July 27, 2021
Thousand Trails Hosts 1st Responders Day; Point Civic Club Ice Cream Social; Am. Legion Buffet, Program And Supper; Animal Rescue Fundraiser; Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; RC Fair Pageant Applications […]
Rains County
Court appoints new auditor, moves closer to final budget
The Rains County Commissioners Court appointed the new auditor and heard updates on the proposed budget during the special meeting on Thursday, July 15. […]
Senior center reopens for meals
East Texas Council of Governments’ (ETCOG) Area Agency on Aging of East Texas (AAA) is pleased to announce the reopening of senior centers serving congregate meals in Camp, Marion, Harrison, Rains and Wood counties. […]
Inspire a love for reading
Rains County Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) summer fundraising is in full swing under the direction of Glenda Harder and Fawncyne Worley. […]
Chewin’ the fat
Art Davis, Bill Moize, Troy Lopez and Bert Roan trade stories to pass time Monday morning, July 19, while smoking the meat that is to be served at the Lake Country Neighbors’ Veterans Thank You luncheon on Tuesday. Inside the smoker were 24 briskets and 100 pounds of sau- sage. […]
July 20, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Back 2 School Youth Lock In; RC Fair Pageant Applications; Thousand Trails Hosts 1st Responders Day; Point Civic Club Ice Cream Social […]
Commissioners hear results of audit, update proposed budget
The Rains County Commissioners Court held a regular meeting on Thursday, July 8, to hear the results of the outside audit of the county’s finances, award material bids and consider updates to the new budget. […]
County, Emory continue upward trend; Point, ET see decline
The City of Emory and Rains County continue to see increases in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned in June, but the City of East Tawakoni saw an over 50-percent drop in revenues compared to last year. […]
WWII veteran nears century mark
Charlie Cooper has lived in Rains County a few decades now. On June 25, he turned 99, and celebrated with parties, amongst family and friends. […]
State bound
The Emory Outlaws baseball team will travel to Temple this week to compete in the Texas Teenage Boys Baseball 10 and under state championship tournament. […]