February 13, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Emory Methodist Church Valentine Dinner; Rains County Republican Meeting; American Legion Dinner […]
Rains County
Former teacher arrested for sexual abuse of a child
Jimmy Lee Hanks, a former teacher at Wills Point ISD, was arrested on Sunday, February 2, by the Rains County Sheriff’s department for continuous sexual abuse of a child. […]
Friday, February 14, deadline to sign up for May General Elections
The deadline to sign up for a place on the May 3 General Election ballot is Friday, February 14, with seats open on the Rains Independent School District Board of Trustees, Emory City Council and East Tawakoni City Council. […]
February 6, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; American Legion Breakfast; Emory Methodist Church Valentine Dinner; Rains County Republican Meeting […]
Commissioners name building, begin plans for remodels
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, January 23, to begin the process of remodeling county buildings, choose an outside auditor and adopt rules for on-site sewage for Rains County. […]
Rains County Predator Hunt sets new records
The Rains County Predator Hunt set new records, as over 130 teams of hunters harvested 790 predators and over 70 feral hogs during the event on Saturday night and Sunday morning, January 25-26. […]
Women’s Service Club to host Sweetheart BINGO
The Women’s Service Club Board of Directors hit the ground running this January, meeting several times to map out an exciting year ahead! […]
January 30, 2025
Good Sam Clothes/Thrift Shop Sales; Rains County Republican Meeting; Wild Night at the Wildflower; Emory Methodist Church Valentine Dinner […]
East Tawakoni starts year ahead, others behind 2024 totals
Local sales tax allocations for January saw an increase in the amount of money being returned to East Tawakoni to start the new year, but Emory, Point and Rains County saw declines in returns from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. […]
Inaugural Opportunity
While President Donald Trump was taking the oath of office to be the 47th President of the United States, a street vendor took the opportunity to set up shop at the corner of Hwy. 19 and Hwy. 69. […]