Vaunita Faye Blanton
Vaunita Faye Blanton, 77, of Emory, died on February 10, 2023. […]
Year: 2023
Report recent storm damage to TDEM
Rains County Emergency Management encourages county residents who suffered any physical property damage from the recent storms and ice to report those losses to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM). […]
Senior Night
Seniors of the Rains Lady Cat basketball team were recognized during Senior Night on Tuesday, February 7, at the Rains High School gym before the regular season finale against the Edgewood Lady Bulldogs. […]
County Clerk Mandy Sawyer oversees public records dating back to 1800s
Rains County Clerk Mandy Sawyer considers the most important part of her job to be keeping up with public records. […]
Point, East Tawakoni see increase in holiday sales
Local sales tax allocations for the City of Point and the City of East Tawakoni are up over 30 and 15 percent, respectively, compared to 2022, while Rains County and Emory saw declines in growth during the holiday season. […]
Plans for Founder’s Day 2023 underway
The Emory Tourism Board recently announced that planning has begun for the 2023 Founder’s Day Festival and Concert. […]
Elected seats remain open with Feb. 17 signup deadline looming
Candidates have until Friday, February 17, to file for a place on the ballot of the May 6 election for seats on the Rains Independent School District Board of Trustees, the Emory City Council or East Tawakoni City Council. […]
Lady Cats finish second in district, Wildcats lose last two
The Rains Lady Cats finished the season in second place in District 12-3A, while the Wildcats suffered two losses with two games to play. […]
Saving the daffodils
This past week was not quite as bad as Snowpocalypse of 2021, but it wasn’t a lot of fun. […]
February 9, 2023
Am. Legion Breakfast; Women’s Service Club; Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel to meet; Point Ladies Civic Club Mexican Stack Up; Rains Garden Club to meet second Mondays; Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales […]