Commissioner Joe Humphrey announces resignation from court
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. […]
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East Tawakoni saw huge returns from January sales
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. […]
LCN award grant for outdoor classroom
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. […]
Rising temperatures heat up bass activity for Lake Fork Anglers
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. […]
March 17, 2022
8th Annual Art In The Gallery Competition; Jake Wilson Tournament […]
Court authorizes five road upgrades, considers policy changes
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. […]
Franklin appointed as Justice of the Peace
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. […]
Franklin, Northcutt, Willis win contested races
Local contested races in the March 1 primary elections in Rains County saw the election of Jenkins Franklin and Lori Northcutt, and the re-election of Mike Willis to office. […]
Stroll to the polls
Rains County resident heads into the Point Community Center to vote in the March 1 Primary election on Tuesday. 1,162 votes were cast on Election Day with 2,064 of the 8,490 registered voters in Rains County casting a ballot in the primary election. […]
Field of ice
Bigger than it should be, the frozen moisture left over from the showers last week provided a ghostly look to grass and fields on Friday morning, February 25. […]