Point Tamale Fest a success
The Point Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Tamale Fest fundraiser Friday and Saturday, October 1 and 2. The event was a huge success with the department selling all 14,400 tamales that were on hand. […]
Articles by Trey Hill
Leader to change publication days
For nearly 45 years, the Rains County Leader has labored on Mondays to deliver your Leader to counters and post offices on Tuesdays for your consumption. Beginning October 1, the Leader will switch publication days and begin delivering newspapers to stores and post offices on Thursdays. […]
Board holds emergency meeting
The Rains Independent School District (RISD) board of trustees met in an emergency special session Tuesday night, September 7, in the board room of the district’s administration building. […]
Garrett resigns; special election called
The Emory City Council met in a special session Monday evening, September 13, to accept the resignation of council member Howard Garrett, Place 3. Garrett submitted his letter of resignation, citing health as his reason for leaving the council. […]
Trustees adopt budget, set tax rate
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees met in a special session Thursday evening, August 12, for a public hearing and the adoption of a proposed budget and tax rate for the 2021-2022 school year. […]
Trustees to hold public hearing on proposed budget, tax rate
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees is scheduled to hold a public hearing to discuss a 2021-2022 budget and proposed tax rate according to a public notice published in last week’s Rains County Leader. […]
Rainy Days and Mondays
Motorists were seen splashing through puddles Monday afternoon thanks to heavy rains that had moved into the area. Some parts of Rains County recorded nearly five inches of rain by mid afternoon. […]
Chewin’ the fat
Art Davis, Bill Moize, Troy Lopez and Bert Roan trade stories to pass time Monday morning, July 19, while smoking the meat that is to be served at the Lake Country Neighbors’ Veterans Thank You luncheon on Tuesday. Inside the smoker were 24 briskets and 100 pounds of sau- sage. […]
State bound
The Emory Outlaws baseball team will travel to Temple this week to compete in the Texas Teenage Boys Baseball 10 and under state championship tournament. […]
Man guilty of murder in Rains County in 1999 dies Thursday
A man who pled guilty to a gruesome murder as a teen died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while Jefferson County deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant Thursday night, July 2, near Fannett, Texas. […]