District to auction surplus property, apply for waiver
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Monday, June 10, to authorize auction of school property, approve waiver and hear updates. […]
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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. […]
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. […]