Commissioners set proposed tax rate for Rains County
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Thursday, August 7, to set the tax rate for the 2025-2026 budget year. […]
Year: 2025
Activities vs Relationships
I’ve probably mentioned before that my son Christian and I keep in touch mostly by text. […]
Point sees major increase in returns, all others steady
The City of Point saw a 30-percent increase while Emory and Rains County saw a decrease in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in August compared to last year. […]
August 14, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Wildcat Reserve Tickets on Sale; American Legion Dinner; RHS Class of 1965 Reunion […]
Edwin Lynn Sisk
Edwin Lynn Sisk, 46, died on August 9, 2025. […]
Odie Wayne Taylor
Odie Wayne Taylor, 87, died on August 8, 2025. […]
Oletta Miller
Oletta Miller, 66, died on August 8, 2025. […]
Nicole York appointed new Tax Assessor-Collector
Nicole York began her first day as Rains County Tax Assessor-Collector on June 20. […]
Bicycle ride for PTSD awareness passes through Rains County
The 2nd Annual Bicycle Ride to the National Convention passed through Rains County on Saturday, August 2. […]
Rains and neighboring fire departments fight structure fire at Kearney Trailers
At approximately 2:02 p.m., on Saturday, August 2, the Emory Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Kearney Trailers on Highway 19 South in response to a possible structure fire. […]