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. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
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. […]
Lady Cats fall to Lady Tigers
Lady Cat Alexus Wilkins blocks the kill attempt of the Lady Tiger during the straight-set loss to Neches on Tuesday, September 17. […]
Early mistakes lead to Wildcat loss to Indians
Early turnovers by the Rains Wildcat football team allowed the Grand Saline Indians to build an early lead in the 65-14 loss on Friday night, September 13. […]
Taking a Whirl
Cousins Berkleigh and Wesson Dockery and Piper Young take a turn on the Tilt-A-Whirl at the Rains County Fair on opening day, Tuesday, September 10. The fair continues nightly until midnight Saturday. […]
Gloar resigns as Police Chief
Cliff Gloar resigned as the Chief of Police for the City of Emory on Thursday, September 5. […]