Area Information
History: The story of Roby begins way back in 1885 when Fisher County was first established, by developers who hailed from Mississippi. In 1892, the town built its first jail, out of stone, and then upgraded to brick in 1926. Telephone service was established in 1914.

Roby received its first railroad in 1907 (The Texas Central) and in 1915 the Roby and Northern laid 4.4-miles of track to connect Roby proper with North Roby. In 1930 the population was 801. It actually increased during the Great Depression – reaching 904 for the 1940 Census. The Roby and Northern line was scrapped during World War II and its rails went to the war effort.

In November of 1996, Roby became the center of national and international intrigue when 42 local farmers who worked at the town cotton gin, had each put $10 into a lottery pool, and won the entire $46 million jackpot...on Thanksgiving, no less. This was an incredibly fortunate turn of events for a town whose mayor receives a salary of just $35 a month, and has to hold down three jobs just to make ends meet.
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