Rains County News

Forty-eight staff members within the 14 Workforce Solutions East Texas Centers have been notified their last day of work will be Friday, October 30, 2009.

By ADAM RUSSELL Staff Writer Proposition 1 will pass or fail on Nov. 3, but Winona's city council held discussions Monday night during a special meeting about regulations it can enforce if voters approve the local alcoholic beverage option.

Heavy rain continues to fall over parts of East Texas. We have received reports of flooding the Emory area of Rains County and the Gilmer area in Upshur County.

Five people were arrested last week after Van Zandt County deputies and investigators served two felony arrest warrants at a residence in Rolling Oaks, north of Wills Point.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer The man, who some say is the best fire captain in the city's history, began his career with the Tyler Fire Department 31 years ago with a house fire on his first day.

Dickerson was the only officer on duty on March 1, 2008, when the call came into the Rains County sheriff's office just after four-thirty in the morning that there had been a shooting at the Caffey residence.

A federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday blocked American Housing Foundation and others from collecting any money from life insurance policies covering founder Steve Sterquell.