Christmas festivities set to begin this weekend
Santa is making a few special stops this year in Rains County before his yearly trek around the world. […]
Point
City council canvasses votes, receives update on water facilities
Point City Council met for its second regular monthly meeting of the month on Tuesday, November 16, at Point City Hall. […]
Monthly returns remain up, one entity behind in yearly totals
Rains County and all municipalities in the county continue to see an increase in the amount of local sales tax allocations returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in November compared to last year. […]
Rains County voters reject VATRE with election day turnout
Residents in Rains County voted not to approve the ad valorem tax rate for the Rains Independent School District, while Point citizens elected three council seats and promoted the mayor pro-tem during the November 2 General Election on Tuesday. […]
Point holds first of twice-monthly meetings
Point City Council met for its first regular meeting since voting unanimously in October to hold two regular meetings a month, on the first and third Tuesdays. On Tuesday night, November 2, council members convened the meeting at Point City Hall. […]
Early voting ends Friday, Election Day Tuesday
Residents of Rains County will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 2, to vote on the Rains ISD tax rate, fill seats on the city councils of Emory and Point and amend the Texas Constitution. […]
Early voting underway for VATRE, city council seats
At press time, 126 residents of Rains County have cast a ballot in early voting for the November 2 general election. Early voting continues each weekday until Friday, October 29, in the election office of the Rains County Annex at 220 West Quitman St. in Emory. […]
October returns up for all entities
The revenue from the sale of taxable goods in Rains County continues to keep the county and local cities ahead of totals from 2020 as the rest of the state of Texas saw an increase of 20.6 percent in allocations being returned to local taxing entities in October. […]
Council to begin meeting twice a month
Point City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 12, at Point City Hall. […]
Point council sets tax rate, adopts budget
The Point City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 28, at Point City Hall. All councilmembers were in attendance at the meeting except for newly-appointed councilwoman Becky Decker. […]