Return to Classes
Scenes from the first day of classes at Rains Elementary School (RES) on Tuesday morning. Parents and students await the opening of doors at RES.
News
Court addresses plats, considers groundwater district
The Rains County Commissioners Court addressed plats in the county and decided on the plan for a groundwater district during the regular meeting on Thursday, July 30. […]
Fair organizers remind exhibitors of upcoming deadlines
With the 96th Annual Rains County Fair set for September 15-19, organizers are reminding exhibitors, vendors and contestants that several entry deadlines are approaching in the coming weeks. […]
August 6, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; GriefShare Sessions begin; American Legion Breakfast; Rains Co. Fair pageant applications […]
Game wardens rescue angler after 3 hours in Lake Tawakoni
Two Texas Game Wardens — Dewayne Noble, stationed in Rains County, and Josh Bonney, stationed in Hunt County — rescued an angler Friday who spent more than three hours in the water after his boat struck a submerged tree during Media Bass Fishing Championship Tour, a bass fishing tournament on Lake Tawakoni. […]
Red Light, Green Light
Construction is underway on the traffic signal at the intersection of Hwy. 19 and Quitman St. […]
Council considers selling property, pursuing grants
The Point City Council considered options for selling city property, looked into grants and asked for volunteers during the regular meeting on Thursday, July 23. […]
Council updated on park grant, appoints EDC members
The East Tawakoni City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21, to hear an update on a grant application for the city park and appoint members to the East Tawakoni Economic Development Corporation (EDC). […]
July 30, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales The Rains County Good Samaritan Clothes Shop will be open Monday-Thursday in the building behind the public library on Hwy. 69 in Emory. Hours for Mon.-Wed. are 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., […]
Trustees discuss budget deficit, preliminary numbers for next year
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees discussed the district budget, heard preliminary numbers and tabled a plan for new buses during the regular meeting on Monday, July 20. […]