Commissioners plan courthouse improvements, assign office space
The Rains County Commissioners made plans for improvements to the Rains County Courthouse and assigned offices to county departments during the regular meeting on Thursday, April 9. […]
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Early voting for Point City Council begins Monday
Early voting for the May 2 election to fill three vacant seats on the Point City Council will begin Monday, April 20. […]
Trustees close CDC, consider state-mandated bus upgrades
The Board of Trustees of Rains ISD held a regular meeting on Monday, April 13, to close the Rains ISD Child Development Center (CDC), consider plans for seat belts in district buses and recognize employees. […]
Coding for success
Parents and Rains ISD Board Members watch a demonstration of the work done by the fourth and fifth grade robotics teams in the Rains Intermediate School. The students use computers to code the custom built […]
County sees major returns, cities ahead of last year
Rains County saw major increases of over 70 percent in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in April compared to last year, while local municipalities saw double-digit increases in tax revenue. […]
April 16, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; FOL Book Sale Is Coming Soon; Alba Public Library Celebration; Rains County Republican Meeting; Emory Tailgate Hamfest; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting […]
Delta County man arrested in Rains County on felony livestock case
Judd Horchem Murray, 47, of Cooper, was arrested on March 31 in Rains County on charges of hindering a secured creditor. […]
Wildcats win district, Potts takes home gold medal
The Rains Wildcat golf team were crowned District 12-3A champions and Hudson Potts won the district tournament that wrapped up on Monday, April 6, at the Lake Fork Golf Course. […]
Friends of the Library Book Sale adds a new twist
The Rains County Friends of the Library has an approximate forty-five-year history of book sales, and that tradition won’t be broken this year. […]
April 9, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; American Legion Breakfast; FOL Book Sale Is Coming Soon; FOL Hosts a Writing Challenge; Alba Public Library Celebration […]