Crappie USA Tournament Trail to visit Lake Fork
Crappie anglers from several states will travel to Lake Fork for a Crappie USA Tournament Trail event on March 7, presented by Bass Pro Shops Cabela’s. […]
Rains County
Two arrested during Friday morning raid
Two suspects were taken into custody and narcotics were seized during the execution of a search warrant in Emory on Friday morning, January 10, according to a statement from the Rains County Sheriff’s Department. […]
Eagle Fest boasts tours, shows and eagles
The 25th annual Rains County Eagle Fest takes place on Saturday, January 18, at the Rains County Fairgrounds in Emory. […]
Court addresses salary adjustments; selects depository
The Rains County Commissioners Court selected a depository bank, made personnel adjustments, heard reports and more during the regular meeting on Thursday, January 9. […]
Entities see increase for new year
Local sales tax allocations as we start the new year will see the City of Emory receiving just under $96,000 and Rains County getting back over $52,000 from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
Court all business in short meeting
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a shortened regular meeting on Thursday, December 26, to hear the ESD audit, approve a final plat and issue a bond. […]
Mid-winter bald eagle count this weekend
The annual mid-winter bald eagle count of Lake Fork will take place on Saturday and Sunday, January 11-12. The public is invited to meet at the Oak Ridge Marina Cafe each morning of the event at 7:00 a.m. to get instructions. […]
Passing the torch
Lyn Baldwin loves the written word and has spent most of her life passing that burning love on to others. One of the ways she has accomplished that goal is by serving on the Board of the Friends of the Rains County Library for almost a decade. At the Board meeting on January 2, she passed that torch on to Linda Brendle who will serve in her place but will never fill her shoes. […]
Softball state championship tops the stories of 2010-2019
In a decade that saw the Rains Independent School District [RISD] build its fourth school building, a new football stadium, and a baseball/softball complex; a tornado rip through Rains County; and a new Two-Mile Bridge built across Lake Tawakoni, it was the successful state championship run of the Rains Lady Cat softball team that topped the news in the decade of 2010-2019. […]
Rollercoaster 2019 leads to 2020 vision
The rollercoaster ride that was 2019 has finally come to an end so it is time to take a look back at the hills and valleys of another eventful year in Rains County. […]