School campuses to remain closed
Rains ISD campuses are closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, while students will continue remote learning through the end of May. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Family violence sends one to hospital, one arrested
Emory police responded to a family violence call with a stabbing in the Katy addition on Sunday, April 19. […]
Multiple FDs respond to house fire
Volunteer fire departments from Rains and Hunt counties responded to a house fire in East Tawakoni on Friday, April 17. […]
Keep Emory Beautiful named Silver Star Affiliate
Keep Emory Beautiful will be recognized as a Silver Star Affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) at the 53rd annual conference in Houston on September 28-30. […]
Rains County woman found dead in local motel
A Rains County woman was found dead in a motel room in Emory on Sunday morning, April 19. […]
Court hires information officer
The Rains County Commissioners hired a part-time public information officer to assist with communication during the pandemic and dealt with monthly business during the regular meeting held in the empty courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse on Thursday, April 9. […]
Board hires elementary principal
Rains ISD Board of Trustees met through videoconference and telephones for its regular meeting on Monday, April 13, to hire a new elementary principal, discuss grading guidelines and pass a resolution to provide the superintendent with more authority. […]
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in county
The Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the confirmation of the first positive test of COVID-19 in Rains County on Tuesday, April 7. […]
April allocations announced
The tax on sales in Rains County before COVID-19 impacted the economy will see the City of Emory receive over $86,000 and Rains County assessed nearly $46,000 from the sales tax allocation for April from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
I do … no fooling
Karen Tabor and Michael Charles exchanged marriage vows in front of the Rains County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 1. Mickey Cooper officiated the small ceremony. […]