Checking out the new fire truck
A pair of future Emory Volunteer Firefighters check out the new fire truck Saturday morning, May 3, during Founder’s Day festivities and the annual EVFD chicken roast. […]
News
May 8, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; American Legion Breakfast; Lynch Cemetery Meeting; Hooker Cemetery Annual Meeting […]
May 3 General Election preliminary results
County special sales tax district, Jim Mac Taylor, Trey Hill, Ed Fortuna, and Kenneth Reed won races in the May 3 General Election. An in depth article will be in next week’s Rains County Leader.
TEA releases 2022-2023 accountability ratings
The Texas Education Agency recently released its accountability ratings for school districts across the state for the 2022-2023 school year. […]
Annual festival, concert in Sandy Creek Park on Saturday
The Founder’s Day Concert and Festival will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Sandy Creek Park. […]
Early voting for May 3 Election ends, election on Saturday
Early voting for the May 3 election ended on Tuesday, April 29, with 359 registered voters in Rains County casting a ballot early. Eight polling locations in Rains County will be open for in-person voting […]
Court discusses leasing of county property
The Rains County Commissioners Court learned about leasing of county property; approved the reconstruction of a bridge with a local builder; and added a local broker among the investors handling the county’s investments during its meeting on Thursday, April 24. […]
Hoisting the golden glove
The Rains Lady Cat softball team joyously hoists the Bi-District Championship trophy after beating the Bell Lady Panthers, 9-4, in game two of their playoff series on Friday, April 25, in Princeton. […]
Point, East Tawakoni have sales increases; Emory, county see reductions
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 April compared to last year, while Rains County and Emory saw decreases in tax revenue. […]
May 1, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Dougherty Cemetery Memorial Day Meeting; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting; Lynch Cemetery Meeting […]