March 17, 2020
Rural, Set, Go Employer Forum; Mass Hiring Event Canceled; March 19 FOL Meeting Canceled; GoBus Meeting On March 20 Canceled; Farm And Ranch Day Canceled; Good Samaritans’ Thrift Shop Sale […]
News
Trustees approve plan to become District of Innovation
The Rains ISD School Board trustees approved a plan for the school district to become a District of Innovation; approved a motion to offer summer school classes for ESL students; and dealt with personnel matters during the regular meeting on Monday, March 2. […]
Young, Traylor win races; Cook, Marshall, headed to runoff
Precinct 3 in Rains County will have a new commissioner, the precinct 1 race will be decided in a run-off, and David Traylor was re-elected as sheriff for another four years as the results of the Republican Primary election on March 3. […]
Motorized barstool races benefit VFDs
The sixth annual motorized barstool races will take place beginning at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, in downtown Ben Wheeler during the town’s Saint P’s 279 Street Party. […]
Art students bring home medals
Medals were awarded to art students from Rains High School at the Vase Regional Art Competition held at Three Lakes Middle school in Tyler on February 29. The group competed with schools in our region. All 10 students medaled, with Serenity Travis advancing to state. […]
Symphonic band season opener
The Lake Country Symphonic Band in Mineola launches its 2020 season this Sunday, March 15, at 2:00 p.m. Titled High Sticking, the concert features the talents of three energetic percussionists on Mark Ford’s “Stubernic Fantasy.” […]
Rains High School Band earn historic 1st UIL Sweepstakes
The Rains High School Band recently earned First Division ratings in both Concert and Sight Reading at the Region 3 UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest held in Canton on Wednesday, March 4. With a First Division rating in UIL Marching Band, the band has earned the coveted UIL Sweepstakes Award. It is the first documented UIL Sweepstakes in Rains ISD history. […]
Head-on collision leaves one dead, sends two to hospital
A two-vehicle, head-on collision killed one and sent two to hospitals resulting in the closure of Hwy. 69 between Emory and Point for two hours during heavy rains on Wednesday morning, March 4. […]
March 10, 2020
Good Samaritans’ Thrift Shop Sale; Am. Legion Buffet Breakfast, March 14; Good Sam’s Food Pantry Pickup; Rural, Set, Go Employer Forum; Mass Hiring Event Held March 17; FOL Meets Mar. 19; Technology Talks […]
Flood-damaged roads top $277K
Commissioners were updated on county roads damaged by recent weather events during the regular meeting on Thursday, February 27, in the Rains County Courthouse. […]