Mikey Pickering and Hannah Holland were crown Quitman's 2023 homecoming king and queen Friday night just before the Bulldogs took on Ore City. more

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, … more

Headlining artist for Mineola’s Sesquicentennial Sabine Stomp on Saturday is the Old 97’s. more

The Wood County Economic Development Commission approved Hotel Occupancy Tax funds to several county events at the Aug. 27 meeting. more

The name carved in stone above the door says Lloyd C.S.D 17, but it is more popularly known as the Coke school. more

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. more

Quitman aldermen proposed a new property tax rate for the city and annexed 1.727 acres at 163 County Road 2110 Thursday. more

The latest round of Texas public schools test scores was released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

The results were mostly positive for Mineola and Quitman, while Alba-Golden had a few areas of concern. more

The Wood County Salary Grievance Committee public hearing this Thursday morning has been postponed until next week.

The salary grievance request is from three Wood County justices of the peace who are seeking a raise. They are seeking to be paid on the same scale as other elected officials in the county. more

To some, it was like losing an old friend. more

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.  more

The Wood County Airport received some unexpected good news from the recently-completed session of the state legislature.

Airport leaders have long sought to extend the runaway from 4,000 feet to 5,000 in order to accommodate larger corporate aircraft, principally jets whose insurance requires them to use longer runways. more

Mineola's own Sound of the Swarm won the 2021 marching band championship, and we were there to document it. more