High school basketball playoffs gearing up

Posted Saturday, February 12, 2022 5:20 pm

The Mineola Lady Jackets help get the Texas girls high school basketball playoffs get underway Monday, facing the Atlanta Lady Rabbits at Hallsville for the bidistrict title.

The Lady Jackets finished fourth in District 13-3A while Atlanta won District 14-3A. The winner will take on the victor between Sabine and Jefferson.

The Quitman boys clinched a playoff spot Friday with a 51-49 victory over Mt. Vernon. That moved the Bulldogs into third place with a game to go.

Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro face each other Tuesday with the winner getting into the playoffs while the loser is eliminated.

Quitman travels to Mineola Tuesday to end the regular season, with the 9-2 Yellowjackets trying to hang on to a first-place tie with 10-2 Chapel Hill while 7-4 Quitman will be trying to avoid a third-place tie with the Mt. Vernon-Winnsboro winner.

Alba-Golden boys kept their hopes alive with wins over Cooper and Como-Pickton this week to forge a three-way tie for third with Boles and Como-Pickton at 4-5. Those two play each other Tuesday with Alba-Golden taking on district leader North Hopkins. A win puts the Panthers in the playoffs while a loss leaves them in a tie for the final spot.

Special Olympics returns in style

Thursday, April 11

After a five-year absence, over 150 athletes from Como-Pickton, Cedar Creek and Upshur and Wood Counties competed for special recognition at a state-sanctioned Special Olympics track and field meet at the Quitman High School track field on Friday, April 5.

Two seeking Ward Three city council position

Thursday, April 11

Only one of the three seats up for election on the Mineola City Council this year is being contested. Crystal Arcand has challenged 2-term incumbent Cassandra Sampson for the Ward Three seat. …

Residents on Hwy. 37 north of Mineola petitioning for center turning lane

Thursday, April 11

Residents who live north of Mineola are petitioning the Texas Dept. of Transportation to extend the center turn lane along Hwy. 37.

Property owners given more time to clean up locations in Quitman

Thursday, April 11

Citizens and commissioners came head-to-head at Thursday night’s Quitman Building and Standards Commission meeting. With the tension in the air almost tangible, the board decided after nearly two hours of deliberation...

Eclipsed!

Thursday, April 11

Two predictions surrounding Monday’s total solar eclipse in East Texas largely failed to come true. The clouds were thin to non-existent during the time of totality around 1:40 p.m., and the expected traffic jams did not materialize.

Symphonic band presents Christmas concert

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Come on over to Mineola’s beautiful Historic Select Theater and hear the Lake Country Symphonic Band’s Christmasy “Everything Christmas” concert.

Concerts are Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. and Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Mike Holbrook is back in the director’s seat, so it’s sure to be a fun-filled couple of hours.