Early voting ends Friday, Election Day Tuesday
Residents of Rains County will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 2, to vote on the Rains ISD tax rate, fill seats on the city councils of Emory and Point and amend the Texas Constitution. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Ladies finish tied for second place, tiebreaker next
The Rains Lady Cat varsity volleyball team suffered a loss to Edgewood but bounced back for the victory over Lone Oak to finish in a three-way tie for second place in District 12-3A. […]
Wildcats struggle to contain speed of Tigers, fall to Commerce
The Rains Wildcats varsity football team had trouble containing the speed of the Commerce Tigers in the 55-20 district loss in Commerce on Friday night, October 22. […]
Council puts variance decision on hold
The East Tawakoni City Council held off on a decision concerning a variance to a city ordinance on Tuesday, October 19, after it was determined that proper procedure had not been followed. […]
Court considers appointments, by-law amendment
The Rains County Commissioners held a regular meeting on Thursday, October 14, to appoint the election administrator, amend tourism board by-laws and consider nominations for the Rains County Appraisal District. […]
Lady Cats beat Indians, drop thriller to Patriots
The Rains Lady Cat varsity volleyball team split district matches last week with win a over Grand Saline and a loss to Prairiland. […]
Wildcats turnover game to Red Raiders
The Rains Wildcats varisty football team could not maintain early momentum against the Winnsboro Raiders and lost the district game, 48-26, on Friday night, October 15. […]
October returns up for all entities
The revenue from the sale of taxable goods in Rains County continues to keep the county and local cities ahead of totals from 2020 as the rest of the state of Texas saw an increase of 20.6 percent in allocations being returned to local taxing entities in October. […]
Board presented budget adjustments, monthly reports
The Rains County Emergency Service District board met for a regular meeting on Monday, October 18, to consider final fiscal year budget reports and hear monthly call reports from departments. […]
Early voting underway for VATRE, city council seats
At press time, 126 residents of Rains County have cast a ballot in early voting for the November 2 general election. Early voting continues each weekday until Friday, October 29, in the election office of the Rains County Annex at 220 West Quitman St. in Emory. […]