Court passes resolution, interlocal agreement
The Rains County Commissioners held a regular meeting on Thursday, December 9, and approved an interlocal agreement with East Tawakoni, passed a resolution and heard monthly reports. […]
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Trustees hear financial ratings, purchase new vehicles
Trustees of Rains ISD purchased two vans, heard the district’s financial ratings and tabled the superintendent evaluation during the regular meeting on Monday, December 13. […]
Point council names new city secretary
Former West Tawakoni Mayor and councilman Alan Shoemake was chosen to serve as City of Point City Secretary in a unanimous decision by Point City Council members during a special meeting held on Monday, December 13. […]
Council approves sale of ambulance building
The City of Emory City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, December 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Emory City Hall. […]
Names of candidates seeking place on ballot released
Rains County Republican Chairperson Kristi Ratliff recently released the names of candidates seeking county office in the upcoming Republican primary to be held in March. Ratliff said the names reflect those candidates whose filings were received before the deadline on December 13. […]
LFA begins five-fish limit
It was cold all week and tournament day was supposed to be in the mid 70’s. It actually broke a record from 1905 and 2020 at 81 and it may have helped the fishing some, but out of all those fishing, there were only four limits caught. We had pretty strong northwesterly winds which didn’t help. […]
December 16, 2021
Carter BloodCare Blood Drive; Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales […]
District acts on threat circulating on social media
Security has been noticeably increased at Rains ISD following a threat circulating in many area schools, including Rains ISD, on a social media site. […]
Deputies respond to call of shots fired, one man taken into custody
On Saturday, December 4, at 5:39 p.m., the Rains County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) received a 911 transfer call from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, according to RCSO Public Information Officer Ken Cagle. […]
City addresses concerns at townhall meeting
The City of Point held a town hall event for city residents on Thursday, December 2, at Point City Hall. City attorney Jim McElroy was in attendance alongside Mayor of Point Stephen Cross and city council members Staci Ely, Dustin Briggs and Jerry Hampton. […]