May 3 General Election preliminary results
County special sales tax district, Jim Mac Taylor, Trey Hill, Ed Fortuna, and Kenneth Reed won races in the May 3 General Election. An in depth article will be in next week’s Rains County Leader.
Year: 2025
Court discusses leasing of county property
The Rains County Commissioners Court learned about leasing of county property; approved the reconstruction of a bridge with a local builder; and added a local broker among the investors handling the county’s investments during its meeting on Thursday, April 24. […]
Early voting for May 3 Election ends, election on Saturday
Early voting for the May 3 election ended on Tuesday, April 29, with 359 registered voters in Rains County casting a ballot early. Eight polling locations in Rains County will be open for in-person voting […]
Annual festival, concert in Sandy Creek Park on Saturday
The Founder’s Day Concert and Festival will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Sandy Creek Park. […]
TEA releases 2022-2023 accountability ratings
The Texas Education Agency recently released its accountability ratings for school districts across the state for the 2022-2023 school year. […]
Returning to the City
After living in Rains County for over fourteen years, we returned to the city for the weekend, and I didn’t like it very much. […]
Point, East Tawakoni have sales increases; Emory, county see reductions
Point and East Tawakoni saw increases in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in April compared to last year, while Rains County and Emory saw decreases in tax revenue. […]
Hoisting the golden glove
The Rains Lady Cat softball team joyously hoists the Bi-District Championship trophy after beating the Bell Lady Panthers, 9-4, in game two of their playoff series on Friday, April 25, in Princeton. […]
Weight of a state-worthy catch
Jared Bagley and Daniel Alvarado watch the numbers tick up on the weight of their catch at the Texas High School Bass Association Regional tournament at Lake Palestine on Saturday, April 26. […]
Lady Cats roll into next round, Wildcats eliminated in finale
The Rains Lady Cat softball team rolled through the first round of the Class 3A playoffs last weekend, while the Rains Wildcat baseball team was eliminated from the playoffs with a loss in the final game of District 12-3A play. […]