Roof-raising experience
Workers toil away installing the roof for the new St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church building located east of Emory on FM 515. Construction recently restarted after work was halted due to the COVID pandemic. […]
News
Former East Tawakoni mayor dies
Former East Tawakoni Mayor Johnniedean LaPrade died at her home on Thursday, June 9. […]
Rains County Leader to celebrate 135 years of circulation
On Friday, June 10, the Rains County Leader will mark its 135th birthday. The Leader, as it is affectionately referred to, officially traces its roots back to June 10, 1887, when H.W. Martin published The Argus with that dated masthead. […]
Honoring veterans with a weekend of music, food, fun
The Prairie Grove Missionary Baptist Church invites everyone to honor our Rains County veterans during the second annual Juneteenth celebration on June 17-19. […]
Sales tax revenues remain up in April
Rains County, Emory, Point and East Tawakoni saw increases in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in June compared to 2021. […]
Hot fun in the summer time
Mathew Benson and Mason Sherrin enjoying the bucket full of water to cool them off at the splash pad in Sandy Creek Park on Wednesday, June 8. Mason is the son of Chad and Rachael Sherrin. […]
June 9, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Breakfast; Flag Retirement Ceremony; Coats Cemetery Annual Meeting; Memorial Pavers Program, Dedication […]
Policy, plan, parking lot considered by commissioners
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered the hazard mitigation plan for the county, maintenance of the courthouse parking lot and changes to the subdivision policy of the county during the regular meeting on Thursday, May 26. […]
Council updated on broadband, prospective development
The East Tawakoni City Council held a called meeting on Thursday, May 26, to learn of broadband internet coming to the city, order a feasibility study for possible new hotel and write off bad debt. […]
Board hires new junior high principal
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees met in special session Thursday evening, May 26, in the board room of the RISD Administration Building. The first order of business for the board was approving the hire of John Portwood as principal of Rains Junior High School. […]