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. […]
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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. […]
Man indicted in Rains County faces additional charges
Arrested in October for theft of livestock in Rains County, Robert Mitchell Self, 32, of Wolfe City, surrendered to Fannin County authorities in November for hindering a secured creditor. […]
Rains County will see three locally contested races
Rains County will have several contested races after candidates filed applications for places on the ballot of the March 3 primary elections. The deadline for filing was Monday, December 9. […]
County to kick off holiday season Saturday
The cities of Rains County will kick off the Christmas holiday season this weekend with Christmas parades and other festivities on Saturday, December 7. […]
Primary election deadline nears
The final day to file for a place on the ballot of the November General Election in 2020 is Monday, December 9.
Candidates associated with a state-recognized party must contact and file an application with the respective state or county party chair before December 9 at 6:00 p.m. […]
County selected for broadband initiative
Connected Nation Texas discussed the “Connected Nation Broadband Initiative” during a special meeting of the Rains County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, November 5, in the county courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse. […]