Lady Cats open district with win, Wildcats start district next week
The Rains Lady Cats open district with a win after a rough weekend, while the Rains Wildcat baseball team started the weekend with a big win before losing two and tying one. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Wildcat band rated excellent, superior in Canton
The Rains High School band earned Superior ratings in sight reading and Excellent ratings on stage at the Region 3 UIL concert and sight reading contest held at Canton High School March 2, 2022. […]
Sustaire, Evans place fourth at tournament
Showing off their catch, Kole Sustaire and Kyle Evans teamed up to finish fourth at the weekend tournament on Lake Bob Sandlin. The team’s five fish total of 16.95 pounds helped the Rains team to a second place finish with 41.94 pounds. […]
Franklin, Northcutt, Willis win contested races
Local contested races in the March 1 primary elections in Rains County saw the election of Jenkins Franklin and Lori Northcutt, and the re-election of Mike Willis to office. […]
Stroll to the polls
Rains County resident heads into the Point Community Center to vote in the March 1 Primary election on Tuesday. 1,162 votes were cast on Election Day with 2,064 of the 8,490 registered voters in Rains County casting a ballot in the primary election. […]
Field of ice
Bigger than it should be, the frozen moisture left over from the showers last week provided a ghostly look to grass and fields on Friday morning, February 25. […]
Lady Cats have up-and-down week, Wildcats start season on high note
The Rains Wildcat baseball team’s season delayed by weather, while the Rains Lady Cat softball team continues to grow. […]
Early voting continues through Friday, Election Day Tuesday
Early voting is underway in the March 1 Primary elections and 683 residents of Rains County have cast a ballot in the local, state and national contested party races. […]
Board hears update on ambulance building, new tanker truck
The Rains County Emergency Service District heard updates on the ambulance building and the tanker truck for the Emory Volunteer Fire Department and approved the annual exemptions for historical properties in the county during the regular meeting on Monday, February 21. […]
Emory, East Tawakoni, County show increase in sales tax during holidays
Local sales tax allocations for Rains County remained up as 2021 came to an end, and the cities of Emory and East Tawakoni continued to see growth during the holiday season. […]