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Delegation congratulates Mineola
Delegations from the East Texas Amtrak-served communities of Marshall and Longview traveled via Amtrak’s Texas Eagle to Mineola Saturday, Sept. 2 to honor Mineola on the commemoration of the city’s 150th anniversary.
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9/14/23 06:33 AM
Wood County Walls hosting first Texas Street Art Festival
The first Texas Street Art Festival is set the week of Sept. 16-23 as part of the newly established Wood County Walls initiative.
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9/14/23 06:33 AM
Breakfast to benefit pantry
Breakfast With a Heart will be hosted by Broad Street Church of Christ in Mineola on Saturday, Sept. 9.
The all-you-can-eat breakfast (eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, biscuits, gravy, …
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9/7/23 10:20 AM
Caring & Sharing volunteer meeting set
Mineola Caring & Sharing’s first volunteer meeting of the year will be Monday, Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the church hall of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 203 Meadowbrook.
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9/7/23 10:20 AM
New minister has hit the ground running
John Thomas can be spotted around Mineola most days.
The minister at the First Methodist Church runs 4-6 miles per day in the neighborhoods around the church facilities.
He said it helps …
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9/7/23 10:20 AM
Caring & Sharing seeks community volunteers
Mineola Caring & Sharing is looking for persons interested in helping the needy during the upcoming Christmas season. According to Board President Joyce Curry, the group has developed around 20 …
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8/31/23 12:06 AM
Mineola resident celebrates 100th birthday
Mineola Mayor Jayne Lankford shares a proclamation with Mary Tedder on Thursday, declaring Mary Laveda Tedder Day on Aug. 24. Tedder was born Aug. 24, 1923 in Tool and grew up on a farm in Lively.
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8/31/23 12:06 AM
It’s music to their ears
They each came to this area from other regions of Texas and with one stop in between – from Wellington to Granbury to Quitman, and from Grand Prairie to Providence to Mineola. The two ladies, …
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By John Arbter
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 8/31/23 12:06 AM
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 8/31/23 12:06 AM
Club hosting benefit game night
A game night and dinner fundraiser will be hosted by the Pilot Club of Mineola on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The second annual game night will be at the First Methodist Church Ministry Center, 612 N. Newsom …
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8/31/23 12:06 AM
New life for old school
The name carved in stone above the door says Lloyd C.S.D 17, but it is more popularly known as the Coke school.
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By Phil Major
publisher@wood.cm | 8/31/23 12:06 AM
publisher@wood.cm | 8/31/23 12:06 AM
Mineola golf course reopens – golf only
It was hardly business as usual for the Mineola Golf Club, but some members of the Senior Golf Association gathered last Thursday morning for their weekly scramble.
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8/31/23 12:05 AM
Diagnosis set family on different path
Life changes, often in dramatic moments – moments which rewrite priorities, challenge faith, stress hearts and cause questioning of everything one believes in.
Mineola athletic director Luke Blackwell and his family have had more than their share of these dramatic moments over the past two years. more
Mineola athletic director Luke Blackwell and his family have had more than their share of these dramatic moments over the past two years. more
By John Arbter
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 8/24/23 12:35 AM
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 8/24/23 12:35 AM
Ingrams celebrate 73 years
8/24/23 12:35 AM
Caring & Sharing marks 40th year of assisting
In October 1983, 20 concerned citizens met for the organizational meeting of a program they christened “Caring & Sharing: Mineolans for Mineola.” The plan was to coordinate efforts of all the programs already at work in the community. The monetary goal was $9,200 or roughly $30 to feed and clothe a child for Christmas.
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8/24/23 12:35 AM
Yantis church hosting health fair, event for back-to-school
The First Baptist Church in Yantis will host a resource and health fair and back to school event Saturday, Aug. 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event is free and includes food, games and health …
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8/17/23 09:51 AM
Mineola chamber making plans for September Iron Horse Festival
The Iron Horse Heritage Festival, a celebration of Mineola’s railroad heritage and the Mineola Chamber of Commerce’s biggest community event, returns to historic downtown Mineola …
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8/17/23 09:49 AM
Free books coming to area children
What had began as a gesture to motivate the students of a rural high school in small-town Tennessee has become one of the most prolific and beneficial educational endeavors ever undertaken. Currently 138 youngsters from Alba-Golden, Quitman and Yantis have joined 2.5 million children in receiving books free-of-charge from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
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By John Arbter
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 8/10/23 01:42 AM
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 8/10/23 01:42 AM
Breakfast benefits local food pantry
Breakfast With a Heart will be hosted by First Christian Church, 209 N. Pacific in Mineola, Saturday, Aug. 5. …
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8/3/23 10:08 AM
VBS students learn about mission work
Part of the curriculum at Holly Brook Baptist Church VBS included teaching children about missionaries and what they do in communities they are called to serve.
The children learned about …
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8/3/23 10:08 AM
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