Founder’s Day set for Saturday
The Rains County Chamber of Commerce is returning Founder’s Day to the first Saturday in May. That means Saturday, May 7, fun and festivities for the whole family will occur at Sandy Creek Park in Emory. […]
Emory
Preparing for a sale
Josey and Layna Schroeder check out some books while mom, Cara Schroeder, makes preparations for the Friends of the Library book sale which is set to be held Friday and Saturday at the Emory City Centre. […]
Emory Council holds long meeting Tuesday
The Emory City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. at Emory City Hall. All council members were present at the meeting. […]
Returns remain positive for county, cities
Rains County and all three municipalities will see an increase in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in April compared to last year. […]
Board approves planning development zoning change
The City of Emory Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing and its regular meeting on Monday, April 4, at Emory City Hall. […]
April 7, 2022
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Am. Legion Breakfast; Children’s Story Time at FOL Book Sale; Lone Star Cemetery Business Meeting […]
Award-Winning Imaginative Art
Reece Armstrong of Rains County stands with her award-winning art, Good Days & Bad Days, at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts. The piece was chosen as “Most Imaginative” at the 2022 Art in the Gallery High School Art Competition for her use of acrylic paint and plaster. […]
A Blazin’ groundbreaking
EDC President Cay House and Jim Mac Taylor join the owners of Blazin Pizza, Mike and Karen Davis, in breaking ground on Tuesday, March 14, for the new restaurant to be built on US Hwy 69 in Emory. On the right, Caliber Rivera, Seven Hart and Grace West hold the logo banner for the restaurant. […]
East Tawakoni saw huge returns from January sales
East Tawakoni saw a 70 percent jump, while Rains County and Emory saw a 20 percent increase in the amount of local sales tax allocations being returned from the office of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar in March compared to last year. […]
Emory PD awarded TPCA accreditation
The City of Emory held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 8, at Emory City Hall. […]