Recognized for commendable work
Members of the Rains County Sheriff’s office and dispatch received commendations at the Rains County Commissioners Court on Thursday, August 24. […]
Rains County
August 31, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Women’s Service Club Fashion Show […]
Obscured by smoke
Emory Volunteer Fire Fighter Jon Wedeking is partially hidden by smoke while he extinguishes flames on Rains County Road 3380 on Tuesday afternoon, August 22. […]
August 24, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Dinner; Emory Methodist Women Goodies And Games; Rains County Genealogical Society Cookbooks On Sale […]
Commissioners call for vote to establish taxing district
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered bids for ground maintenance of county properties, enacted a burn ban for the county and established the Rains County Assistance District. […]
August 17, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Wildcat Reserve Tickets On Sale; Am. Legion Dinner Sat.; Rains County Genealogical Society Cookbooks On Sale […]
Honoring a trailblazer and a mother
David Garrett shares stories about his mother, Mildred McMillan Garrett, during the ceremony to dedicate the Hwy. 19 bridge over Lake Fork as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge on Saturday, August 5, in the sanctuary of the Believers Baptist Church. […]
Point tax returns up, others down
The City of Point had an increase while the county and other cities saw a decrease in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in August compared to last year. […]
August 10, 2023
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Breakfast; Pippin-Hill Cemetery Meeting; Republican Assembly/Party Meetings; GriefShare Sessions Begin; Wildcat Reserve Tickets On Sale; Women’s Service Club Meeting Canceled; Rains County Genealogical Society Cookbooks On Sale; RHS ’65 Class Reunion […]
Commissioners hear audit, set tax rate, and purchase vehicles
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, July 27, to hear the annual financial audit, purchase vehicles and adopt a proposed tax rate. […]