A 39-year tradition
On Friday, October 16, the doors of the Emory City Centre will open for the Friends of the Library (FOL) Fall Book Sale, a two-day fundraising event that has continued with few interruptions for almost four decades. […]
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District delays mailing tax bills
Rains County Appraisal District (RCAD) Chief Appraiser Sherri McCall announced on October 8, that the district decided to delay mailing the 2020 tax bills until Rains ISD holds the Voter-Approved Tax Ratification Election (VATRE) during the November 3 General Election. […]
October 13, 2020
Good Samaritans Openings In October; Children’s Museum Holds Auction; Rains County Angel Tree Time; FOL Book Sale Is Back; EUMC Women Hold Sales; Yantis First Baptist Postpones Event […]
New election office to be open for early voting
Early voting in the November 3 General Election for residents of Rains County begins on Tuesday, October 13, in the new election office at the Rains County Courthouse Annex. […]
District renews contracts, adopts budget, tax rate
The Rains County Emergency Services District board adopted the new budget and tax rate, renewed contracts with county volunteer fire departments, paid off debt and heard monthly reports during the regular meeting on Tuesday, September 29. […]
Halloween Horror Night
The Rains High School Theater Department has spent the last two months working on its Halloween Horror Night drama production, which will debut Thursday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. on the Rains High School cafetorium stage. […]
Shine on, shine on…
Like the song said, a harvest moon shone as it rose above the roof of the Rains County Courthouse on Thursday evening, October 1. This year there will be a second full moon, or a blue hunter’s moon as it is called, which will occur Saturday, October 31. That’s right, Halloween will have a full moon this year … fitting! […]
Trinity Valley SBDC to host townhall meeting
Business owners in the Rains County area are invited to attend an Economic Shut Down Recovery Strategies town hall meeting which will be hosted by Trinity Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The event is scheduled to be held Tuesday, October 27, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Emory City Centre. […]
Ladies civic club votes for new officers
The Point Ladies Civic Club met on October 1, with 22 members present. Despite social distancing, we had a good time. […]
Learn to read to learn
Maxanne Potts brought her three great grandsons and their moms to the library to enroll them in the DPIL program that will monthly mail a free book to each grandson until they are five years old. […]