“The Lost Boy” found its way on a path to area finals last week when Quitman’s One Act Play presentation earned second place at bidistrict competition on March 29 at Northeast Texas … more

The Wood County Special Education Co-op in Quitman has provided shared services for children with disabilities aged 3-21 in Mineola, Quitman, Alba-Golden, Yantis, and Hawkins school districts for over 50 years and is undergoing tremendous growth. more

State proposals to use public funds to pay for tuition for students in private schools gained some push back from the Mineola ISD School Board Monday. A resolution opposing educational savings … more

Todd Morgan is returning to the Mineola ISD school board.

The board named Morgan last week to fill the unexpired term of the late John Abbott until the next election. more

A Honor Roll 2nd Nine Weeks   6th grade Tenley Castloo, Avery Haisten, Piper Hartin, Grayson Hawthorn, Henry Kerry, Judson Paben, Alexander Reynolds, Bobby Yates 7th grade … more

Mineola students performed well on the latest round of state testing last spring. Still, it likely won’t be enough to help the district keep its hard earned “A” rating from the … more

Mineola school trustees took steps Monday to participate in a federal program that reduces technology costs. The board voted to pursue funds from the E-Rate program that will pay up to 80% of … more

Alba-Golden School Board named Dr. Shelby Davidson as the lone finalist Monday to become the next school superintendent. more

The University of Texas at Tyler recognized fall 2023 degree candidates during commencement Dec. 8-9. Wood County graduates include the following: Alba Julissa Plancarte, bachelor of … more

Life changes, often in dramatic moments – moments which rewrite priorities, challenge faith, stress hearts and cause questioning of everything one believes in. 

Mineola athletic director Luke Blackwell and his family have had more than their share of these dramatic moments over the past two years. more

The Alba-Golden community sponsored a Christmas Extravaganza on the grounds of Alba-Golden school last Saturday. Despite windy conditions, the inaugural event offered much to enjoy. more

The University of Texas at Tyler announced students who were named to the fall 2023 President’s Honor Roll.  To qualify, a student must have completed, in one semester, 12 or more … more

The latest round of Texas public schools test scores was released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

The results were mostly positive for Mineola and Quitman, while Alba-Golden had a few areas of concern. more

3rd Nine Weeks A Honor Roll 6th Grade   Brady Bess, Makayla Griffith, Millie Jordan, Kaleb Pearsall, Jennabella Till 7th Grade Austin Hardin-Letterman, Lola Hayes, Kenna … more

Megan Christine Casper earned a 4.0 GPA in the spring 2023 semester, securing a position on Southern Arkansas University’s President’s list. Casper is a senior pre-health biology … more

There were a lot of numbers discussed at Monday’s meeting of the Quitman ISD Board of Trustees, none more important than the 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) … more

3rd Nine Weeks A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Adelyn Adams, Ava Arbter, Lilly Best, Jase Blackwell, Caysen Brooks, Eli Calixto, Kayelee Cobb, Destiny Crawford, Tanner Harris, Kyle Herring, … more

Jacob Haggerton of Mineola is among more than 4,100 students graduating from Mississippi State University in spring 2023. Haggerton received the bachelor of science from MSU’s College of … more

Madelyn Diomede of Yantis was named to the Abilene Christian University Spring 2023 Dean’s Honor Roll. Diomede is a junior majoring in Information Systems. Diomede was among more than … more

The Quitman School Board meeting was more lively than usual Monday. Festive hats and clothes were spotted among the attending members while the giggles and chatter of children – the … more