Billie Jean Gilbert Sears
Billie Jean Gilbert Sears, 84, of Alba, died on September 28, 2020, in Sulphur Springs. […]
Year: 2020
Terry Manuel Mattson
Terry Manuel Mattson, 62, of Emory, died on September 28, 2020. […]
Martha Ann Sisk Lopez
Martha Ann Sisk Lopez, 82, of Emory, died on September 27, 2020, in a Tyler hospital. […]
Nina Ruth Young
Nina Ruth Young, 81, of Emory, died on September 26, 2020. […]
Jerry Turner
Jerry Turner, 85, of Yantis, died on September 23 at his home. […]
Rains juniors bring home the bacon
The Rains County Fair Association held its annual junior livestock exhibition and auction last week on the Rains County fairgrounds. Despite the cancellation of this year’s county fair due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the livestock show went off without a hitch. […]
Council members set tax rate, adopt budget
The Emory City Council adopted the 2020 tax rate, the budget for the fiscal year of 2021 and a resolution on gas rates during the regular meeting on Tuesday, September 15. […]
VATRE election contract approved; intermediate roof repair addressed
The Rains ISD board contracted with a private adjuster for the repair of the roof on the intermediate school building, approved accepting CARES Acts funding from Rains County and contracted with the Rains County Clerk’s office for the Value Approved Tax Rate Election (VATRE) during the regular meeting on Monday, September 14. […]
Court hears comment on proposed tax rate; spends CARES Act funds
The Rains County Commissioners Court met for a special meeting on Thursday, September 17, to hear public comment on the proposed tax rate of 0.635 and to distribute money allocated to the county from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. […]
Enjoying a 74-mile family bike ride
A family of bike riders acknowledge the photographer as they prepare to cross the Two-mile Bridge back into Hunt County during the Cotton Patch Challenge Bike Ride held on Saturday morning, September 19. […]