“In unity, there is strength.” For generations to come, motorists traveling south on U.S. Hwy. 69 (South Pacific St.) in Mineola will be reminded of that message, emblazoned across the top of a colorful mural – the first major public art of the Wood County Unity Mural Project. more

Wood County commissioners voted unanimously to approve an order to prohibit outdoor burning in unincorporated areas of the county for 90 days from Tuesday’s date. more

“You can get the impression, by what’s in the news every day, that people are not proud of our country, that no one loves our country, and that what our nation stands for is not good. Nothing could be farther from the truth.” Ryan Pool was speaking about how and why he had come to purchase and install used flagpoles in the Mineola area. more

July 4 is America’s holiday.

For a Quitman graduate who has made a career of the military, it holds deep meaning, but he’s unsure if that’s the case for everyone. more

Even overused words like “awesome” have a place. That singular word was the description of choice among participants of the Young Eagles day on a recent Saturday morning at Wood County Airport. more

The Mineola Chamber of Commerce provided the venue last Thursday for the city to celebrate together again. It wasn’t a celebration of what the city was once again doing; it was a celebration of what the city has been doing all along. more

Rickie Wiley’s acorn carved out of driftwood won best of show among all artists entered in the intermediate division of the Mineola League of the Arts annual art show last week. more

The 2022 Wood County Jr. Livestock Show was held March 29-April 1 at the Quitman Ag Pavilion, showcasing the hard work and talents of hundreds of local young farmers and ranchers. more

Richard Elston never thought when he came to Mineola from Denton in 1991 to manage the local Pizza Hut he would spend the rest of his working life here – and become an institution. more

American history came alive Saturday in the ministry center of the First United Methodist Church in Mineola.

Although perhaps this piece of the nation’s lore may not be as well known as some, it was nonetheless an important lesson for the packed house. more

The dream to connect downtown Mineola to the Nature Preserve is finally taking a step toward becoming reality. more

“They just scooped us up and loved us.” That is how Elizabeth Wiese described coming to the parish of St. Peter’s Catholic Church as a young mother with small children in 1972. Wiese has never forgotten how she, her husband Harold and their young family were taken into the fold by the small group of parishioners. more