Court begins work to trim budget
The Rains County Commissioners held a special meeting on Thursday, July 1, to focus on the upcoming budget for the county. […]
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Walding to speak at LCN veterans event
What started on a whim in 2010 with a hamburger and hotdog picnic in the Ruby McKeown Park in Emory, has grown to be a patriotic celebration with a complimentary barbecue lunch served to more than 160 veterans and their guests. […]
July 7, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; LCN Hosts Veterans Luncheon; Convention of States Meeting; Coats Cemetery Memorial; Point Ladies Civic Club Fundraiser; Colony Cemetery Memorial Day; Rains Co. 4-H Youth Sewing Clinic; Back 2 School Youth Lock In […]
Commissioners open bids for materials, extend disaster declaration
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, June 24, to open bids for the Rains County Road & Bridge department, extend the disaster declaration and begin work on the county budget. […]
Calling all stations
Larry Smith, a member of the Rains Amateur Radio Association (RARA), attempts to make contact with other radio enthusiasts during the American Radio Relay League’s (ARRL) annual Field Day held Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26. […]
Fireworks, food, family part of July 3rd celebration
The Women’s Service Club will present Poppers in the Park on Saturday, July 3, at the Heritage Park starting at 6:00 p.m. […]
Davis honored
Captain Randall E. Davis receives the Lonestar Distinguished Service Medal on May 29, from General Hastings (left) of the Texas State Guard. […]
Star Mart to petition county for local option election
Star Mart on FM 515 in Rains County, situated near Lake Fork, is a popular spot for fishermen, tourists and locals to stop in for a cold soda, slice of pizza or a bag of minnows. Recently, Hemani decided to seek signatures for a petition putting the option to voters to turn Rains County from a dry to a wet county. […]
Commemorating 151 years
Texas State Representative Cole Hefner reads the resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the founding of Rains County during the Founder’s Day celebration at the Rains County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 19. […]
Riding shotgun for Papa
Landry Mills (right) rides shotgun on a horse-drawn buggy carrying his Papa, Ronnie Fenter, to his final resting place at Lone Star Cemetery in Point. One of Fenter’s hobbies was rebuilding horse- and mule-drawn wagons. […]