Rains County

Rains County Deputy Jamie Beck cautions a truck driver to slow down on Tuesday morning, December 21. A heavy blanket of fog rolled into the area reducing visibility to less than 200 feet in some parts of the county. The dense fog caused a two-vehicle accident on U.S. Hwy. 69 south, approximately one mile north of the Alba city limits. […]

Rains County Republican Chairperson Kristi Ratliff recently released the names of candidates seeking county office in the upcoming Republican primary to be held in March. Ratliff said the names reflect those candidates whose filings were received before the deadline on December 13. […]

It was cold all week and tournament day was supposed to be in the mid 70’s. It actually broke a record from 1905 and 2020 at 81 and it may have helped the fishing some, but out of all those fishing, there were only four limits caught. We had pretty strong northwesterly winds which didn’t help. […]

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On Saturday, December 4, at 5:39 p.m., the Rains County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) received a 911 transfer call from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, according to RCSO Public Information Officer Ken Cagle. […]