Commissioners call for vote to establish taxing district
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered bids for ground maintenance of county properties, enacted a burn ban for the county and established the Rains County Assistance District. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Honoring a trailblazer and a mother
David Garrett shares stories about his mother, Mildred McMillan Garrett, during the ceremony to dedicate the Hwy. 19 bridge over Lake Fork as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge on Saturday, August 5, in the sanctuary of the Believers Baptist Church. […]
Serving up smiles and ice cream
Members of the Point Ladies Civic Club dish homemade ice cream and witty banter during the annual Ice Cream Social at the Point Civic Center. […]
Point tax returns up, others down
The City of Point had an increase while the county and other cities saw a decrease in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in August compared to last year. […]
Bridge dedication to be held Saturday
The Hwy. 19 bridge over Lake Fork will be dedicated to Mildred McMillan Garrett on Saturday, August 5, at Believers Baptist Church in Emory. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. […]
Council decides on code enforcement, property, personnel in packed room
The City Council of East Tawakoni discussed code enforcement, rezoning property, repairing a vehicle and personnel during the special meeting on Tuesday, August 1. […]
Signup underway for Point
The City of Point is accepting applications for a place on the ballot of the November 3 election with Mayor, Place 3, Place 4 and Place 5 on the city council up for election. […]
Commissioners hear audit, set tax rate, and purchase vehicles
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, July 27, to hear the annual financial audit, purchase vehicles and adopt a proposed tax rate. […]
New coach, new field, new season
New Rains High School Head Football Coach/Athletic Director Bryan Oakes speaks to players following the morning practice on Wednesday, August 2, at Wildcat Stadium. […]
RHS students return from NYC
Rains High School students traveled to New York City June 15-19 on an educational field trip to see the Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial, Radio City Music Hall, and several other iconic locations. […]