High speed chase from Hunt County ends in Rains County
Rains County Sheriff’s department apprehended a suspect that led law enforcement officers on a multi-county high speed pursuit on Sunday night, June 9. […]
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Juneteenth celebration tobe held this weekend
The Prairie Grove Missionary Baptist Church will host the fourth annual Juneteenth Celebration in Rains County on June 14 -16. […]
Clean up, clean up…
Members of the PaceSetters Leadership Camp roamed the walking trail of Sandy Creek Park on Wednesday afternoon, June 12, picking up litter and other objects. […]
Returns remain down, YTD fall behind 2023
Rains County and all cities saw a decrease in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in June compared to 2023. […]
Local Radio Operators On the Air for Nationwide Event June 22 – 23
Ham radio operators from the Rains Amateur Radio Association in Rains County will participate in a national amateur radio exercise from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday until 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, June 22 –23. […]
June 13, 2024
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; St. John the Evangelist Garage/Rummage Sale […]
Heavy rain, flooding, tornados, oh my
Rains County experienced heavy rain of over six inches, flooding of local creeks and rivers, historically high lake levels and a tornado warning as the month of June began. […]
Leader to mark 137 years of publishing
On Friday, June 10, the Rains County Leader will mark its 137th anniversary of publishing. […]
Rains graduates net $1.25M in scholarships
Forty-four Rains High School seniors received $1,253,000 in scholarships from clubs, organizations, junior colleges, universities, technical/trade schools, military and individual memorials it was recently announced. […]
The last song for RHS seniors
The seniors of Rains High School participate in their final school song as students at the end of the commencement ceremony at Wildcat Stadium on Friday night, May 31. […]