Larry Pruitt was awarded Mineola Kiwanis Citizen of the Month for January. He volunteers with school and patriotic groups. Kiwanis Director David Sauer presented the award.  more

Good news: The Ima Hogg Museum will soon be open for tours and viewing in the Governor Jim Hogg City Park in Quitman. more

Local residents came out in full force Friday night to support the Quitman Pilot Club’s Annual Chili Cook-off at the Carroll Green Civic Center in Quitman. Twenty-two local businesses and … more

The Quitman-Lake Fork Kiwanis Club will host the Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 15 in downtown Quitman. The 5K run and walk will serve as a fundraiser for the Kiwanis walking trail and dog … more

Mineola Caring and Sharing served more than 1,000 people during 2024. The non-profit’s annual meeting showed the organization distributed 10 tons of food… more

For the second year in a row, Holly Brook Baptist Church, near Hawkins, is doing something really special for all East Texas folks with special needs. The church will be hosting a Night to Shine … more

Mineola Kiwanis Club hosts its annual chili cook off Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Mineola Civic Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For $10, patrons can sample all the chili entries. It includes drink and … more

“We’re the light of the community,” said Pastor Cody Mize at the 2025 “Unity In Our Community” service at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Mineola. The words … more

Jarvis Christian University celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Unity in the Community Prayer Breakfast, Saturday, Jan. 18. more

Mineola Caring & Sharing will hold its annual volunteer meeting Monday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Mineola Methodist Ministry Center. Directors for 2025 will be elected. President Joyce Curry … more

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated in Mineola on the day he is honored across the nation Monday, Jan. 20. The Mineola Ministerial Alliance will host a Unity in … more

East Texas Food Bank distributions for 2025 have been announced for Quitman and Mineola. Quitman dates: (third Wednesdays) ... more

A Unity in the Community service is planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Mineola Monday, Jan. 20. The service will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 304 … more

Mineola Kiwanis Club members, from left, Joyce Curry, Cody Mize, Keith Sparkman and David Sauer assist Santa in passing out gifts at the annual Wood County special education co-op Christmas party. more

The Blue Santa program put on by the Wood County First Responder Association took 50 children shopping at Walmart on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Each had $400 to spend. Participating law enforcement agencies included Mineola ISD PD, Yantis ISD PD, Winnsboro ISD PD, Winnsboro PD, Mineola PD, Hawkins PD, Quitman PD, Wood County SO, State Game Wardens, DPS and Grand Saline fire marshal. more

Wood County Arboretum member Mimi Turbeville mans the gift table at the Stinson House last Thursday for the Christmas open house at the historic home.  more

Volunteers worked through rain showers Saturday morning to serve about 250 area families with food for the holidays at the First Methodist Church Ministries Center for the Mineola Caring & … more

The New Hope Cemetery east of Mineola joined the growing list of American cemeteries that pay tribute to veterans heading into the Christmas season. Volunteers marked more than 100 graves of … more

Leaves, leaves, leaves...they’re falling everywhere in Wood County, and lots of folks are bagging them for trash collection. But Judi Luce has a better idea. She shreds them with the … more

It’s something new that’s something old for the Mineola schools and Mineola community, as a new gardening project is underway on school district property just north of the ball fields on … more