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Garden club selects yard of the month

Fannie Marchman Garden Club of Mineola has chosen the Hebron residence at 153 County Road 2610 as their December yard of the month. Bill and Judy Hebron have lived in Mineola for 10 years and … more

Skateboarders flock to new concrete park in Mineola

The park has been dubbed the best in the East Texas area, and promises to get even better when the second phase can be implemented. more

AGISD hosts winter event for community

The Alba-Golden community sponsored a Christmas Extravaganza on the grounds of Alba-Golden school last Saturday. Despite windy conditions, the inaugural event offered much to enjoy. more

Caring & Sharing readies distribution

Around four dozen volunteers, including members of the Mineola High School Key Club, were busy sorting and packing food items for the Mineola Caring & Sharing campaign, which will be distributing … more

Mobile Santa fills gap for youngsters

What started as Pastor Tim Letsch noticing long Christmas lines has slowly but surely turned into a holiday tradition for many East Texas towns.  In 2009, Pastor Tim did a simple thing … more
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Christmas season in Wood County

Christmas celebrations broke out across Wood County over the weekend. more

McFarland Bears honored with special day in Mineola

Three McFarland Bears, who starred for the football team at Mineola’s black high school in the 1960s, were honored by the city council Monday. Nov. 27 was proclaimed McFarland Bears … more

Alba-Golden sets winter extravaganza

Alba-Golden school district will host a Winter Extravaganza Saturday, Dec. 9   from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the school grounds off US Hwy. 69. The day’s activities are scheduled to … more

Forever Young Activity Center hosting Christmas tour of homes

The Christmas Magic home tour sponsored by the Forever Young Activity Center in Quitman will be held Sunday, Dec. 10 featuring five homes in the Lake Lydia area. Tickets are $15 and may be … more

Mineola Caring & Sharing prepares for distribution day

The 2023 Mineola Caring & Sharing Food Distribution Project has been in full swing for several months and it is time to pull all the many efforts together and prepare for Distribution Day on … more

Quitman celebrating a hometown Christmas

Hometown Christmas will be celebrated in Quitman Saturday, Dec. 2 from noon-8 p.m. with children’s activities, food trucks, vendors, the parade at 5 p.m., live music, bounce houses an ice … more

Busy weekend kicks off Mineola holidays

Mineola celebrates the Christmas holidays with a weekend full of events Dec. 1-3. In continuing the city’s sesquicentennial celebration, the city will host a snow hill and snow playing … more

Pilot Club honors students’ veteran works

One of the longest running projects for the Pilot Club of Mineola is their veteran’s dinner and patriotic contest. Veterans attending the dinner were honored by President Diane Holmes. … more

Skate park ready

The Mineola Community Skate Park received a huge upgrade during Thanksgiving week as the first phase of the new concrete ramps was laid. By Thanksgiving Day some of the new features were open for … more

Tree lighting to kick off Quitman holiday season

Quitman will open the holiday season with the community tree lighting event on the courthouse square on Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. Story time with the elves, music, goodies and … more

Giving Trees set up for C&S toy drive

Giving Trees have been placed for the Mineola   Caring & Sharing community toy drive, now in its 25th year. Ornaments on the trees have the gender and age (up to 12) of the child. … more

Marine Corps League honors Gold Star families

The Wood Cunty detachment's annual ball celebrating the Marine Corps anniversary paid special tribute to local families who have lost loved ones serving in the armed forces. more

“New” concrete skate park becoming reality for Mineola

Imagine back to when you were a kid. Did you ever have that one project you just dreamed about, a place designed by a kid, for a kid? That’s exactly what Mineola’s Flint and Steel … more
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Donations sought for veterans’ wreaths

Roselawn Cemetery north of Mineola will once again be the site of the placement of Christmas wreaths on the graves of almost 800 veterans buried there. Following a brief ceremony at 11 a.m. … more

County history on display

Wood County Historical Commission Chairman Ulna McWhorter presents historical Civil War mementos to county commissioners at last week’s open house for the Archive and Research Center on the … more
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