Spring 2020 president’s and dean’s lists
Tyler Junior College has recognized 1,760 students named to the president’s and dean’s lists for their academic excellence during the spring semester. […]
Rains County
May 26, 2020
Rains County Good Samaritans Opens; Bonanza Seeking Repair Donations; Spring Clean-up In Point, May 23-30; Flag Retirement Ceremony, May 31; Community Seeds, Services Of Hope; Lynch Cemetery, Second Work Day; Prospect Cemetery Association To Meet; Willow Springs Homecoming Canceled; Long Cemetery Meeting, Memorial Service Canceled; Smyrna Cemetery Lunch And Meeting Canceled […]
Board approves 2020-21 school calendar
Rains ISD board members approved the school calendar for 2020-2021, learned of the plans for the senior graduation ceremony and heard the current financial status due to COVID-19 during the regular meeting on Monday, May 11. […]
Second round of testing
A member of the Texas National Guard prepares to administer a test for COVID-19 on Friday afternoon, May 15, on the campus of the Rains Junior High School. Seventy-eight tests were administered on Friday, the second time the campus has hosted the event. […]
Council appoints new member; hears police update
The City Council of Point filled a vacant seat on the council and questioned the chief of police concerning recent activity in the city at the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 12, in the meeting room of the Point City Hall. […]
Clearing the roadway for others
Chris Sasser uses a saws-all to cut back the branches of a fallen tree on RCR 2470 on Monday morning, May 18. The tree appeared to have toppled as the result of the heavy rainfall over the weekend. […]
ResET, Re-Employ townhall held online
The label “unprecedented times” could safely be deemed the most used phrase of 2020. While it accurately describes the times we are going through, other words I see when I look at our community are resilience, perseverance, innovation and strength. […]
Disaster declaration extended; funds transferred
The Rains County Commissioners Court extended the disaster declaration, permitted the sale of fireworks for Memorial Day, transferred funds for road repairs and took an initial look at the 2020-2021 budget during the regular meeting on Thursday, May 14. […]
Deadline to protest appraisal values, May 22
Property owners who disagree with the Rains County Appraisal District’s (RCAD) appraisal of their property for local taxes or for any other action that adversely affects them, may protest their property value to the appraisal district’s Appraisal Review Board (ARB). […]
May 19, 2020
City Of Emory Council Meeting; Rains County Good Samaritans Opens; Republican Convention, May 23; Pilgrim Rest #1 Memorial Services Canceled; Prospect Cemetery Association To Meet; Spring Clean-up In Point, May 23-30; Flag Retirement Ceremony, May 31; Bonanza Seeking Repair Donations […]