An epic rainfall visited Rains County overnight Sunday and Monday morning. The deluge, which surpassed 10 inches in some parts of the county, resulted in flooded county roads and the cancellation of classes for Rains ISD. […]
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees met in a special session Monday evening, July 25, in the board room of the district administrative building. […]
Two portable buildings were returned to the Intermediate campus of the Rains Independent School District on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 12 and 13. The buildings previously resided at the Emory City Centre as part of TVCC’s remote learning for Rains County. […]
The Point City Council met Tuesday evening, June 14, for their regular monthly meeting. A quorum of members was present, with councilman Dustin Briggs chairing the meeting for Mayor Stephen Cross, who was absent. […]
Workers toil away installing the roof for the new St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church building located east of Emory on FM 515. Construction recently restarted after work was halted due to the COVID pandemic. […]
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees met in special session Thursday evening, May 26, in the board room of the RISD Administration Building. The first order of business for the board was approving the hire of John Portwood as principal of Rains Junior High School. […]
The Rains County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, executed a search warrant at a residence in Point on Thursday, May 12, which resulted in the arrest of a male subject suspected of possessing child pornography. […]
Eric Brittingham from Wildlife on the Move entertained the young, and the not so young, with two shows on Saturday during Founder’s Day. The Rains County Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a Chamber-of-Commerce Day with moderate weather and a large turnout. […]
The Emory City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, May 10, at Emory City Hall. Items brought before the council included rezoning a 13.425-acre parcel of land from agriculture to planned development, an ordinance creating the position of a city fire marshal, and an ordinance for granting permits for parades, marches and rallies. […]
New Favorite 5K winners were (left to right) Levi West, third place; Elija Walker, first place; Hannah Dickens, second; and Kadence Jones, fourth place. […]
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