Council considers selling property, pursuing grants
The Point City Council considered options for selling city property, looked into grants and asked for volunteers during the regular meeting on Thursday, July 23. […]
Year: 2026
Red Light, Green Light
Construction is underway on the traffic signal at the intersection of Hwy. 19 and Quitman St. […]
Game wardens rescue angler after 3 hours in Lake Tawakoni
Two Texas Game Wardens — Dewayne Noble, stationed in Rains County, and Josh Bonney, stationed in Hunt County — rescued an angler Friday who spent more than three hours in the water after his boat struck a submerged tree during Media Bass Fishing Championship Tour, a bass fishing tournament on Lake Tawakoni. […]
Lieutenant David got a magic knee!
One of my favorite scenes from the movie Forrest Gump happens when Forrest sees his friend Dan Taylor, who lost both legs in Vietnam, walking across his lawn to attend his wedding. […]
July 30, 2026
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales The Rains County Good Samaritan Clothes Shop will be open Monday-Thursday in the building behind the public library on Hwy. 69 in Emory. Hours for Mon.-Wed. are 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., […]
Wallace McCollum Jr.
Wallace McCollum Jr., 74, died on July 22, 2026. […]
Jerry Don Cason
Jerry Don Cason, 81, died on July 27, 2026. […]
Lois Pearl Sanders (Williams)
Lois Pearl Williams Sanders, 84, died on July 26, 2026. […]
Library makes great headway under leadership of Bernadette Thompson
The Rains County Public Library has been operating since 1982 according to the library’s website. […]
ESD board approves proposed budget, tax rate in regular monthly meeting
The Rains County Emergency Services District No. 1 board unanimously approved a proposed budget and tax rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year and set public hearing dates on the matter for September 14 and September 21 during its regular meeting Monday night. […]