Rules set for shelter, employees recognized
The Emory City Council passed a resolution, sent out for bids, revised an ordinance and heard presentations during the regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18. […]
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County purchases new haul truck
The Rains County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of a new haul truck for the Road and Bridge Department during a special meeting on Thursday, February 20. […]
Council updates pet ordinance, sells water trucks
The city council of the City of East Tawakoni heard presentations, updated the pet ordinance and authorized the selling of old water trucks during the regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18. […]
Board approves lease, hears monthly reports
The Rains County Emergency Services District #1 board met to approve the tower lease, deal with annual taxation exemptions and hear monthly reports during the regular meeting on Monday, February 17. […]
The Women of Lockerbie
Rains High School invites the community to watch the production of The Women of Lockerbie on Tuesday, March 3. The one-act play is free to the public and will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS cafetorium. […]
Miller Grove Robotics team compets at VRC state meet
The Miller Grove Robotics Team competed at the Vex Robotics Competition (VRC) Texas Region 2 State Championship in Terrell held on Saturday, Feb. 22. The team, made up of 7th and 8th graders, traveled to Terrell with their robot which qualified for state based on its ranking in the Robot Skills Challenge at the previous competition in Terrell. The team finished 15th out of 25 teams. […]
February 25, 2020
East Texas Forage Conference, Feb. 28; Rains Garden Club Meets First Mondays; LCN Meets AT EBC; Special Olympics Track and Field Day; Upper Sabine Cattleman’s Conference, Mar. 6; Alba-Golden Reunion, March 7; Staches And Lashes Dance, Mar. 28; Ballers And Bombshells Dance […]
County roads suffer heavy damage
Rains County roads suffered heavy damages during the recent rains. A total of 3.52 inches of rains was recorded Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10-12. A bridge on County Road 3160 crossing Magee’s Creek was closed after most of its support was washed away during the rains. County Judge Wayne Wolfe said he and commissioners Mike Willis and Mike Godwin went out to the site and surveyed the damage. Wolfe said that the county has not determined what the next course of action will be. […]
School board trustees learn property values are too low
Trustees learned that the state expected higher appraisal values for the county, renewed contracts of administrators, learned about activities at the Rains Intermediate campus and more during the regular meeting of the Rains ISD Board on Monday, February 10. […]
State Comptroller advises local CAD to raise property values
During the Rains ISD School Board meeting on Monday, February 10, Assistant Superintendent of Finance Jeff Fisher informed trustees that the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Property Tax Assistance Division (PTAD) had determined that the appraised value on properties in Rains County were too low again which would lead to a cut in funding for the school district from the state of Texas. […]