Billy Ray Bratton
Billy Ray Bratton, 89, of Alba, died on November 5, 2021. […]
Year: 2021
First Responders Recognized
Rains County Deputy Jameson Beck was honored as Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and Rains County Deputy Cameron Demps received a special award at the First Responders Recognition Banquet hosted by the American Legion, Rabb Brothers Memorial Post 156 of Rains County. […]
Hoisting the hardware
Raising the trophy high, sophomore Cambree Oakes celebrates the bi-district playoff win over #22 Blue Ridge Lady Tigers with the Rains Lady Cat volleyball team. […]
Point holds first of twice-monthly meetings
Point City Council met for its first regular meeting since voting unanimously in October to hold two regular meetings a month, on the first and third Tuesdays. On Tuesday night, November 2, council members convened the meeting at Point City Hall. […]
Rains County voters reject VATRE with election day turnout
Residents in Rains County voted not to approve the ad valorem tax rate for the Rains Independent School District, while Point citizens elected three council seats and promoted the mayor pro-tem during the November 2 General Election on Tuesday. […]
Ladies finish third in district, take down #22 Blue Ridge in playoffs
The Rains Lady Cat varsity volleyball defeated the #22 Blue Ridge Lady Tigers in the bi -district round of the Class 3A playoffs after finishing in third place in District 12-3A after the tiebreaker games. […]
Wildcats stung by Yellowjackets
The Rains Wildcats varsity football team fought the Mineola Yellowjackets to the end on senior night, but lost 42-32 at Wildcat Stadium on Friday night, October 22. […]
The slow cooker
The title of this column probably brings to mind the smell of a pot roast or a soup that has simmered all day while you were at work. I love my crock pot and all the easy meals it cooks, but the slow cooker in this story is me. […]
Watch for road work on FM 275
Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a rehabilitation project on FM 275 in Rains County will begin soon. […]
Margie Jacobs, soon to be Rains County’s newest centenarian
Margie Jacobs is about to become one of the remarkable Americans who reaches the age of 100 years. Google reports that centenarians (individuals 100 or older) make up less than one percent of the U.S. population. […]