Parade honors residents and staff of senior care facility
The residents of Senior Suite Care & Rehab enjoy a parade on Friday, May 8, of decorated vehicles filled with loved ones and county citizens. […]
News
May sales tax allocations up, bucking shutdown fears
The tax allocation from local sales in March are being returned to taxing entities by the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in May and the data shows an increase over the previous year for Rains County and the local municipalities even as the state and country began implementing stay-at-home orders. […]
Extension of disaster declaration on agenda
The extension of the county’s COVID-19 disaster declaration, set to expire on May 14, is among the items for discussion and/or action on the Rains County Commissioners Court meeting agenda set for Thursday, May 14. […]
May 12, 2020
Spring Clean-up In Point, May 23-30 […]
Library to partially reopen
In accordance with Governor Abbott’s executive order GA-18, the Rains County Public Library will re-open to the public at 25% capacity on Monday, May 4 with modified hours being Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closing for lunch between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Hours and days of operation are subject to change, given staffing restraints. […]
Early-morning fire destroys home on FM 47
Fire departments from Point, East Tawakoni, Lone Oak and Emory were called to a house fire on FM 47 south of Point in the early morning hours of Monday, May 4. […]
Residents tested at mobile testing center
A limited number of Rains County residents were tested for COVID-19 on Friday, May 1, at a mobile testing center setup by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) in the parking lot of Rains Junior High. […]
National Day of Prayer to be held Thursday
In times of great sorrow, God’s people turn to Him with prayer to ease their suffering. On Thursday, May 7, at 12:00 noon there will be a gathering on the north side of the Rains County Courthouse for a National Day of Prayer. […]
May 5, 2020
New Date For Lynch Cemetery Meeting; Clifton Cemetery Meeting Canceled; Elm Cemetery Memorial Service […]
Council hires meter reader; nixes name on tower
Members of the East Tawakoni City Council met for the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 21, in the garage of the East Tawakoni Police Department. […]