Black-eyed peas and cabbage will be the featured food at a cook off New Year’s Day in Alba. The Alba Economic Development Corp. will award $125 prizes for the best black-eyed peas and best … more

New Hope Baptist Church of Mineola will be celebrating the birth of Jesus on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m. with a special candlelight service. 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

Crowds lined Broad Street through downtown Mineola Saturday evening for the annual lighted Christmas parade sponsored by the chamber of commerce. 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

The Sound of the Swarm Mineola High School band will celebrate times three Thursday evening. 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

Alba celebrates Christmas on the Square Saturday with a parade, chili cookout, photos with Santa and more. more

Mineola will ring in the holiday season with its annual lighted Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m. more

In recognition of Veterans Day, Carter BloodCare encourages blood donors to give in November in honor and support of U.S. military veterans and active duty service members. more

A meet and greet will be held Friday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m.-noon for new Wood County Veterans Services Officer Christi Billman. more

Mineola will ring in the holiday season with its annual lighted Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Theme of this year’s events “Christmas through the Decades.” more