First case of COVID-19 confirmed in county
The Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the confirmation of the first positive test of COVID-19 in Rains County on Tuesday, April 7. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Board hires elementary principal
Rains ISD Board of Trustees met through videoconference and telephones for its regular meeting on Monday, April 13, to hire a new elementary principal, discuss grading guidelines and pass a resolution to provide the superintendent with more authority. […]
Court hires information officer
The Rains County Commissioners hired a part-time public information officer to assist with communication during the pandemic and dealt with monthly business during the regular meeting held in the empty courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse on Thursday, April 9. […]
April allocations announced
The tax on sales in Rains County before COVID-19 impacted the economy will see the City of Emory receive over $86,000 and Rains County assessed nearly $46,000 from the sales tax allocation for April from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
I do … no fooling
Karen Tabor and Michael Charles exchanged marriage vows in front of the Rains County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 1. Mickey Cooper officiated the small ceremony. […]
Disaster declaration issued for county
Rains County Judge Wayne Wolfe issued a local disaster declaration and the commissioners extended the declaration through May during the regular meeting of the Rains County Commissioners Court on Thursday, March 26. […]
Saturday morning accident leaves one dead, injures another
A two-vehicle accident two miles west of Emory on Saturday morning, March 28, left one person dead and another in serious condition. […]
Presents Miss Rains County portrait
Miss Rains County, Katie Thurman, presented her portrait to the commissioners court during their meeting on March 26. The portrait will be on display in the Rains County Courthouse Annex. […]
Teams finish 2nd at Patty Cryer Quad
The Rains Junior High seventh-grade girls, seventh-grade boys and eighth-grade girls track teams all finished second at the Patty Cryer Quad Relays at Wildcat Stadium on Monday, March 2. […]
District adjusts to closed campuses
Rains Independent School District held a drive-thru pick up at all campuses on Monday, March 23, for parents to get needed supplies for their students as the district remains closed through Friday, April 10. […]