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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
Rains County Commissioners Court approved a salvage yard license, updated status of the Broadband Initiative, approved a resolution to not tax non-producing personal vehicles and more during the regular meeting on Thursday, February 13, in the courtroom of the Rains County courthouse. […]
Early voting for the March 3 primary is underway for several local contested races in Rains County. […]
The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced local sales tax allocations for February with the City of Emory receiving over $106,000 and Rains County getting back over $60,000. […]
The Old Firehouse Acoustic Concert Series presents Friction Farm on Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m. The modern-folk duo is a husband and wife team of traveling troubadours. […]
FOL To Meet Feb. 20; East Texas Forage Conference, Feb. 28; Black History Month Celebration; Rains Garden Club Meets First Mondays; Special Olympics Track and Field Day; Alba-Golden Reunion, March 7; Staches And Lashes Dance, Mar. 28; Ballers And Bombshells Dance […]
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