A Quitman resident has passed away due to injuries from a Highway 37 wreck Tuesday, Nov. 13 just outside of Quitman’s city limits. Laurence Dale Banks, 64, was life-flighted to UT Health Tyler … more

The GOP’s sheer dominance of elections in Wood County showed no sign of abating last week as voters here gave overwhelming support to Republicans up and down the ballot. Democrats were … more

Wood County voter turnout topped the 2014 mid-term by almost 50 percent. According to the Wood County elections department, 16,995 voters cast ballots, including early, absentee and election-day … more

The Alba city council officially approved the execution of loan actions for the purchase of a new tractor and a new patrol car at the Nov. 5 regular council meeting. These assets are being procured … more

How do you get to Carnegie Hall, asks the old joke. According to Lepha Luttrall, the answer is devotion, sound and the quality of Quitman’s First Methodist Church choir. Luttrall is choir … more

After excelling at the district contest in Grand Saline last Wednesday, Quitman FFA has eight teams advancing to the area content at Texas State Technical College this week. FFA students focus on … more

Standing in front of Walmart or Brookshire’s on a cold and wet Saturday ringing the Salvation Army bell may not sound like a lot of fun to most people. But those who ring the bell know the … more