The Rains County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Thursday, July 30, and decided upon a mental health service provider for the Rains County Jail, considered the purchase of vehicles for the Rains County Sheriff’s Department and finalized the proposed budget for 2020-2021. […]

Meet-the-teacher night will be Meet-the-teacher day this year. […]

On July 21, the Emory Police Department received a call from the Brookshire’s Company stating that they had located five card skimmers from pumps at the Brookshire’s store in Emory. […]

Kori Foster (left) and Storey Smith (right) took part in two-a-day practices Monday, August 3, in preparation for the upcoming football and volleyball seasons. […]

The year 2020 marks the 120th anniversary of the founding of First National Bank of Gilmer and its commitment to the banking needs of East Texas and its people. […]

Our next door neighbors have dogs. First there was one, and then there must have been a visitor because there were puppies. […]

After a week of mixed feelings of how school is going to look and big storms out in the ocean, life goes on in Point. Sprucing up all of Point is happening and it is looking good. […]

We are drawing closer to the end of summer. For some of us that love fall, that’s a good thing! I’ll miss the summer nights and swimming though. Anyone else fighting the urge to put up their fall decorations? […]

On July 25, the Trump MAGA KAG Flotillas Boat Parade was held on Lake Tawakoni with over 200 boats in attendance. A large number of spectators watched from the bridge and the shoreline. […]

The Rains Wildcats football team has begun the preparations for a new and unique season of fall sports as two-a-day practices get underway on Monday, August 3. […]