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CNB hosting Caring & Sharing benefit
City National Bank in Mineola is sponsoring a burger lunch fundraiser benefiting Mineola Caring & Sharing on Friday, June 9 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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5/25/23 08:30 AM
Memorial Day event planned at courthouse
The Wood County Military Monument Committee will be hosting a short Memorial Day Ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 29 at the Wood County Courthouse.
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5/25/23 08:30 AM
Primary school groundbreaking Thursday
Groundbreaking for the new Mineola Primary School will be held Thursday, May 25 at 10 a.m. at the site on E. Loop 564, adjacent to the city water tower.
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5/25/23 08:30 AM
Mineola celebrates sesquicentennial in style
Spanning nearly a dozen decades represented in style, the fashion-forward looked back at looks from years gone by.
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5/25/23 08:30 AM
Growing competition gets hairy
Bushy, sculpted, whispy or coarse – the competitors in the beard master competition all brought something unique on their chins to the gazebo in downtown Mineola.
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5/25/23 08:30 AM
Sesquicentennial festivity aglow at dusk
A balloon glow capped off the day of sesquicentennial festivities dubbed Spring Fling.
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5/25/23 08:30 AM
Time capsule yields 1998 memorabilia
Only somewhat the worse for wear, the time capsule planted by the Mineola High School Class of 1998 came out of the ground last Tuesday afternoon.
The capsule, actually a cooler, had been buried …
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By Phil Major
publisher@wood.cm | 5/18/23 08:05 AM
publisher@wood.cm | 5/18/23 08:05 AM
Mineola plans a party 150 years in the making
Mineola will go all out Saturday to celebrate the city’s 150th anniversary.
The Mineola Nature Preserve will host events to start the day, with 1K, 5K and 10K runs stepping off at 8 a.m., …
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5/18/23 08:02 AM
Genealogy society hears story about WWI
Tony LeGrow gave an interesting program on “World War I, A Story of Heroism and The Boston-Halifax Connection” for the Wood County Genealogy Society April 17.
On Dec. 6, 1917 at …
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5/11/23 09:50 AM
Desire for better food spurred garden project
Salvador Medina Nava stood among myriad planters and growing mounds in his front yard. “The key is the soil, it must be living soil,” he said.
That was an unfamiliar expression …
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5/11/23 09:50 AM
Musgraves mural featuring Willie Nelson dedicated
Mineola’s latest mural, completed last week, was formally dedicated Saturday morning to kick off the daylong May Fiesta in downtown.
Adorning the north wall of MPrints along W. Kirkpatrick …
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By Phil Major
publisher@wood.cm | 5/11/23 09:47 AM
publisher@wood.cm | 5/11/23 09:47 AM
May Fiesta
The Folkloric Legacy of Mineola dancers entertained during the annual May Fiesta Saturday in downtown Mineola. A car show, salsa and taco contests, music, food, craft and community booths and more …
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5/11/23 09:46 AM
Seeking justice
Protesters gathered on the courthouse square in Quitman last Wednesday to rally for the unsolved murder of Brittany McGlone 16 years ago near Winnsboro. An arrest was made in the case last fall but …
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5/11/23 09:45 AM
Chamber hosts dinner downtown
The Mineola Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the city’s sesquicentennial celebration week with Savor on the Bricks Tuesday, May 16 at 6 p.m. along N. Johnson St.
Restaurants …
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5/11/23 09:44 AM
Students lend a hand
Mineola High School students, along with ag teachers Emily and Mason Winters, helped clean up the Prayer Garden at First Methodist Church’s N. Johnson St. property. The garden was begun as …
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5/4/23 09:33 AM
Kiwanis Club honors teacher
Terri Dievendorf was selected as the Mineola Kiwanis Club Citizen of the Month for April. Terri is the Mineola High School drama teacher and is retiring after 34 years of teaching. Kiwanis Director …
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5/4/23 09:33 AM
Lions Club sets annual fish fry
The Yantis-Lake Fork Lions Club will host the 28th annual Catfish Fry on Saturday, May 13 at the Yantis ISD cafeteria from 4-7 p.m.
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5/4/23 09:33 AM
Curry honored by Pilots
Joyce Curry was honored for 40 years of service to the Texas Anchor District at the recent Texas Pilot District convention in San Marcos. She organized and presided over the first Anchor Texas …
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5/4/23 08:31 AM
Blood drives scheduled in county cities
Quitman Rotary Club will host a blood drive with Carter BloodCare on Wednesday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 pm. At the Quitman First United Methodist Church, 406 Lane St.
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5/4/23 08:31 AM
Mineola sesquicentennial court crowned
Mineola’s sesquicentennial celebration now has a royal court to represent it during the events through the rest of 2023.
The crowns and sashes were awarded at the Mineola Civic Center Saturday night. more
The crowns and sashes were awarded at the Mineola Civic Center Saturday night. more
By Phil Major
publisher@wood.cm | 5/4/23 08:12 AM
publisher@wood.cm | 5/4/23 08:12 AM
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