Board approves lease, hears monthly reports
The Rains County Emergency Services District #1 board met to approve the tower lease, deal with annual taxation exemptions and hear monthly reports during the regular meeting on Monday, February 17. […]
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Council updates pet ordinance, sells water trucks
The city council of the City of East Tawakoni heard presentations, updated the pet ordinance and authorized the selling of old water trucks during the regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18. […]
County purchases new haul truck
The Rains County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of a new haul truck for the Road and Bridge Department during a special meeting on Thursday, February 20. […]
Songer selected to All-East Texas Team
Junior Mason Songer (32) stiff arms the defender during district game in Emory. Songer was named to the 2019 Smoaky.com All-East Texas Team as Honorable Mention Running Back. Songer finished the 2019 season with 1501 yards on 222 carries with 19 touchdowns. […]
Early voting underway for local contested races
Early voting for the March 3 primary is underway for several local contested races in Rains County. […]
Salvage yard OK’d, R&B truck discussed
Rains County Commissioners Court approved a salvage yard license, updated status of the Broadband Initiative, approved a resolution to not tax non-producing personal vehicles and more during the regular meeting on Thursday, February 13, in the courtroom of the Rains County courthouse. […]
State Comptroller advises local CAD to raise property values
During the Rains ISD School Board meeting on Monday, February 10, Assistant Superintendent of Finance Jeff Fisher informed trustees that the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Property Tax Assistance Division (PTAD) had determined that the appraised value on properties in Rains County were too low again which would lead to a cut in funding for the school district from the state of Texas. […]
School board trustees learn property values are too low
Trustees learned that the state expected higher appraisal values for the county, renewed contracts of administrators, learned about activities at the Rains Intermediate campus and more during the regular meeting of the Rains ISD Board on Monday, February 10. […]
Lady Cats advance, Wildcats look for playoff momentum
Rains Lady Cats basketball team defeated Uplift Hampton Prep in the bi-district round of the Class 3A playoffs, while the Wildcats look to bounce back from the loss to Edgewood. […]
Emory, County rebates ahead of previous year
The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced local sales tax allocations for February with the City of Emory receiving over $106,000 and Rains County getting back over $60,000. […]