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Rains County and its municipalities continue to see an increase in revenue from the sale of taxable goods being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in November compared to the same month last year. […]

The Thomas girls are on their way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in January for World’s Universal Beauty Competition. Kinzlee Thomas (left) is the reigning Texas Our Little Miss (OLM) Official Queen and her mom, Brittainy Thomas (right), recently won Texas Miss Personality in the 2020 Texas State Universal Beauty Scholarship Competition in Killeen. […]

Greenlee Moore proudly displays her first buck. The 11-year-old shot the 10-point deer while hunting with her Poppy, Jeff Dowlen, in Rains County on November 9. […]

Miller Grove ISD third-grader Leelan Starek (left) and kindergartner Makenna Zimmerman (right) proudly stand beside the special American Flag created by elementary, junior high and high school art students to show support, gratitude and love for brave veterans. […]

Good Samaritan November Dates; Vendors Needed, Round The Square; WSC Wreath Project; LCN Mingle, Jingle; Annual Motorcycle Toy Ride; FOL Meets; Spirit of ET Holds Bake Sale; Free Thanksgiving Hand-up Meal; ’65 Mustang Chance […]

The historic turnout in the November 3 General Election had 72.64 percent of registered voters in Rains County vote on national, statewide and local races. […]

Rains County, along with a number of counties in Texas, has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases. On November 6, Texas Governor Greg Abbott extended the statewide disaster declaration for COVID-19, originally issued on March 13, 2020. […]

Nate Carista appears to demonstrate the security of his safety harness while installing Christmas lights on the dome atop the Rains County Courthouse. Carista and Colin Gowin (left) with First Due Christmas Lighting have been installing the Christmas lights on the courthouse for the past two years. […]

Local US Navy veteran Charles Barrow seeks to support veterans in need this Christmas. Barrow and his family, through the VetsMission903 project, are raising funds via donations and raffles with the goal of helping at least one veteran in need of support. […]