Emory…from my view on June 9, 2020
I’m also a life-long resident of Rains County. I thought I would take a shot at sharing the community news from my point of view with everyone. […]
Emory
Construction bid awarded, tax waiver considered
The Emory City Council awarded the bid for construction of new facilities for the city, considered waiving the hotel occupancy tax during the pandemic and looked over the audit of the city during the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 19, in the bay of the Emory Police Department. […]
Second mobile testing set for Friday in Emory
Rains County residents will have another opportunity to be tested for COVID-19 at a mobile testing site setup by the Texas Division of Emergency Management at the Rains Junior High School on Friday, May 15. […]
Parade honors residents and staff of senior care facility
The residents of Senior Suite Care & Rehab enjoy a parade on Friday, May 8, of decorated vehicles filled with loved ones and county citizens. […]
Family violence sends one to hospital, one arrested
Emory police responded to a family violence call with a stabbing in the Katy addition on Sunday, April 19. […]
Keep Emory Beautiful named Silver Star Affiliate
Keep Emory Beautiful will be recognized as a Silver Star Affiliate of Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) at the 53rd annual conference in Houston on September 28-30. […]
Rains County woman found dead in local motel
A Rains County woman was found dead in a motel room in Emory on Sunday morning, April 19. […]
Council adds reinvestment zones on Hwy. 69
The Emory City Council re-adopted tax abatement policy, added areas to the reinvestment zone and approved Rains ISD to use the Rains Child Safety Fund during the regular meeting on Tuesday, March 17. […]
Support Shop Local
Thursday, March 19, Greg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, set in place executive orders for the following on a statewide basis effective 11:59 p.m. on March 20 and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 3, subject to extension thereafter based on the status of COVID-19 in Texas and the recommendations of the CDC. […]
Numerous vehicles burglarized
The Rains County Sheriff’s Office, along with the East Tawakoni Police Department, Emory Police Department, and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, have worked together on a number of burglaries of motor vehicles that have occurred in January and March. At the time of this report, one female and seven males have been identified as having taken part in the burglaries. […]