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Blood drive set in Quitman
The next Quitman Rotary Club blood drive will be held at First United Methodist Church - Quitman on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Donations will be done inside the church.
Carter …
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2/22/24 09:30 AM
Main Street brings back fun pianos
Plans are underway for the Mineola Main Street Program’s Dueling Pianos fundraiser on Saturday, April 13 at the Mineola Civic Center. This is the second year the program has brought the Killer …
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2/22/24 09:30 AM
Chavez earns honors at Sam Houston State
Jimena Chavez of Mineola is among the students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville for the Fall 2023 semester.
Undergraduates qualify …
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2/22/24 09:29 AM
County students make Harding fall honor rolls
The following are among more than 1,300 Harding University students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the Fall 2023 semester.
Leah Ward of Winnsboro is a senior …
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2/22/24 09:29 AM
Pair honored at UA-Fayetteville
Local students were named to the Fall 2023 Dean’s and Chancellor’s Lists in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
To …
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2/22/24 09:29 AM
Johnson awarded surgical technology degree
Cheyenne Johnson of Hawkins graduated with an AAS in surgical technology from South Plains College in Levelland in Fall 2023.
Johnson was among more than 400 students who are being recognized …
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2/22/24 09:29 AM
Tucker is QISD Top Bulldog
The Quitman School Board honored former Wood County Monitor editor Larry Tucker on Monday, Feb. 12 with a new award called the “Top Bulldog.”
This award is presented to members of …
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By CARLEY TUCKER |
2/22/24 09:28 AM
Program focuses on McFarland museum
The reciting of the poem “Invictus” was one of the highlights of the Black History Month Program hosted by the Mineola Historical Museum Board in partnership with McFarland Foundation …
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2/22/24 09:28 AM
MISD trustees honor students, staff members
Mineola school trustees honored the following students and staff during the Feb. 12 board meeting:
Students of the month
Primary school, second grade, Hudson Lindley and Samuel Hopper.
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2/22/24 09:26 AM
QISD board approves IT upgrades
Several noteworthy topics were addressed in the Quitman ISD board meeting Feb. 12.
One of the topics that will most affect staff and students to QISD is the new IT project “to replace and …
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By Brynna Williamson
news@wood.cm | 2/22/24 09:25 AM
news@wood.cm | 2/22/24 09:25 AM
Quitman council approves development projects
Much of the Quitman City Council action on Tuesday, Feb. 13 concerned matters for the Quitman Development Corp.
The council unanimously voted to approve the $3,000 façade grant for the …
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By Brynna Williamson
news@wood.cm | 2/22/24 09:25 AM
news@wood.cm | 2/22/24 09:25 AM
Commissioners get ARPA fund project updates
Wood County commissioners received an update on the county’s projects being funded by the American Rescue Plan Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The projects include rural broadband …
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By Phil Major
publisher@wood.cm | 2/22/24 09:24 AM
publisher@wood.cm | 2/22/24 09:24 AM
Highway resurfacing planned in Quitman
State Highway 154 in Quitman is being resurfaced from State Highway 37 at the Quitman Square east to Elaine Dr.
Weather permitting, the project should take 2-3 weeks to complete.
This …
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2/22/24 09:24 AM
Quitman chamber celebrates golden anniversary
The Quitman Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet on Thursday, Feb. 15. This year’s theme was a golden anniversary celebration of the Quitman Chamber’s formation 50 years ago. …
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By CARLEY TUCKER |
2/22/24 09:23 AM
Eclipse offers unique study opportunities
There are many quotes about sunshine. Most relate the sun to behavioral characteristics of people, such as truthfulness, liveliness and positivity. A few quotes endeavor to describe the essence of …
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By John Arbter
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 2/22/24 09:23 AM
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 2/22/24 09:23 AM
Mineola will have contested May city council, school board elections
The city of Mineola and the Mineola school district will hold elections on Saturday, May 4.
The filing deadline passed on Friday, and one city council seat will be contested along with one …
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2/22/24 09:23 AM
Quitman Police Report
The Quitman Police Department answered 280 calls for service between Feb. 1-18, issued 37 traffic citations, gave 32 traffic warnings, took 12 reports and made seven arrests.
February 5
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2/22/24 07:50 AM
Mineola Fire Department Report
Passenger vehicle fire: Feb. 9, 11:43 a.m., 2363 E. US Hwy. 80, Mineola.
Medical assist, assist EMS crew: Feb. 10, 9:21 p.m., CR 2310, Mineola; Feb. 11, 7:39 a.m., Meadowbrook Dr., Mineola; Feb. …
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2/22/24 07:50 AM
Wood County Sheriff’s Report
February 7
Sgt. Williams, Cpl. Rapp, scam; victim paid someone for dog, never received it or money back, offense report completed.
Cpl. Burdick, agency assist, Holly Lake Ranch; security …
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2/22/24 07:49 AM
Mineola Police Report
February 10
12:03 a.m., information, University, handgun stolen, party to come in and make report.
12:11 a.m., suspicious person, N. Pacific, everything OK.
11:18 a.m., public assist, …
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2/22/24 07:49 AM
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