Rains campuses lock down following social media post
On Tuesday, May 24, Rains Independent School District (ISD) Superintendent Jennifer Johnson issued a statement regarding an incident that occurred that morning. […]
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County, City officials gather to learn more about economic development
Officials from Rains County, Emory, Point and East Tawakoni gathered for a meeting at the Emory City Center on Tuesday, May 24, to discuss economic development in Rains County. […]
A walk to remember
Strolling down the halls of the Rains Elementary School, seniors Ellen Nipp and Adriana Padilla smile to the students lining the hall during the Senior Walk on Thursday, May 19. The Rains High School Class of 2022 walked the hallways of the Intermediate, Junior High and High School campuses. […]
Piles, Morgan named top of RHS senior class
Rains High School recognized Caleigh Elisabeth Piles as valedictorian and Maci Breann Morgan as salutatorian of the RHS Class of 2022. […]
May 26, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Carter BloodCare Blood Drive; Pilgrim Rest Cem. 1 Memorial Day; Rains High School Class of 2012 Reunion; Long Cemetery Assoc. Annual Meeting; Smyrna Cemetery Memorial Day […]
Court updates policies, reviews seven plats
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered proposals for reviewing subdivisions for the county, updated policies and reviewed seven plats of properties in Rains County during the regular meeting on Thursday, May 12. […]
Deputies execute search warrant, one suspect taken into custody
The Rains County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, executed a search warrant at a residence in Point on Thursday, May 12, which resulted in the arrest of a male subject suspected of possessing child pornography. […]
Brush truck upgrades, monthly reports top agenda
The board of the Rains County Emergency Service District #1 held a regular meeting on Monday, May 16. they discussed modifications to the brush truck for Point Volunteer Fire Department, reviewed preliminary property value totals and heard monthly updates from departments. […]
And they’re off …
Bursting from the starting gate, runners take off on the 5K race across Lake Tawakoni on the Staff Sgt. Shawn Henry McNabb Memorial Bridge on Saturday, May 14. […]
County, ET see double digit increase
The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is returning over a billion dollars to statewide taxing districts in May, with Rains County, East Tawakoni and Emory seeing increases of 21 percent, 13 percent and 10 percent, respectively. […]