With severe weather ripping through multiple regions of Texas, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) encourages citizens to report damage to property by submitting a damage assessment survey. Monday’s severe storms have already produced large hail, damaging winds and dangerous tornadoes. […]
Cleanup continued Wednesday in the Colony Community following Monday night’s destructive storms that passed through Rains County. Seven large oak trees were toppled or snapped into multiple pieces resulting in over 30 cords of split wood. No signs of damage were visible on the Colony Church of Christ. […]
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Republican Precinct Convention; Am. Legion Dinner Sat.; 8th Annual Art In The Gallery Competition; WSC Family Dance April 30 […]
A regular meeting of the Rains County Commissioners Court on Thursday, March 10, ended with the resignation of the Commissioner of Precinct 4, Joe Humphrey. […]
East Tawakoni saw a 70 percent jump, while Rains County and Emory saw a 20 percent increase in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in March compared to last year. […]
On Friday, March 11, Lake Country Neighbors proudly awarded a $500 Teacher Grant to Shantil Wallace, a science teacher at Rains High School. Shantil wrote the winning grant to transform an existing space to an outdoor classroom area to be used by all teachers and students at Rains High School. […]
The morning bite really didn’t happen, but once it started to warm up the fish got more active and started biting. I think many of the anglers were waiting for the boys and girls to start heading to the banks. […]
8th Annual Art In The Gallery Competition; Jake Wilson Tournament […]
The Rains County Commissioners Court approved the upgrade of five roads in the county with grant funds, policy updates and preparation of the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan during the special meeting on Thursday, March 3. […]
Jenkins Franklin, with his family beside him, was sworn in as Justice of the Peace for Rains County in the court room of the Rains County Courthouse on Wednesday, March 9. Franklin won the primary election for JP on March 1 and was appointed by the Rains County Commissioners Court to full fill the term of Paul Foley after Foley died on March 3. Standing with Franklin is his wife, Cassie, and his children, Kye and Opal. […]
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