Former secretary indicted on theft of property
Former city secretary of the City of Point, Angelia Kay Good, was indicted by a grand jury for the third degree felony of theft of property. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Wildcats, Ladies roll past Indians
The Rains Wildcat’s 73-63 district win over the Grand Saline Indians at Rains High School on Friday, January 27. Earlier in the evening, the Rains Lady Cat varsity team defeated the Grand Saline Lady Indians, 64-40. […]
County committee holds first meeting, plans for future
The first meeting of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for Rains County was held on Tuesday, January 24, for members to learn how an LEPC works and continue formation of the required committee. […]
No signups for council seats, deadline February 17
No applications have been filed to run in the May 6 election for seats on the Emory City Council or East Tawakoni City Council as of press time, while three candidates have filed for seats on the Rains Independent School District Board of Trustees. […]
County, cities see drop in November sales tax receipts
Local sales tax allocations for the new year saw a decline in the amount of money being returned to Rains County and the cities from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
Hopkins discusses vision for department
Rains County Sheriff Michael Hopkins spoke to the Rains County Republican Assembly on Tuesday, January 24, and laid out his plans for the county department. […]
Wildcats, Ladies add to win totals
The Rains Wildcats and Lady Cats notched two more district wins each against Lone Oak and Paris Chisum. […]
ESD board continues discussion on firefighter compensation
The board of the Rains County Emergency Service District continued the discussion of compensation for the county’s volunteer firemen, amended contracts with the departments and selected a new auditor for the district during the regular meeting on Monday, January 16. […]
Court appoints auditor, discusses permits
The Rains County Commissioners Court appointed the county auditor, approved plats and discussed permits for oversized loads on county roads during the regular meeting on Thursday, January 12. […]
Council upgrades water plant systems
The City of Point’s water treatment plant will continue to be upgraded as the city council approved the purchase of a new Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system during the regular meeting on Thursday, January 12. […]