Big play Wildcats beat Bulldogs, open district with win
The Rains Wildcat football team overcame early turnovers and miscues to rally with big plays to beat the Eustace Bulldogs, 47-44, on Friday night, September 27. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Gathered ’Round the Flag Pole
Students of Rains High School and Rains Junior High gather ’round the flag poles at the Rains Junior High campus for the annual See You at the Pole event. […]
Council decides future of building, hires animal control
The East Tawakoni City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 17, to decide the future of the old police department building, contract with an animal control company and discuss an ordinance that prohibits delivery of alcohol in the city. […]
Council discusses plats, hires collection service
The Point City Council discussed plats, hired a collection service for past due bills and sent a vehicle to auction during the regular meeting on Thursday, September 19. […]
Court approves purchase of downtown building, adjusts budget
The Rains County Commissioners Court purchased a building and adjusted the budget during a special meeting on Thursday, September 19. […]
Lady Cats ready for district play
The Rains Lady Cat volleyball team finished preparing for District 12-3A against Alba-Golden and Farmersville. […]
Offensive explosion counter by homecoming magic
The Rains Wildcat football team committed to the ground game with a new quarterback and generated over 400 yards of offense, but homecoming magic caused a heartbreaking 29-27 loss to Chisum Mustangs in Paris on Friday night, September 20. […]
Only Rains County saw a monthly sales tax increase, everyone else remains down
Rains County saw the only increase in sales tax returns from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar for September as compared to 2023, but all local entities are below the year-to-date (YTD) totals from last year. […]
District adopts budget, tax rate, renews contracts
The Rains County Emergency Service District (ESD) board held a regular meeting on Monday, September 17, to adopt the budget and tax rate for the district and renew contracts. […]
Commissioners disagree on lawn maintenance contract, cyber protection insurance
The Rains County Commissioners changed their mind on the contract for lawn maintenance of the county properties during the regular meeting on Thursday, September 12. […]