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. […]
News
October 28, 2021
Good Sam Clothes/ Thrift Shop Sales; Fall Festival on October 30; East Tawakoni FD Trunk or Treat; Fall Festival At Emory Baptist Church; RYSA Basketball Signup; Memorial Pavers Program, Dedication; Women’s Service Club Thanksgiving Luncheon; Rains Garden Club Hosts Seminar; Am. Legion Dinner And Breakfast; Rains County Angel Tree Time […]
Court considers appointments, by-law amendment
The Rains County Commissioners held a regular meeting on Thursday, October 14, to appoint the election administrator, amend tourism board by-laws and consider nominations for the Rains County Appraisal District. […]
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. […]
Council puts variance decision on hold
The East Tawakoni City Council held off on a decision concerning a variance to a city ordinance on Tuesday, October 19, after it was determined that proper procedure had not been followed. […]
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. […]
Board presented budget adjustments, monthly reports
The Rains County Emergency Service District board met for a regular meeting on Monday, October 18, to consider final fiscal year budget reports and hear monthly call reports from departments. […]
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. […]
The Dirt Doctor is coming to Rains County
Nationally acclaimed Organic Gardening radio host and author Howard Garrett, the Dirt Doctor, will be presenting a seminar on Saturday, November 6, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the beautiful Aurora Event Center at Scarbrough Haven. […]