Terry Jill McGowan Asbill
Terry Jill McGowan Asbill, 74, died on June 27, 2023. […]
Month: June 2023
Ricky Wayne Medders
Ricky Wayne Medders, 63, of Point, died on June 26, 2023. […]
Firefighter since she was 17, Henderson leads Point FD
Kristin Henderson was asked to take the position of Fire Chief in Point at the end of last summer when there was only a staff of five. […]
Day-long search ends with arrest of suspect
The Rains County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call near north Hwy. 19 in Emory on Monday morning, June 19. […]
County hit by severe storms
A late-season thunderstorm brought damaging wind and large hail to the area on Thursday night, June 15. […]
Ordinances, city hall hours top council discussions
The City Council of the City of East Tawakoni held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 20, to update city ordinances, combine city lots and discuss changing the hours of East Tawakoni City Hall. […]
Board considers building upgrades, budgets
The Rains County Emergency Service District board held a regular meeting on Monday, June 19, to consider upgrades for the EMS building and look over preliminary budgets. […]
Juneteenth Celebration Observed in Emory
A large and diverse crowd came out to celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the day that the order for the freeing of enslaved people was given in Galveston. […]
Daddy’s Legacy of Love and Peace
As I sit here on Father’s Day wondering what to write, my thoughts keep going to Daddy, so I want to share the first story I posted on the blog site I set up the year he died. […]
Rains County, Point sales tax returns up
Rains County and Point saw an increase in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in June compared to 2022. […]