Emory to host Halloween events
The City of Emory is set to host its annual Halloween festivities this weekend at the city’s Sandy Creek Park. […]
Articles by Trey Hill
A Day at the Fair
Friday, October 15, was Destination Day for the City of Emory at the State Fair of Texas. Representing Emory tourism were (left to right) Donna Raper, Kelli Sims, Angie Allen and Leah Drown. The group were stationed in the Texas Heritage Trail Regions booth located at the Food and Fiber Building. […]
Rains County celebrates Homecoming
Rains County kicked off Homecoming celebrations Monday evening, October 4, with a parade and pep rally at the courthouse square in Emory. The Rains Wildcats are scheduled to take on the Howe Bulldogs on Friday evening, October 8, at Wildcat Stadium […]
Point Tamale Fest a success
The Point Volunteer Fire Department held its annual Tamale Fest fundraiser Friday and Saturday, October 1 and 2. The event was a huge success with the department selling all 14,400 tamales that were on hand. […]
Leader to change publication days
For nearly 45 years, the Rains County Leader has labored on Mondays to deliver your Leader to counters and post offices on Tuesdays for your consumption. Beginning October 1, the Leader will switch publication days and begin delivering newspapers to stores and post offices on Thursdays. […]
Board holds emergency meeting
The Rains Independent School District (RISD) board of trustees met in an emergency special session Tuesday night, September 7, in the board room of the district’s administration building. […]
Garrett resigns; special election called
The Emory City Council met in a special session Monday evening, September 13, to accept the resignation of council member Howard Garrett, Place 3. Garrett submitted his letter of resignation, citing health as his reason for leaving the council. […]
Trustees adopt budget, set tax rate
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees met in a special session Thursday evening, August 12, for a public hearing and the adoption of a proposed budget and tax rate for the 2021-2022 school year. […]
Trustees to hold public hearing on proposed budget, tax rate
The Rains Independent School District’s board of trustees is scheduled to hold a public hearing to discuss a 2021-2022 budget and proposed tax rate according to a public notice published in last week’s Rains County Leader. […]
Rainy Days and Mondays
Motorists were seen splashing through puddles Monday afternoon thanks to heavy rains that had moved into the area. Some parts of Rains County recorded nearly five inches of rain by mid afternoon. […]