Serving up holiday cheer
Members of the Women’s Service Club serve turkey, ham and all the fixin’s during the annual Thanksgiving luncheon for the community at noon on Tuesday, November 9, in the Rose Community Center. […]
Emory
Rains County voters reject VATRE with election day turnout
Residents in Rains County voted not to approve the ad valorem tax rate for the Rains Independent School District, while Point citizens elected three council seats and promoted the mayor pro-tem during the November 2 General Election on Tuesday. […]
Early voting ends Friday, Election Day Tuesday
Residents of Rains County will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 2, to vote on the Rains ISD tax rate, fill seats on the city councils of Emory and Point and amend the Texas Constitution. […]
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. […]
Winning ticket
Brayden Dewayne Smith, with the help of his grandmother, Tammy Wedeking, redeems his winning ticket during a raffle that was held Tuesday evening. […]
Allen named interim administrator
City of Emory Director of Finance Angie Allen was appointed to serve as Interim City Administrator by Mayor Earl Hill III at the Tuesday, October 19, Emory City Council meeting. […]
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. […]
Early voting underway for VATRE, city council seats
At press time, 126 residents of Rains County have cast a ballot in early voting for the November 2 general election. Early voting continues each weekday until Friday, October 29, in the election office of the Rains County Annex at 220 West Quitman St. in Emory. […]
October returns up for all entities
The revenue from the sale of taxable goods in Rains County continues to keep the county and local cities ahead of totals from 2020 as the rest of the state of Texas saw an increase of 20.6 percent in allocations being returned to local taxing entities in October. […]
Council sets tax rate, adopts budget, approves sale of KRER
Emory City Council met for its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. at Emory City Hall. […]