The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) comes to Rains County with free books for children from birth to five years of age. Pat Baier and Lyn Baldwin chose to spearhead the program because it is offered to all Rains County children so they can “Learn to read to read to learn.” […]
The Rains County Sheriff’s Office, along with the East Tawakoni Police Department, Emory Police Department, and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, have worked together on a number of burglaries of motor vehicles that have occurred in January and March. At the time of this report, one female and seven males have been identified as having taken part in the burglaries. […]
Rural, Set, Go Employer Forum; Mass Hiring Event Canceled; March 19 FOL Meeting Canceled; GoBus Meeting On March 20 Canceled; Farm And Ranch Day Canceled; Good Samaritans’ Thrift Shop Sale […]
An intimate family funeral service was held for “Sonny” John Edward Hines, 83, of Emory on March 21 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Wayne Wolfe officiated. […]
John Carl George, 91, of Emory died peacefully the morning of March 14, 2020. […]
Services for Bruce Hodge Hendley, 68, were held March 18 at the memorial Chapel at Restland Funeral Home. […]
The sixth annual motorized barstool races will take place beginning at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, in downtown Ben Wheeler during the town’s Saint P’s 279 Street Party. […]
Medals were awarded to art students from Rains High School at the Vase Regional Art Competition held at Three Lakes Middle school in Tyler on February 29. The group competed with schools in our region. All 10 students medaled, with Serenity Travis advancing to state. […]
The Lake Country Symphonic Band in Mineola launches its 2020 season this Sunday, March 15, at 2:00 p.m. Titled High Sticking, the concert features the talents of three energetic percussionists on Mark Ford’s “Stubernic Fantasy.” […]
THE RAINS HIGH SCHOOL FISHING TEAM fished their last regular season tournament on March 7 at Lake Bob Sandlin and were awarded first place. Eleven teams from Rains participated and the team of Wyatt Bozeman and Kyle House with Captain Josh Busby brought in first place with a weight of 20.96lbs. Rains will fish Lake Tawakoni on April 11 to compete in regionals. […]
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