Filing underway for May 1 election
Filing is underway at Rains ISD, City of Emory and City of East Tawakoni for a place on the ballot of the May 1 election. […]
News
Night Watch auditions
Auditions for The Talent Box’s production of Night Watch, written by Lucille Fletcher, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on January 26. Performance dates are March 6, 7, 12 and 13. There are parts for five men and four women to fill the cast. […]
RHS, RJH perform at all region
Band members from Rains ISD participated in the ATTSSB Region 3 All-Region Band. Twelve students from the Rains ISD band program were selected in an online recorded audition, competing with band students from other schools in the region. […]
It’s cookie season
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) kicked off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season nationally, during a challenging time when many Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant, and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe. […]
County awaits information on COVID-19 vaccine availability
Rains County continues to be committed to disseminating information to citizens as soon as we receive it. Currently, Rains County is not being notified of the vaccine availability nor the location or time of delivery. […]
January is school board recognition month
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared January 2021 to be school board recognition month as a tribute to the hardworking school board members who play a vital role in our communities and schools. […]
Closures continue amid virus spike
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make its presence known in Rains County. Last week the City of Point closed its offices to the public due to exposure among its staff. […]
Surveying from afar
Binoculars and cameras with long-range lenses were instrumental in identifying bald eagles on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers began their three-day survey on Friday by tallying the eagle population around Lake Tawakoni. […]
Allocations up 50% for Point, over 28% for county
Local sales tax allocations for the new year reports the City of Point receiving over 56 percent more than this time last year and Rains County getting back almost $67,000 from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
Officials Sworn In
Rains County Sheriff’s Office officials were sworn in for the next four years. […]