It’s an event a whole year (plus some) in the making! The Sesquicentennial, plus-1, Rains County Founder’s Day to be held on Saturday, June 19, will celebrate 151 years of the county’s founding. […]
Former U.S. Representative Robert “Beto” O’Rourke traveled to Rains County on Thursday, June 10, as part of his town-hall tour of Texas to speak about voting rights and democracy. […]
On Thursday, June 10, the Rains County Leader will have done the tough but rewarding work of a community newspaper for 134 years; 117 years with the Hill family at its helm. […]
The story of the Rabb brothers of Rains County not only inspired their hometown and community, but the establishment of an American Legion post. […]
“The 2020 census puts the [Texas’] population at 29,145,505 – up from 25.1 million in 2010 – after gaining the most residents of any state in the last decade,” the Texas Tribune recently reported. […]
On Tuesday, May 18, Relentless MC and Southern Heritage motorcycle clubs joined the Emory City Council as Mayor Trey Hill proclaimed May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month for the City of Emory. […]
It has been four years since Rains County experienced an EF3 tornado, which destroyed and severely damaged many homes and structures, including St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, on April 29, 2017. […]
Rains County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) Public Information Officer Ken Cagle submitted a press release last week which stated that RCSO Deputy Jamison Beck was involved in a high-speed chase with suspect Samuel Socia of Whitehouse, on Wednesday, April 21. […]
A new playground will be purchased and installed at Sandy Creek Park in Emory after the Emory City Council unanimously voted to approve both at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 20. […]
During the Rains Independent School District (ISD) Board of Trustees meeting, a motion to make masks optional in all indoor and outdoor areas of the district passed with a majority of the board in favor of the motion. […]
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