Commissioners discuss events, bids, transfers
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, April 23, to approve use of county property for two events, accept bids and transfer money. […]
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Hamming it up!
Radio enthusiasts inspect vendors’ wares early Saturday morning, April 25, during the Rains Amateur Radio Association’s Tailgate Hamfest held at the Rains County Fairgrounds in Emory. […]
Rains County jury convicts former Wills Point teacher
A Rains County jury on Friday convicted Jimmy Lee Hanks, a former Wills Point teacher, of continuous sexual abuse of a child, returning a sentence of life in prison. […]
April 30, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Annual EVFD Chicken Roast; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting; Dougherty Cemetery Memorial Day Meeting; Hooker Cemetery Clean-up; Lynch Cemetery Meeting […]
April 23, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Emory Tailgate Hamfest; Annual EVFD Chicken Roast; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting; Dougherty Cemetery Memorial Day Meeting […]
Commissioners plan courthouse improvements, assign office space
The Rains County Commissioners made plans for improvements to the Rains County Courthouse and assigned offices to county departments during the regular meeting on Thursday, April 9. […]
County sees major returns, cities ahead of last year
Rains County saw major increases of over 70 percent in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in April compared to last year, while local municipalities saw double-digit increases in tax revenue. […]
April 16, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; FOL Book Sale Is Coming Soon; Alba Public Library Celebration; Rains County Republican Meeting; Emory Tailgate Hamfest; Lone Star Cemetery Annual Meeting […]
Delta County man arrested in Rains County on felony livestock case
Judd Horchem Murray, 47, of Cooper, was arrested on March 31 in Rains County on charges of hindering a secured creditor. […]
Friends of the Library Book Sale adds a new twist
The Rains County Friends of the Library has an approximate forty-five-year history of book sales, and that tradition won’t be broken this year. […]