June 9, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Breakfast; Flag Retirement Ceremony; Coats Cemetery Annual Meeting; Memorial Pavers Program, Dedication […]
Rains County
Policy, plan, parking lot considered by commissioners
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered the hazard mitigation plan for the county, maintenance of the courthouse parking lot and changes to the subdivision policy of the county during the regular meeting on Thursday, May 26. […]
June 2, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Pilgrim Rest Cem. 1 Memorial Day; Rains High School Class of 2012 Reunion; Long Cemetery Assoc. Annual Meeting; Smyrna Cemetery Memorial Day; Second Annual Juneteenth Unity Parade; Woodcarving/Turning Show And Sale; Memorial Pavers Program, Dedication […]
County, City officials gather to learn more about economic development
Officials from Rains County, Emory, Point and East Tawakoni gathered for a meeting at the Emory City Center on Tuesday, May 24, to discuss economic development in Rains County. […]
May 26, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Carter BloodCare Blood Drive; Pilgrim Rest Cem. 1 Memorial Day; Rains High School Class of 2012 Reunion; Long Cemetery Assoc. Annual Meeting; Smyrna Cemetery Memorial Day […]
Court updates policies, reviews seven plats
The Rains County Commissioners Court considered proposals for reviewing subdivisions for the county, updated policies and reviewed seven plats of properties in Rains County during the regular meeting on Thursday, May 12. […]
Deputies execute search warrant, one suspect taken into custody
The Rains County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, executed a search warrant at a residence in Point on Thursday, May 12, which resulted in the arrest of a male subject suspected of possessing child pornography. […]
County, ET see double digit increase
The office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is returning over a billion dollars to statewide taxing districts in May, with Rains County, East Tawakoni and Emory seeing increases of 21 percent, 13 percent and 10 percent, respectively. […]
May 19, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Carter BloodCare Blood Drive; Annual Elm Cemetery Service; Pilgrim Rest Cem. 1 Memorial Day; Rains High School Class of 2012 Reunion; Long Cemetery Assoc. Annual Meeting; Smyrna Cemetery Memorial Day […]
Entertaining for all ages
Eric Brittingham from Wildlife on the Move entertained the young, and the not so young, with two shows on Saturday during Founder’s Day. The Rains County Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a Chamber-of-Commerce Day with moderate weather and a large turnout. […]