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Hollen replaces Newman on Mineola council
Greg Hollen is the new Mineola City Alderman representing Ward 2, replacing Jack Newman.
Hollen and Allene Doggett were each nominated for the position and Mayor Kevin White had to break a tie …
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Hightower gets his gator
Don Hightower was simply working a beaver property damage complaint June 21 when he came face to face with a problem of another kind, an eight-and-a-half-foot alligator. Hightower, a former Wood …
Town Hall tackles school security
Parents and caregivers expressed a wide range of community concerns at the Mineola school security town hall conducted last Tuesday evening at Mineola Primary School. Twenty-two citizens addressed …
Youth Army invades Wood County
When most teenagers think about summer camp, visions of swimming, canoes, camp fires, horseback riding and other “fun” activities come to mind. An “army” of teenagers and their sponsors …
Lake Country Playhouse summer musical set to open
It’s summer in the year 1776, and it’s hotter than a firecracker on the 4th of July in Philadelphia. Lake Country Playhouse presents its summer musical, 1776, opening July 20 at the Historic …
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Sanderson Farms begins hiring in Tyler
Sanderson Farms is seeking to hire over 1,400 hourly team members for its newest poultry complex that is currently under construction in Tyler with initial operations expected to begin in early 2019. …
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MISD receives math innovation zone grant from TEA
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently awarded Mineola ISD the Math Innovation Zone (MIZ) grant. TEA solicited applications and subsequently awarded grant to five districts across the state, …
Personnel moves made at Sheriff’s Office
Four position changes and three resignations at the Sheriff’s Department were approved by Wood County Commissioners Friday.
Sheriff Tom Castloo announced promotions for Fred Ellis, William …
Blalock receives Houston Livestock and Rodeo scholarship
Seventy Texas FFA members were presented with $1.4 million in scholarships from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo during the 90th Texas FFA State Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, …
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COMMUNITY
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Inside and Outside the Picket Fence
By the time you read this we will be well into the month of July. The weather cooperated as the historic Stinson House repairs and exterior painting were completed. I hope you can stop by and admire …
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes
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OBITUARIES
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Norval Jean Conner
MINEOLA-Funeral services for Norval Jean Conner, 74 of Chula Vista, California and formerly of Mineola, were held at Mater Dei Catholic Church in Chula Vista on Friday, July 13 with Military …
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Q.C. Davis
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Rickey Douglas Love
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Carolyn Kaye Selby Osteen
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Hershel Flournoy
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