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Southern Arkansas names falls honors

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

MISD school board buys ag dept. pickup

The Mineola High School ag department will get a new 2024 Dodge dually from Elliott Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Mt. Pleasant for $68,074. The school board approved the purchase in a special … more

QISD board approves tax rate, budget

The Quitman ISD school board approved a new property tax rate and the budget for the upcoming school year at a noon meeting Monday. The board approved a tax rate of $0.8989 per $100 valuation. … more

AGISD board OKs facility study

The Alba-Golden ISD Board of Trustees dispatched a significant number of action items Monday, possibly none more important to the future of the district than approval of a Facility Study Agreement … more

College honors McPherson

McPherson College, a four-year private college in central Kansas, recognizes its highest academic achievers in its fall 2023 Honor Roll and Honorable Mention. Maverick Segovia of Alba was named … more

Mineola board hands out honors

In addition to recognizing the district’s principals, the Mineola School Board paid tribute to the following students and staff at the Monday, Oct. 16 meeting. Primary school - Blair … more

Alba-Golden administrators recommended

Alba-Golden ISD has reported filling its vacant administrative positions, moves that will be before the school board for approval on Monday, July 3. Tracy Browning, assistant principal, is being … more

Quitman art students use talents to make things a little merrier

  Two Quitman art students managed to combine a good deed with using their talents on Tuesday, Dec. 12. High schoolers Sage Harville and Jessica Van Vleet were painting a nativity scene on … more

Mineola school board selected best in region

The Mineola ISD school board has been named board of the year by the Region 7 Education Service Center.

The board will be among 20 regional winners to compete for state honors in September. more

Reese makes dean’s roll

Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls recognized 1,040 honor students for the Fall 2023 semester. The President’s Honor Roll included 400 students, the Provost’s Honor Roll 297 … more

Tyler Junior College names fall graduates

Tyler Junior College has recognized 780 graduates earning 879 awards during Fall 2023 commencement ceremonies. TJC President Dr. Juan E. Mejia conferred the degrees and certificates on the … more

Schools utilize shared outdoor learning space

Mineola Middle School officially dedicated its outdoor reading room during a two-day celebration of Earth Day April 21 and 24 when middle school students taught science lessons to primary schoolers … more

Marching bands advance to area contest Saturday

Mineola, Quitman and Winnsboro will be among the 27 Class 3A high school marching bands competing at the Area C championship on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. more

QHS pair snag calves at scramble

Two Quitman FFA members have caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble. Mason Williams caught a calf Feb. 2 and Kori Hammond on Jan. 31. They earned a … more

Bjork putting away the calculator

Understanding the Texas public education financing system might be considered a super power in some circles. For the Mineola school district, assistant superintendent for business William Bjork … more

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 … more

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 … more

Alba-Golden Jr.-Sr. High Roll

1st Nine Weeks   A Honor Roll 6th grade Avery Haisten, Grayson Hawthorn, Judson Wise, Henry Kerry, Alexander Reynolds 7th grade   Ethan Allen, Samuel Borchardt, … more

Quitman Junior High Honor Roll

1st Nine Weeks A Honor Roll Grade 6 William Bays, Brady Bess, Lucas De Gorostiza, Dunyae Dupree, Perla Flores, Bradie Fortner, Makayla Griffith, Millie Jordan, Kylie Kasper, Natalie … more

MISD board approves lower property tax rate

Mineola school trustees adopted a lower property tax rate and took care of year-end financial matters Thursday, Aug. 31.

The board approved the 2023-24 budget of $20.9 million for maintenance and operations and $1.7 million for debt service. more
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