mike Godwin went out to the site and surveyed the damage. Wolfe said that the county has not determined what the next course of action will be. […]
Early voting underway for local contested races
Early voting for the March 3 primary is underway for several local contested races in Rains County. […]