Campbell, Robertson athletes of the year
Junior Jasey Campbell and junior Shawn Robertson were honored as Lady Cat and Wildcat Athlete of the Year during the Rains Wildcat All-Sports Banquet on Monday, May 22, in the high school gym. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Statewide totals up, locals slightly down
The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is returning over a billion dollars to statewide taxing districts in May, with East Tawakoni seeing the only increase over last year. […]
Lady Cats advance to regional finals, Wildcats fall to #4 Tigers
The Rains Lady Cats sweep away the Hooks Lady Hornets to move to the Region 2-3A finals, while the Rains Wildcats were eliminated from the playoffs by the #4 Gunter Tigers. […]
Besties setting the pace
The “besties” led the second wave of starters leaving the city limits on the 5K Race Across the SSGT McNabb Memorial Bridge on Saturday, May 13. The annual event included a Nautical Mile Fun Run and raised over $5,800 for the East Tawakoni Parks & Recreation fund. […]
New council seated; short agenda handled
The East Tawakoni City Council seated three new council members and the mayor during the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 16. […]
ESD board approves pay-per-run policy
The board of the Rains County Emergency Service District approved the policy to pay volunteer firefighters per run and were updated on the tower contract and the new helipad during the regular meeting on Monday, May 15. […]
Commissioners table library security, discuss other items
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, May 11, to approve a plat, table action on the security for the Rains County Library and discuss several items. […]
Wildcats, Lady Cats sweep into regional round of playoffs
The Rains Wildcat baseball team and the Rains Lady Cat softball team swept into the next round of the Class 3A playoffs with series wins over the weekend. […]
City council continues focus on water system
The City Council for the City of Point held a regular meeting on Thursday, May 11, to rezone a property and make improvements to the water system. […]
Trustees approve waivers, set date to canvass votes
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Monday, May 8, to approve attendance waivers, hear the federal program update and set a date to canvass votes from the May 6 election. […]