Poppin’ good time coming to Heritage Park on July 4th
The Women’s Service Club of Emory will present Poppers in the Park on Monday, July 4, at the Heritage Park. […]
Rains County
Having a field day with their radios
Blake Cooper, with Joe Parker and Jim Crittenden watching over his shoulder, tunes his radio to communicate with other amateur radio operators around the globe during the 2022 ARRL Field Day on Saturday, June 25, at the Emory Volunteer Fire Department. Other members of the Rains Amateur Radio Association pictured are Michael Beem, Larry Smith and Belinda Smith. […]
June 30, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Rocky Point Community Center Meeting; Am. Legion Breakfast; Point Ladies Civic Club Fundraiser; Rains County Republican Assembly Hosts Forum […]
Honoring a hero
Descendants of Buffalo Soldier Johnie L. Toliver stand with a wreath at the Rains County Veterans Memorial during the dedication of a paver to the veteran on Saturday, June 18. Following the parade through downtown, the ceremony was part of the Juneteenth Celebration in Rains County. […]
Large turnout celebrating Juneteenth 2022
Locals, out-of-towners and out-of-staters braved the Texas heat on June 17-18 to enjoy live music, eat delicious barbecue, walk the Opal Lee Freedom Walk and celebrate black history, its progress and its culture at the celebration. […]
RARA to hold amateur radio “Field Day”
Members of the Rains Amateur Radio Association will be participating in the national amateur radio Field Day exercise to be held on Saturday June 25, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and continuing until Sunday, June 26 at 1:00 p.m., at the Emory Volunteer Fire Station on Hwy. 69. […]
June 23, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Dinner; American Legion Officer Installation; Dunbar Cemetery Decoration Day; Point Ladies Civic Club Fundraiser; Rains County Republican Assembly Hosts Forum […]
Court approves subdivision policy, Hazard mitigation plan
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, June 9, to adopt the new subdivision policy and move forward with the Hazard Mitigation plan for Rains County. […]
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. […]
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. […]