City approves incentives for new restaurants
The Emory City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 16, to cancel the May election and approve incentives to bring Taco Bell and Blazin Pizza to Emory. […]
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March chamber luncheon
The Rains County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly chamber luncheon on Wednesday, March 17, at the Best Western Plus in Emory. The luncheon was sponsored by Hooten Financial and catered by Stefanos Greek Kouzina. On the menu were lamb stew and Mediterranean salad. Stefano’s never fails to impress! […]
Blessed to serve
Texas Official Our Little Miss Kinzlee Thomas showed appreciation to the Emory Volunteer Fire Department in honor of Jacob Cooper on Monday, March 8. […]
Dangerous intersection
A two-vehicle accident occurred Friday afternoon, March 12, at the intersection of Hwy. 19 North and North Street in Emory. Police officials said the accident occurred when one vehicle failed to yield right-of-way to oncoming traffic. […]
Count rebate up nearly 20 percent over 2020
Local sales during the first month of 2021 have Emory, Point and Rains County receiving around 20 percent more in sales tax allocations than March of last year. […]
Let’s talk voting integrity
The Rains County GOP held a town hall meeting Saturday afternoon in the courtroom of the county annex. State Senator Bob Hall and State Representative Cole Hefner were among the speakers. […]
Council approves replat, sale of vehicle to Point
The Emory City Council held a regular meeting on Thursday, February 25, to replat property on East Lennon Dr., sell excess equipment to Point and hear departmental reports. […]
Multi-vehicle accident leaves local man dead
A multi-vehicle accident claimed the life of a Rains County man Monday morning, March 1. […]
Historic storm produces unforeseen problems for county
Rains County saw historic snowfall and freezing temperatures last week, causing power outages and water problems throughout the county. […]
Two RISD seats to be contested
The May election will see contested races for place 2 and 3 on the Rains ISD Board of Trustees, while Emory and East Tawakoni are expected to cancel elections. […]