Restaurant Week Feb. 12-18 will benefit the Mineola Memorial Library. Featured restaurants will be offering select meals, with $5 from each order benefitting the library. Those … more

The 13th annual Mineola Kiwanis Club chili cookoff is Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Mineola Civic Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sampling the chili costs just $5 at the door. The club will have drinks … more

Mineola Main Street will offer a program like none other on April 1 on the stage at the Mineola Civic Center. “Off the Rails” will be brought by Killer Dueling Pianos of Visalia, … more

The annual Quitman Chamber of Commerce banquet is Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Carroll Green Civic Center. The theme is “Paint the Town Red.” Tickets are $30 apiece or … more

Bridge Bob’s Pond at Mineola Nature Preserve will be the site of a Kids’ Trout Fishing Day Saturday, Feb. 11. The event, sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. (TPWD) and the … more

Clover Educational Consulting Group is partnering with Texas A&M Health Mobile Care in the endeavor to promote public health in rural communities. Clover is having two free vaccine … more

Save the date for this year’s murder mystery dinner sponsored by the Pilot Club of Mineola on Saturday, March 18. The club will have a new sponsor this year. Students from Southwestern … more

Renowned blues, jazz and gospel artist Ruthie Foster, who was born in Mineola and still has family locally, will perform a free concert Thursday, Feb.16 at the Addie McFarland Community Center, … more

The annual Quitman Pilot Club’s Chili Cook-Off will be Friday, Jan. 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Carroll Green Civic Center in Quitman. Well-known for a fun time in support of a good cause, … more

The Mineola Women’s Peace Luncheon will be held Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11 a.m. at Smith Chapel Methodist Church, 670 FM 1804, Mineola.  Keynote speaker for the annual event is Pamela … more

The Mineola Chamber of Commerce will host its annual awards dinner and banquet, “1873: A Mineola, Texas Origin Story,” on Thursday, March 30 at the Mineola Civic Center.

The chamber is joining in the city’s sesquicentennial festivities to celebrate 150 years of thriving business and economy in Mineola. more

Wood County Genealogy Society will meet Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Quitman Public Library, 202 E. Goode. Members will be at the library at 6 p.m. for those needing assistance in building a family … more

The Pilot Club of Quitman presents its annual fundraising Chili Cook-off Friday, Jan. 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Carroll Green Civic Center, 602 McAllister in Quitman. more

The city of Mineola will kick off its year-long sesquicentennial celebration Friday with the dedication of the sesquicentennial logo mural on S. Johnson St. It was painted by Erica Fry. more

Wreaths Across America will be at Roselawn Cemetery and Beaty Funeral Home Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. to remember and honor veterans through the laying of remembrance wreaths on the graves of the nation’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.

[Volunteer to assist or sponsor wreaths.] more

Retiring Quitman School Superintendent Rhona Turner will be honored with a reception Friday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the school administration building, 600 N. Winnsboro St. in the board meeting room. more

Christmas on the Square goes from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. more

Christmastime is here. It was a weekend for festive family fun in Wood County. more

Plenty of holiday events are scheduled around Wood County, starting with a busy weekend ahead. more

The Jeep show benefiting the Wood County Blue Santa program has been rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4 at Meredith Memorial Stadium in Mineola. more