Council hears from citizen; holds executive session
The Point City Council heard public comments from a citizen, approved the consent agenda and held an executive session during the regular meeting on Monday, November 10. […]
Rains County
County continues to see increase in number of COVID cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Rains County. The recent totals from Northeast Texas Public Health District [NET Health] reported 51 new cases in the county over the past seven days. […]
County, cities see increased sales tax allocations
Rains County and its municipalities continue to see an increase in revenue from the sale of taxable goods being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in November compared to the same month last year. […]
Big win at OLM
The Thomas girls are on their way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in January for World’s Universal Beauty Competition. Kinzlee Thomas (left) is the reigning Texas Our Little Miss (OLM) Official Queen and her mom, Brittainy Thomas (right), recently won Texas Miss Personality in the 2020 Texas State Universal Beauty Scholarship Competition in Killeen. […]
10-point buck
Greenlee Moore proudly displays her first buck. The 11-year-old shot the 10-point deer while hunting with her Poppy, Jeff Dowlen, in Rains County on November 9. […]
Miller Grove ISD honors veterans
Miller Grove ISD third-grader Leelan Starek (left) and kindergartner Makenna Zimmerman (right) proudly stand beside the special American Flag created by elementary, junior high and high school art students to show support, gratitude and love for brave veterans. […]
November 17, 2020
Good Samaritan November Dates; Vendors Needed, Round The Square; WSC Wreath Project; LCN Mingle, Jingle; Annual Motorcycle Toy Ride; FOL Meets; Spirit of ET Holds Bake Sale; Free Thanksgiving Hand-up Meal; ’65 Mustang Chance […]
Rains County voters turn out in historic numbers
The historic turnout in the November 3 General Election had 72.64 percent of registered voters in Rains County vote on national, statewide and local races. […]
Rains voters turn down VATRE proposition
Residents in the Rains Independent School District voted against the voter-approved tax rate election (VATRE) during the November 3 General Election. […]
COVID-19 cases in county on the rise
Rains County, along with a number of counties in Texas, has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases. On November 6, Texas Governor Greg Abbott extended the statewide disaster declaration for COVID-19, originally issued on March 13, 2020. […]