Lady Cat relay sets school record
The Rains Lady Cat 4×200 meter relay won gold and broke the school record at the District 12-3A Track & Field meet in Winnsboro on Wednesday and Thursday, April 8-9. […]
Month: April 2026
Lady Cats fall to Buffaloes, Wildcats extend win streak
The Rains Lady Cat softball team suffers their second district loss of the season, while the Wildcats extend their winning streak to three. […]
County sees major returns, cities ahead of last year
Rains County saw major increases of over 70 percent in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in April compared to last year, while local municipalities saw double-digit increases in tax revenue. […]
April 16, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; FOL Book Sale Is Coming Soon; Alba Public Library Celebration; Rains County Republican Meeting; Emory Tailgate Hamfest; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting […]
Lisa Renee Murk
Lisa Renee (Lewis) Murk, 64, died on April 15, 2026. […]
Billy Wayne Nixon
Billy Wayne Nixon, 87, died on April 14, 2026. […]
James Melvin Vinson IV
James Melvin Vinson IV died on April 13, 2026. […]
Delta County man arrested in Rains County on felony livestock case
Judd Horchem Murray, 47, of Cooper, was arrested on March 31 in Rains County on charges of hindering a secured creditor. […]
Greg and Becky Connaughton owners of Tri-Point Surveying in Emory
Tri-Point Surveying, located at 903 E. Lennon, is a family-run business. Greg Connaughton is a highly skilled land surveyor whose business serves Rains, Hopkins, Hunt, Wood, Franklin and Van Zandt counties. […]
Friends of the Library Book Sale adds a new twist
The Rains County Friends of the Library has an approximate forty-five-year history of book sales, and that tradition won’t be broken this year. […]