RHS students return from NYC
Rains High School students traveled to New York City June 15-19 on an educational field trip to see the Statue of Liberty, the 9/11 Memorial, Radio City Music Hall, and several other iconic locations. […]
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July 27, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Point Ladies Civic Club Ice Cream Social; Pageant Applications […]
Court adopts subdivision updates; talks tax abatements, begins work on budget
The Rains County Commissioners Court adopted updates to the subdivision policy, discussed guidelines for granting tax abatements and began work on the budget during the regular meeting on Thursday, July 13, and Friday, July 14. […]
District discusses remodels, budget
The Rains County Emergency Service District (ESD) board held a regular meeting on Monday, July 17, to reimburse the cost of the new helipad, consider upgrades to the EMS building and begin preliminary work on next years budget. […]
Lt. Col. Green talks service at Veterans Thank You
Lt. Col. Timothy Green, USA, Ret. spoke of the impact military service and a caring family had on his life during the 13th Annual Veteran Thank You at the Lake Fork Baptist Church on Tuesday, July 18. […]
Increase returns for Point, Emory crosses milestone
The City of Point saw a 25-percent increase in sales tax revenue compared to last year and remains the only local taxing district ahead of the year-to-date totals according to the new numbers released by the Texas Comptroller’s office on Wednesday, July 12. […]
RHS student honored at Film Festival
Rains High School student Colton Mott was honored this summer at SWIFF 2023, the Student World Impact Film Festival, for directing and writing his short film CASS. […]
July 20, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Dinner; Point Ladies Civic Club Ice Cream Social; Pageant Applications […]
Trustees to accept applications to fill open seat
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees decided to accept applications to fill the open seat on the board, changed Community in Schools provider and set a date to work on the budget during the regular meeting on Tuesday, July 11. […]
Rolling thunder
Storm clouds rolled through Rains County Tuesday morning, July 11, bringing 1.13 inches of rain to the city of Emory while other parts of the county received as much as 2.2 inches. The Spring-like storm kept temperature several degrees below normal for most of the day. […]