Articles by Chuck Fitts

Residents of Precinct 1 in Rains County head to the polls today, July 14, to decide whether incumbent Patsy Marshall or Jeremy Cook will represent them on the Rains County Commissioners Court. […]

For the third straight month, Rains County and its municipalities saw an increase in local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in July compared to the same month last year. […]

The Federal government extended the 2019 tax return deadline to make payment or file an extension with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to Wednesday, July 15. […]

Rains County Judge Wayne Wolfe submitted paperwork to the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) on Monday, July 6, to exempt the county from the face covering/mask requirement issued by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott. […]

After one week of early voting, over a hundred voters in Rains County have cast a ballot in the July 14 Runoff Election. […]

Early voting is underway until Friday, July 10, for the July 14 runoff election for the position of Rains County Commissioner, Precinct One. Residents will be able to cast a ballot weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Rains County Courthouse Annex located at 220 W. Quitman. […]

An auto accident in Cherokee County led to a local theft investigation, suspects in a multi-county theft case identified in surveillance video, and a local residence with a possible connection to a cold case in California highlights a busy week for local law enforcement officials. […]