Let’s get counted!
Rains County is resilient and has been even before the COVID-19 epidemic. As we move forward as a county, there are several things which we must focus on once again. One of those items is the 2020 Census. […]
Year: 2020
Bonanza Community Center – past and present
Around the time Rains County was formed in 1870, a new settlement was being created on a site east of what is now Hwy. 19 and north of the Rains/Hopkins County line. The community was originally known as Fowler’s Store, and the name became official in 1879 when M.W. Fowler opened a post office there. The name was changed to Cold Hill in 1883 and Bonanza in 1898. […]
Council accepts bid for lawncare, tables other items
The Point City Council approved a bid to maintain city-owned lawns and tabled two items during the regular meeting on Tuesday, June 9. […]
Court considers budgets, updates personnel policy
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered the Rains County Appraisal District budget, updated the personnel policy and passed a resolution concerning grants during the regular meeting on Thursday, June 11. […]
June 16, 2020
Emory Issues Boil Water Notice; Good Samaritan New Dates, Times; Community Seeds Hot Lunches To Go; Imagine, Free Books For Children; RYSA Wildcat Cheer/ Football Sign ups; TJC Offers Student Orientation Options […]
Hubert D. McCarty
Hubert D. McCarty, 76, of Ector, died on June 15, 2020. […]
Ready for the big douse
Oakley Kirby and Stryker Kirby (hidden) receive a dousing from a pale of water at the Emory splash pad Monday morning, June 8. […]
Party runoffs rescheduled for July 14
The runoff election for Rains County Commissioner of Precinct 1 has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, as part of the statewide party runoff elections. […]
Fourth case confirmed in Rains County
Confirmation of a fourth case of COVID-19 attributed to Rains County was announced by the office of Rains County Judge Wayne Wolfe on Tuesday, June 2. […]
Court approves payment of invoice at special meeting
The Rains County Commissioners Court met to approve the payment of an invoice from grant funds on Thursday, June 4, in the courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse. […]