Mineola police reports for the past week included Aug. 9 – Personnel at the Mineola school bus barn reported a registration sticker had been removed from a bus and a different one placed on the … more

Wood County Sheriff’s Department activities for the past week included: Aug. 8 - Deputies were dispatched to County Road 1676 near Alba at 6:22 a.m. on a report of a damaged window air … more

Mineola Fire Department activities for the past two week included: Aug. 8 – a request for medical assistance to west Highway 80 at 11:35 p.m.; Aug. 7 – a report of arcing, shorted … more

August is National Golf Month, so let your first swing be to swing by the Quitman Public Library to check out our collection of the best books on golf written by those who best know the game.We still … more

The summer is winding down for students and school district employees, but in Mineola the first day of school starts on Thursday. The first bell will ring at 7:50 a.m. on all four Mineola … more

Issues with two of the city’s sewer mains were discussed during the Alba City Council’s regular August meeting last Monday. During the department head reports, City Secretary Lindy McCarty … more

Lucy Hebron, Mineola attorney, has announced plans to run for Wood County Judge. Hebron plans to run as a Republican in the 2018 elections. Hebron moved to Wood County in 1992 and has practiced … more

This year Meet the Jackets will include not only introductions of football players and others representing the school, but the chance to earn money for the school by driving a new vehicle. The … more

District Attorney Jim Wheeler announced Collins Gentry, 48, was found guilty in a jury trial Aug. 8 for the offense of assault causes bodily injury dating violence-impede breathing. A press … more

Foster children in Wood County will be the beneficiaries of a great fund raising night at AJs Fish House on Lake Fork last Monday. The third annual event netted $21,633. Sam Scroggins is the … more