Serving those who served
Cay House and Pat Nail serve a barbecue lunch to a table of veterans at the Lake Fork Baptist Church during the Lake Country Neighbors’s annual Veterans Thank You on Tuesday, August 19. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Council considers four-day work week for city employees
The Point City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 12, to discuss four-day work week for city employees, enter agreement with Hayter Engineering for plat reviews and consider changes to city owned buildings. […]
Trustees set tax rate, adopt budget, order another VATRE
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees called for a Voter Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE) after setting the tax rate and budget for the 2025-2026 school year during the regular meeting on Monday, August 18. […]
Commissioners approve contract to clean up county evidence room
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, August 14. On the agenda the court hired a consultant to organize and inventory the evidence room of the Rains County Sheriff’s office, approved the use of the courthouse square for the car show and accepted a proposal for environmental survey of two county buildings. […]
Gallian speaks on inspiration to help disabled veterans
Veterans, family and friends enjoyed food and patriotic fun at the Veterans Thank You event at Lake Fork Baptist Church on Tuesday, August 19. Hosted annually by the Lake Country Neighbors (LCN), the event featured […]
Lined up for the grand opening
In the early morning hours of the first day of school, parents lined up to walk their children to their classrooms at Rains Elementary. […]
Co-founder of Veteran housing nonprofit to speak at Veterans Thank You luncheon
The Lake Country Neighbors will host their annual Veterans Thank You with guest speaker, John Gallina, on Tuesday, August 19, at Lake Fork Baptist Church on FM 515. […]
Deadline to sign up for Point City Council election is Monday
The deadline to file for a place on the ballot for a seat on the Point City Council is Monday, August 18 at 5:00 p.m. […]
Commissioners set proposed tax rate for Rains County
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Thursday, August 7, to set the tax rate for the 2025-2026 budget year. […]
Point sees major increase in returns, all others steady
The City of Point saw a 30-percent increase while Emory and Rains County saw a decrease in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock in August compared to last year. […]