County roads suffer heavy damage

February 18, 2020 Trey Hill 0

Rains County roads suffered heavy damages during the recent rains. A total of 3.52 inches of rains was recorded Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10-12. A bridge on County Road 3160 crossing Magee’s Creek was closed after most of its support was washed away during the rains. County Judge Wayne Wolfe said he and commissioners Mike Willis and Mike Godwin went out to the site and surveyed the damage. Wolfe said that the county has not determined what the next course of action will be. […]

Not so fast, Phil

February 11, 2020 Trey Hill 0

Just four days after Punxsutawney Phil prognosticated a quick end to winter, Mother Nature had something to say about that as Rains County residents woke to a light dusting of snow Thursday morning, February 6, as the result of a weak cold front that passed through the area. […]

Rains to face familiar opponents in new districts

February 4, 2020 Trey Hill 0

The University Interscholastic League [UIL] of Texas, the governing body for academic and athletic competition for member school districts, released their new conference and district alignments for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years Monday morning, February 3. […]

Softball state championship tops the stories of 2010-2019

January 7, 2020 Trey Hill 0

In a decade that saw the Rains Independent School District [RISD] build its fourth school building, a new football stadium, and a baseball/softball complex; a tornado rip through Rains County; and a new Two-Mile Bridge built across Lake Tawakoni, it was the successful state championship run of the Rains Lady Cat softball team that topped the news in the decade of 2010-2019. […]

County to kick off holiday season Saturday

December 3, 2019 Trey Hill 0

The cities of Rains County will kick off the Christmas holiday season this weekend with Christmas parades and other festivities on Saturday, December 7. […]

ATMs hit in Emory, Alba

November 26, 2019 Trey Hill 0

A series of ATM thefts in Northeast Texas now includes Emory and Alba as attempted targets. On Wednesday morning, November 27, suspects in a white Ford pickup truck attempted and failed to steal ATMs (automatic teller machines) at CNB in Emory and CBTx in Alba. […]

Gudger, Nipp advance to state meet

October 29, 2019 Trey Hill 0

Rains High School junior Ben Gudger and sophomore Ellen Nipp qualified for the UIL Cross Country State Championships on Monday, October 28. […]

Band advances to UIL area competition

October 22, 2019 Trey Hill 0

The Rains High School Wildcat Marching Band made history Wednesday, October 16, while competing in the University Interscholastic League’s regional band competition. For the first time in 22 years, the band received a first in division for its performance at the regional competition. Topping that, the Wildcat Band was one of five bands selected to advance to compete in the area competition in Denton on Saturday, October 26. […]