Rains ISD schedules graduation ceremonies
Rains ISD will hold the graduation ceremony of the senior class of 2020 on Friday, May 29, at 8:00 p.m. in Wildcat Stadium with restrictions. […]
Rains County
A prayer for our nation
Leaders from local churches and Rains County residents who attended prayed for the country, the government, schools and all Americans. […]
Second mobile testing set for Friday in Emory
Rains County residents will have another opportunity to be tested for COVID-19 at a mobile testing site setup by the Texas Division of Emergency Management at the Rains Junior High School on Friday, May 15. […]
Parade honors residents and staff of senior care facility
The residents of Senior Suite Care & Rehab enjoy a parade on Friday, May 8, of decorated vehicles filled with loved ones and county citizens. […]
May sales tax allocations up, bucking shutdown fears
The tax allocation from local sales in March are being returned to taxing entities by the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in May and the data shows an increase over the previous year for Rains County and the local municipalities even as the state and country began implementing stay-at-home orders. […]
Extension of disaster declaration on agenda
The extension of the county’s COVID-19 disaster declaration, set to expire on May 14, is among the items for discussion and/or action on the Rains County Commissioners Court meeting agenda set for Thursday, May 14. […]
May 12, 2020
Spring Clean-up In Point, May 23-30 […]
Library to partially reopen
In accordance with Governor Abbott’s executive order GA-18, the Rains County Public Library will re-open to the public at 25% capacity on Monday, May 4 with modified hours being Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and closing for lunch between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Hours and days of operation are subject to change, given staffing restraints. […]
Early-morning fire destroys home on FM 47
Fire departments from Point, East Tawakoni, Lone Oak and Emory were called to a house fire on FM 47 south of Point in the early morning hours of Monday, May 4. […]
Residents tested at mobile testing center
A limited number of Rains County residents were tested for COVID-19 on Friday, May 1, at a mobile testing center setup by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) in the parking lot of Rains Junior High. […]