Tommy Joe Eubanks
Tommy Joe Eubanks, 81, of Emory, died on May 20, 2022. […]
Month: May 2022
Charles Silva
Charles Silva, 62, of Lone Oak, died on May 20, 2022. […]
And they’re off …
Bursting from the starting gate, runners take off on the 5K race across Lake Tawakoni on the Staff Sgt. Shawn Henry McNabb Memorial Bridge on Saturday, May 14. […]
Retired peace keeper finds tranquility as links owner
Thad Wilson was born and raised in Forney, and lived there while serving 28 years as a police officer where he had an interesting career involving undercover assignments. […]
Brush truck upgrades, monthly reports top agenda
The board of the Rains County Emergency Service District #1 held a regular meeting on Monday, May 16. they discussed modifications to the brush truck for Point Volunteer Fire Department, reviewed preliminary property value totals and heard monthly updates from departments. […]
Deputies execute search warrant, one suspect taken into custody
The Rains County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, executed a search warrant at a residence in Point on Thursday, May 12, which resulted in the arrest of a male subject suspected of possessing child pornography. […]
Court updates policies, reviews seven plats
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered proposals for reviewing subdivisions for the county, updated policies and reviewed seven plats of properties in Rains County during the regular meeting on Thursday, May 12. […]
Wildcats season ends in area round
The Rains Wildcat baseball team’s season came to an end with a series loss to the Grandview Zebras in the area round of the Class 3A playoffs. […]
More country than city
The City Girl column first began with a Letter to the Editor in September of 2011. When I continued to submit my thoughts from time to time, Earl Hill gave me print space. After several stories about the adventures and misadventures of being out of my city element, he began heading my column “City Girl,” and the name stuck. […]
County, ET see double digit increase
The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is returning over a billion dollars to statewide taxing districts in May, with Rains County, East Tawakoni and Emory seeing increases of 21 percent, 13 percent and 10 percent, respectively. […]