Special election for vacant Point City Council seats set for Saturday
The called election to fill three vacant seats on the Point City Council will be held on Saturday, May 2, at the First Baptist Church of Point from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. […]
Year: 2026
Founder’s Day Festival slated for Saturday with concert featuring Casey Donahew Band
The Founder’s Day Concert and Festival will be held in Emory on Saturday, May 2, at Sandy Creek Park. […]
Wildcats battle into playoffs, Lady Cat season ends
The Rains Wildcat baseball team battled bad weather to qualify for the Class 3A playoffs, while the Rains Lady Cat softball team had their season come to an abrupt end. […]
The Rains County Public Library wants your opinion!
Libraries have played a big part in my life since we moved from Snyder, Texas to Mesquite, Texas between my first and second grade years. […]
Rains County jury convicts former Wills Point teacher
A Rains County jury on Friday convicted Jimmy Lee Hanks, a former Wills Point teacher, of continuous sexual abuse of a child, returning a sentence of life in prison. […]
Council tables replat, hires new water department supervisor
The East Tawakoni City Council tabled a request to combine lots on Tawakoni Drive, hired a new water department supervisor and approved the purchase of webinars for training during a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 21. […]
April 30, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Annual EVFD Chicken Roast; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting; Dougherty Cemetery Memorial Day Meeting; Hooker Cemetery Clean-up; Lynch Cemetery Meeting […]
James Robert Hodge
James Robert Hodge, 61, of Lone Oak, died on April 28, 2026. […]
Betty Joyce Northcutt
Betty Joyce Northcutt, 89, died peacefully on April 27, 2026. […]
Saylor Barrios loves teaching junior high language arts
Saylor Barrios is in her fifth year teaching seventh grade language arts at Rains Junior High School. […]