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April 6, 2021

April 6, 2021 Submitted 0

Am. Legion Buffet Breakfast; Good Samaritan Thrift Shop Open; Good Sams’ Food Pantry Pickup; Flag Football Sign-ups; Rains Elementary Head Start/Pre K Registration; RC GOP Precinct Chair Info Meeting; FOL Book Sale At Emory City Centre; City of ET Hosts Clean-up Days; Vendors needed at Spring Market; Jake C. Wilson Bass Tournament; Tawakoni FD Fundraiser; Rains County Dumpster Days; Yantis Community Bible Study […]

Burnouts for “Bub”

March 30, 2021 Chuck Fitts 0

Friends, family and residents gather for a cornhole tournament and to show off trucks at Burnouts for Bub on Saturday, March 27, at the Rains County Fairgrounds. According to the event organizers, the truck meet and benefit for Jacob “Bub” Cooper saw over a thousand people come out for food, live music, raffles, live auction, cornhole tournament and more, as well as helping raise over $75,000. […]

Rains Junior High Symphonic Band

March 30, 2021 Submitted 0

The Rains Junior High Symphonic Band, under the direction of Bret Ryan, held a pre-UIL concert on March 23 in the high school cafetorium. The band traveled to Kemp on Friday, March 26, for a pre-UIL contest. On Wednesday, March 31, it will travel to Canton for the Region 3 UIL Concert/Sightreading contest. […]

Margaret Cagle makes a difference

March 30, 2021 Linda Brendle 0

Although Margaret Cagle may not be remembered by future historians, she has definitely contributed to contemporary society in East Texas. As the manager of both the Rains County and Wood County Senior Meal Programs – under the auspices of the East Texas Council of Government (ETCOG) – she makes a huge difference to many older residents of the two counties. […]

Meet Brittany Phillips

March 30, 2021 Submitted 0

Brittany Phillips is a lifelong resident of Rains County and attended Rains ISD K-12. She is the daughter of Barbara B. Smith-Hunter, and father, Ricky Phillips and stepfather, Fred Hunter. LaTonna Lane and Troy and Gwendolyn Savage were strong influences in her earlier development. […]

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