February 23, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Dinner; Black History Celebration; Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel to meet; Blood Drive To Be Held […]
News
Trustees replace stadium turf, hire new assistant superintendent
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees met on Monday, February 13, to discuss replacing the turf at Wildcat Stadium, hire a new assistant superintendent and approve agreement for mental health services for the district. […]
Commissioners approve plat, audit, hear updates
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, February 9, to approve a final plat for a subdivision on Rains County Road 1451 and hire Scott, Singleton, Fincher & Company for the county’s annual audit. […]
Emory City Council calls for local liquor option election
The Emory City Council met in regular session Tuesday night, February 14, in the council chamber at Emory City Hall. Among the actions taken by the council was accepting a petition for a liquor option election and passing a resolution calling for the liquor option election. […]
Point City Council approves manuals, home replacement
The City Council of Point approved manuals for the city and allowed the replacement of a single wide home on Roberts Road with a new double wide home during the regular meeting on Thursday, February 9. […]
Women’s Service Club
On February 13, the WSC met for their regular scheduled meeting at the Rose Community Center. […]
February 16, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Point Ladies Civic Club Mexican Stack Up […]
Elected seats remain open with Feb. 17 signup deadline looming
Candidates have until Friday, February 17, to file for a place on the ballot of the May 6 election for seats on the Rains Independent School District Board of Trustees, the Emory City Council or East Tawakoni City Council. […]
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. […]
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. […]