Appraisals to be released; increases in appraisals noted
The 2020 Notices of Appraised Value from the Rains County Appraisal District (RCAD) will be mailed to property owners on or around April 20. […]
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Property tax protest, appeals during shelter-in-place
The Rains County Appraisal District (RCAD) has prepared the 2020 Notices of Appraised Value for all non-commercial properties. The notices should be mailed on or around April 20. That will open the window for property owners to conduct informal meetings with their appraiser before formal protest. At this time, informal protest meetings with appraisal staff will be conducted by scheduled phone appointments after notices are mailed. […]
Rains County woman found dead in local motel
A Rains County woman was found dead in a motel room in Emory on Sunday morning, April 19. […]
April 21, 2020
Memorial Day Canceled For Dougherty […]
Court hires information officer
The Rains County Commissioners hired a part-time public information officer to assist with communication during the pandemic and dealt with monthly business during the regular meeting held in the empty courtroom of the Rains County Courthouse on Thursday, April 9. […]
Board hires elementary principal
Rains ISD Board of Trustees met through videoconference and telephones for its regular meeting on Monday, April 13, to hire a new elementary principal, discuss grading guidelines and pass a resolution to provide the superintendent with more authority. […]
First case of COVID-19 confirmed in county
The Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the confirmation of the first positive test of COVID-19 in Rains County on Tuesday, April 7. […]
2020 Mardi Gras success
Lake Country Neighbors’ (LCN) Mardi Gras 2020 fundraiser held on February 22 was a complete success. The funds from the event and other donations will be used toward the LCN scholarship program. LCN is proud to award $25,000 in scholarships to Alba-Golden, Rains and Yantis Class of 2020 graduating seniors. […]
First responders go above and beyond
First Responders of Rains County understand how hard it is on kids who are unable to celebrate birthdays in the typical way with parties and festivities during this period of social distancing. So, they have come together to help make birthdays a little more special during this difficult time. […]
April allocations announced
The tax on sales in Rains County before COVID-19 impacted the economy will see the City of Emory receive over $86,000 and Rains County assessed nearly $46,000 from the sales tax allocation for April from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]