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A-G board names field day for retiring teacher

In an act which recognized the spirit and life-long contributions of retiring first-grade teacher Vicki Walker, the Alba-Golden school board unanimously voted Monday to name the annual elementary … more
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Sentences assessed in 402nd district court

The   follow guilty pleas and probation hearings were held in 402nd District Court April 26-27. Danny Lynn Gore, Gilmer, driving while intoxicated third or more, third degree felony, five … more

Quitman board OKs school safety items

The Quitman school board approved ballistic film and safety fencing for various campus locations Monday, funded by state safety grants. Door Control Services received the bid to install the … more
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Grand Jury no bills Mineola policeman in shooting death

A Mineola police officer who shot and killed a shoplifting suspect on the courthouse square in Quitman Dec. 22, 2022 has been no billed by the Wood County Grand Jury. The Texas Rangers … more
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Genealogy society hears story about WWI

Tony LeGrow gave an interesting program on “World War I, A Story of Heroism and The Boston-Halifax Connection” for the Wood County Genealogy Society April 17. On Dec. 6, 1917 at … more

College honors student service organization

Texas Woman’s University celebrates student leaders and organizations at the annual Redbud Awards. The Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) received the Glenda Brock Simmons Student … more

Desire for better food spurred garden project

Salvador Medina Nava stood among myriad planters and growing mounds in his front yard. “The key is the soil, it must be living soil,” he said. That was an unfamiliar expression … more

MISD has taken aggressive approach to help make campuses more secure

Schools face unprecedented challenges as gun violence on campuses has continued to increase. Mineola ISD officials wanted the community to know what is being done to keep campuses safe, holding … more
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Musgraves mural featuring Willie Nelson dedicated

Mineola’s latest mural, completed last week, was formally dedicated Saturday morning to kick off the daylong May Fiesta in downtown. Adorning the north wall of MPrints along W. Kirkpatrick … more
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May Fiesta

The Folkloric Legacy of Mineola dancers entertained during the annual May Fiesta Saturday in downtown Mineola. A car show, salsa and taco contests, music, food, craft and community booths and more … more

Seeking justice

Protesters gathered on the courthouse square in Quitman last Wednesday to rally for the unsolved murder of Brittany McGlone 16 years ago near Winnsboro. An arrest was made in the case last fall but … more

Chamber hosts dinner downtown

The Mineola Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the city’s sesquicentennial celebration week with Savor on the Bricks Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m. along N. Johnson St.   Restaurants … more

McGough returning to Mineola ISD board

Jay McGough will return to the Mineola ISD school board while Alba-Golden and Yantis school boards will each have two new members according to the unofficial results of Saturday’s municipal … more

Mineola Fire Department Report

Passenger vehicle fire: May 3, 9:32 p.m., 5870 N. Hwy. 69, Mineola. Medical assist, assist EMS crew: April 28, 12:43 p.m., 161 CR 2249, Mineola; April 30, 8:53 p.m., 701 N. Johnson St., Mineola. … more

Wood County Sheriff’s Report

April 26 Sgt. Morrison, Cpl. Cooper, burglary, CR 4897; back window broken, items missing from residence, possible suspect’s blood located, sent for testing, case forwarded to … more

Mineola Police Report

April 29 12:18 a.m., public assist, Maxine, transformer arcing, electricity out. 3:39 a.m., public assist, S. Stone at W. Front, electrical outage. 11:15 a.m., welfare concern, 1300 … more

Sound of the Swarm

Mineola's own Sound of the Swarm won the 2021 marching band championship, and we were there to document it. more
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Class of 2020

Quitman schools lay out plans to combat coronavirus should it come to East Texas

The coronavirus scare was addressed by Quitman ISD superintendent Rhonda Turner at the March 9 board meeting. She said the school is preparing but there is no need to panic. more
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Medical school for East Texas to address shortage of providers

East Texas Medical Center Foundation has gifted $80 million, the single largest contribution ever made in the region, to help establish the University of Texas Medical School in Tyler. The school … more
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