Wildcats mauled by Lions in season opener at home
The Rains Wildcat varsity football team opened the season on Friday, August 28, at Wildcat Stadium with a 69-12 loss to the Dallas Life Oak Cliff Lions. […]
Year: 2026
School Lunches
In a column in late July, I began with a warning that, at this stage in my life, many of my columns consist at least in part of memories of days gone by. […]
Lady Cats champs in Hawkins, fall to Lady Panthers on the road
The Rains Lady Cat varsity volleyball team finshed the weekends on a four-game winning streak after bringing home a championship from Hawkins, but suffered a loss on the road in Mabank. […]
September 3, 2026
Good Samaritans temporary hour change; Election workers needed; American Legion Breakfast; Rains 42 […]
Nadyne Taylor (Sanders)
Nadyne Sanders Taylor, 93, of Emory, died on September 3, 2026. […]
Jewel Raylene Southerland Vail
Raylene Vail, 77, died on September 1, 2026. […]
Paula Sue Harvey
Paula Sue Harvey, 68, died on September 1, 2026. […]
Temperatures, power usage reach near record highs
Residents of Rains County experienced a brief relief on Tuesday, August 25, from the triple-digit heat that had gripped the county for the better part of two weeks causing dropping lake levels and pushing the Texas power grid to near all-time record usage. […]
Extension agent Sarah Latham loves Rains County Fair time
Sarah Latham has been an Extension Agent in Rains County since February 2020 and held a previous position in Hunt County where she was a County Extension Agriculture Agent for five years. […]
Point sees significant increase in tax returns for August
The City of Point saw a 40 percent increase while Emory, East Tawakoni and Rains County saw a decrease in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller […]