Emory man notches Legacy ShareLunker for 2023
Lake Nacogdoches recorded its first Legacy Class largemouth bass of the 2023 Toyota ShareLunker collection season when angler Jack York of Emory reeled in ShareLunker 634 Monday afternoon. […]
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February 2, 2023
Women’s Service Club; Am. Legion Breakfast; Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel to meet; Point Ladies Civic Club Mexican Stack Up; Rains Garden Club to meet second Mondays; Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales […]
County committee holds first meeting, plans for future
The first meeting of the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for Rains County was held on Tuesday, January 24, for members to learn how an LEPC works and continue formation of the required committee. […]
No signups for council seats, deadline February 17
No applications have been filed to run in the May 6 election for seats on the Emory City Council or East Tawakoni City Council as of press time, while three candidates have filed for seats on the Rains Independent School District Board of Trustees. […]
County, cities see drop in November sales tax receipts
Local sales tax allocations for the new year saw a decline in the amount of money being returned to Rains County and the cities from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
Hopkins discusses vision for department
Rains County Sheriff Michael Hopkins spoke to the Rains County Republican Assembly on Tuesday, January 24, and laid out his plans for the county department. […]
RJH students share kindness throughout their community
The Rains Junior High Student Council and Life Skills students spent Monday morning, January 23, spreading kindness to area businesses and city and county employees. […]
January 26, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Dinner; Women’s Service Club; Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel to meet; Rains Garden Club to meet second Mondays […]
ESD board continues discussion on firefighter compensation
The board of the Rains County Emergency Service District continued the discussion of compensation for the county’s volunteer firemen, amended contracts with the departments and selected a new auditor for the district during the regular meeting on Monday, January 16. […]
Court appoints auditor, discusses permits
The Rains County Commissioners Court appointed the county auditor, approved plats and discussed permits for oversized loads on county roads during the regular meeting on Thursday, January 12. […]