Plans for Founder’s Day 2023 underway
The Emory Tourism Board recently announced that planning has begun for the 2023 Founder’s Day Festival and Concert. […]
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Point, East Tawakoni see increase in holiday sales
Local sales tax allocations for the City of Point and the City of East Tawakoni are up over 30 and 15 percent, respectively, compared to 2022, while Rains County and Emory saw declines in growth during the holiday season. […]
Report recent storm damage to TDEM
Rains County Emergency Management encourages county residents who suffered any physical property damage from the recent storms and ice to report those losses to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM). […]
February 9, 2023
Am. Legion Breakfast; Women’s Service Club; 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 […]
Court upgrades sound system in annex, sets rules for oversize loads
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, January 26, upgraded the sound system in the Rains County Courthouse Annex, approved rules for oversized loads on county roads and met with the Rains County Genealogical Society. […]
Former secretary indicted on theft of property
Former city secretary of the City of Point, Angelia Kay Good, was indicted by a grand jury for the third degree felony of theft of property. […]
Ice storm brings damage and paralysis to county
An ice storm rolled into Rains County early Monday morning, January 3, which began a three-day siege on the county. […]
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. […]
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. […]