Rains head football coach, athletic director resigns
Randy Barnes, the Rains ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, submitted his resignation last week. He has accepted the job as the head football coach at Farmersville ISD. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Council approves contract for license plate reader system
The East Tawakoni City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 15, to approve the installation of an automated license plate reader in the city limits and tabled two other items pending further information. […]
Body of missing duck hunter recovered from lake
The body of a missing duck hunter was recovered from Lake Tawakoni on Thursday, December 17, after a two-day search. […]
from my view of Emory on December 22, 2020
Hello, everyone. I hope everyone enjoyed the cooler Christmas-time weather last week. I hate to talk about myself, but I wanna share some good news. We are getting a new home and had dirt work done last week. […]
Wildcats, Lady Cats suffer losses, but bounce back
The Rains Wildcats and Lady Cats suffered early week losses, but bounced back for wins on Friday. […]
County to auction surplus Road & Bridge equipment
The Rains County Commissioners Court approved the auction of excess equipment and accepted reports into the record during the regular meeting on Thursday, December 10. […]
Point City Council bans gaming machines
The Point City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 8, to ban gaming machines in the city limits and amend the housing ordinance. […]
Wildcats suffer first loss; Lady cats roll into district
The Rains Wildcats varsity boys suffered their first loss of the season and the Rains Lady Cats varsity girls won both games last week as district play is set to begin. […]
Rebates continue to set new marks
Revenue generated by sales tax in Rains County and the local cities remains at least 15 percent higher than 2019 after the announcement by the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Wednesday, December 9. […]
Wildcats boast all purpose, specialist, newcomer of the year
Members of the Rains Wildcat football team were recognized for their accomplishments with the release of the 2020 District 5-3A All-District football team. […]