Janice Etheridge was sworn in as a new Mineola school trustee Monday. She will serve a three-year term after the school board certified the results of the May 7 election at a special meeting May … more

Quitman ISD trustees approved an incentive plan for employees at Monday night’s school board meeting. “The incentive program is great for our staff but it’s not something that is … more

The Mineola Ministerial Alliance will host a baccalaureate service and brisket dinner for the Mineola High School Class of 2022 on Sunday, May 22 at 6 p.m. at the Addie McFarland Center, 708 Stone … more

The high school graduation season gets started in the area Friday night (May 20) when the Alba-Golden seniors don their caps and gowns for a walk across the stage at the Hopkins County Civic Center … more

The Yantis High School valedictorian for 2022 is Jennifer Vargas. She plans to attend the University of Texas at Tyler to obtain a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing. She hopes to become … more

Quitman ISD board members approved an energy savings project with Schneider Electric for lighting improvements for all school district facilities for $819,000.  Superintendent Rhonda Turner … more

The Alba-Golden school board hired Brittany Hall as the next Alba-Golden high school principal on Monday. Hall is serving as an assistant principal at the school. A native of Katy, Hall is a … more

Texas A&M-Commerce’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources held its annual honors banquet Tuesday, April 26. Alumni Paulette Aguilar, who teaches at Quitman High School, … more

This summer, Quitman ISD will connect children 18 and younger and enrolled students with disabilities up to 21 years old with healthy, no cost summer meals. The Summer Food Service Program is a … more

The Mineola High School Class of 2022 will be led by Sunni Ruffin, valedictorian, and Jack Heard, salutatorian. Ruffin moved to Mineola from Lovejoy six years ago. She is the daughter of Jim and … more

Some 40 experiments filled the space behind the elementary campus and in the gym, under the direction of teacher Deborah Armstrong, whose students have been putting on the science extravaganza for 10 years. more

There are two placards in Julie Chappa’s math classroom. One reads, “You are here on the edge of a moment.” The second challenges, “You can change the world if you can change your mind.”   more