Cook wins runoff for Precinct 1
Jeremy Cook will represent Precinct 1 on the Rains County Commissioners Court after receiving a majority of the votes cast during runoff election on Tuesday, July 14. […]
Articles by Chuck Fitts
Council discusses sanitation services, amends ordinance
The Point City Council discussed a new sanitation contract for the city, amended an ordinance and reasserted support for the Residential Certificate of Occupancy during the regular meeting on Tuesday, July 14. […]
Local race to be decided today
Residents of Precinct 1 in Rains County head to the polls today, July 14, to decide whether incumbent Patsy Marshall or Jeremy Cook will represent them on the Rains County Commissioners Court. […]
Commissioners consider special tax rate, grants; work on budget
The Rains County Commissioners approved a new calculated voter-approval tax rate, considered an agreement with the Andrews Center and discussed grants during the regular meeting on Thursday, July 9, in the Rains County Courthouse. […]
County, cities see third straight allocation increase
For the third straight month, Rains County and its municipalities saw an increase in local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in July compared to the same month last year. […]
Wednesday is “Tax Day”
The Federal government extended the 2019 tax return deadline to make payment or file an extension with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to Wednesday, July 15. […]
House fire under investigation
A fire on Clark Drive in Emory on Thursday afternoon, July 2, is currently under investigation by the Texas Fire Marshalls’ office. […]
County judge files for face covering exemption
Rains County Judge Wayne Wolfe submitted paperwork to the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) on Monday, July 6, to exempt the county from the face covering/mask requirement issued by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott. […]
Early voting continues for runoff election
After one week of early voting, over a hundred voters in Rains County have cast a ballot in the July 14 Runoff Election. […]
Early voting underway for July 14 runoff elections
Early voting is underway until Friday, July 10, for the July 14 runoff election for the position of Rains County Commissioner, Precinct One. Residents will be able to cast a ballot weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Rains County Courthouse Annex located at 220 W. Quitman. […]