As Louis L’Amour pointed out in his short story ‘Booty for a Badman,’ “When a man travels he should keep sizing up the country, stopping time to time to study his back trail so he recognizes the landmarks.” more

Mark your calendar for Sunday, Dec. 19, as the Lake Country Symphonic Band presents its final concert of the 2021 season, A Festival of Carols. The performance will begin at 2 p.m. at the Historic Select Theater in downtown Mineola. more

Changes have come to the Quitman Chamber of Commerce and the organization has stepped up efforts to become a viable partner in the local business community.

For the first time in over a year, the chamber has a new executive director. Christine Thomas comes with business experience and a positive and progressive attitude. more

Spend an hour with Levi Clatterbuck chatting about using a drone to check the status of your fence line, and you will end up listening to him make the connections from your fence line to drone sensors to artificial intelligence. more

The East Texas Food Bank (ETFB) will hold a special holiday food distribution that includes meat on Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m.-noon, at Bud Moody Stadium in Quitman. more

Members took part in a judged interview in which they presented a prepared food and answered questions about the nutritional qualities of that dish, preparation steps, MyPlate dietary guidelines, possible food substitutions and food safety factors related to that food. more

For the first time since the city of Mineola adopted the ward system of city council districts in 1995, the boundary lines for the three districts will need to be changed.

The change is mandated by the 2020 U.S. Census, which found two of the three wards out of balance. more

There is not much that is not special about Mineola. Those were the sentiments shared by one of the newest teachers at Mineola schools – graphics design teacher Aaron Cavitt. His comment, however, referred not just to the school but to the community at large. more

New Hope Baptist Church of Mineola invites the community to Family Day on Sunday, Dec. 12 with a community breakfast starting at 9:45 a.m. followed by a Christmas Cantata led by Jean Mabe and John … more

After a few delays the Mineola Kiwanis Club cheese arrived over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Kiwanis Club has been selling cheese for a dozen years with funds going to buy Christmas presents for … more

Nancy Lindley Murphy and Jay Horton presented a musical program at Mineola Kiwanis Tuesday, Nov. 24. more