Angelo State University in San Angelo has announced the students achieving the Dean’s List for the 2023 fall semester, including Briley Bowen of Winnsboro. To be eligible for the ASU … more

Wesley Johnstone of Mineola has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2023 Dean’s List. The fall terms run from September to December. Full-time undergraduate … more

The Mineola school board meeting Monday, May 15 was filled with recognition. Superintendent Cody Mize noted that student achievements are limited to state qualifiers, and it still yielded a … more

The Mineola school district is buying more property. The school board voted Monday to spend $500,000 to purchase the property on the north side of the campuses along West Loop 564. The … more

For the first time in at least 20 years, Mineola schools failed to receive a perfect score on the state’s financial accountability rating. Mineola was dunned two points for its ratio of … more

Mineola Middle School students will no longer have their cell phones during the school day. Principal Brittany Thompson announced the change to the student handbook at Monday’s school … more

Allyson Cothern, daughter of Kelly and Sharon Cothern of Heartland and granddaughter of Jimmie and Pam Pollard of Yantis, was recently inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at Texas A&M … more

Alba-Golden ISD announced its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the current income eligibility guidelines. more

Kyla Clark of Winnsboro excelled during the Fall 2023 semester at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean’s List. Kyla’s major is … more

From air rockets to zoos, teams of one to five Mineola High School students entertained elementary school students while also imparting science lessons Friday in the elementary gym and adjacent outdoor areas. more

Leaders from Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Tyler signed an agreement Monday to create the TJC & UT Tyler Promise Transfer Scholarship. It will benefit Mineola High School graduates and students from other area school districts. more

The Quitman ISD school board heard a presentation from Harris-Craig Architects concerning facility planning at Monday’s meeting. The study gave a summary of immediate needs in facility improvements. more

The Yantis ISD school board named Robyn Derington as the lone finalist for superintendent Monday, May 15. Derington serves as the assistant superintendent of teaching and learning in the … more

The most recent report showed the district with 1,685 students, up from 1,624 at the end of school last May. more

The University of Texas at Tyler announced the students who were named to the spring 2023 President’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List.  To qualify for the President’s Honor … more

The University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn. has announced that Kelsey Coyne of Yantis has been named to the Dean’s List for Spring 2023. more

Justin Hirsch of Quitman has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s winter 2023 President’s List. The winter terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate … more

The very first class of medical students in East Texas has begun its journey at the University of Texas at Tyler.

A White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2027 was held at the Tyler campus recently, and the university announced that 95% of the students in the inaugural class are from East Texas. more

Mineola High School’s Sound of the Swarm earned silver at the 2023 UIL state marching band contest in San Antonio last Wednesday in their fifth consecutive trip to state finals. more

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