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Alliance hosting Mineola baccalaureate
The Mineola Ministerial Alliance will host baccalaureate services for the Mineola High School Class of 2024 on Sunday, May 19 at 6 p.m. at the gym at the Addie McFarland school, 708 Stone St.
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5/9/24 10:17 AM
Lions planning annual fish fry
The Yantis-Lake Fork Lions Club will host their 29th Annual Catfish Fry Saturday, May 11 at the Yantis ISD Cafeteria from 4-7 p.m.
Menu includes fresh catfish, red beans, cole slaw, …
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5/9/24 10:17 AM
Quitman parks, rec board addresses range of issues
Members of the newly-appointed Quitman Parks and Recreation Board met for the first time Monday, April 29 at City Hall. Mayor Randy Dunn and City Administrator James Attaway were on hand to …
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By CARLEY TUCKER |
5/9/24 10:16 AM
Forsyth, Sampson among election winners
Municipal elections in Wood County Saturday saw two city council incumbents reelected while a third was defeated.
In the only school board race in the county, Tony Forsyth won the two-year …
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5/9/24 10:16 AM
Mineola Fire Department Report
EMS assist: April 25, 6:12 a.m., Sycamore; April 27, 3:55 p.m., N. Pacific; May 1, 5:13 p.m., CR 2715.
Vehicle fire: April 25, 12:28 p.m., Hwy. 69 at Loop 564.
Downed power line: April 26, …
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5/9/24 08:17 AM
Mineola Police Report
April 27
3:08 a.m., driving while intoxicated, 700 blk Greenville, followed vehicle, no violations observed.
10:38 a.m., information, E. Commerce, checking damaged fence.
11:13 a.m., …
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5/9/24 08:17 AM
Wood County Sheriff’s Report
April 24
Cpl. Croney, theft, Hwy. 154; victim had been selling items online, some items were missing, property owner advised he let a male sell them due to being left on the property for so …
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5/9/24 08:17 AM
Mineola students win press awards
Two Mineola residents, students at UT Tyler, recently won 17 awards for outstanding journalism.
Nathan Witt, the editor-in-chief of the Patriot Talon, UT Tyler’s student-run newspaper, and …
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5/2/24 10:45 AM
TJC’s Wind Ensemble records historic firsts
For the past few years, the Tyler Junior College Wind Ensemble has been chasing — and achieving — some ambitious goals.
In February 2022, the group became the first community/junior …
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5/2/24 10:45 AM
Purple martins have a home in Yantis
Hanging beside the work desk of Julie Mattox in her Yantis home is the poem ‘The Peace of Wild Things’ by Wendell Berry. It reads:
When despair for the world grows in me
and I …
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By John Arbter
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 5/2/24 10:42 AM
woodctystringer@gmail.com | 5/2/24 10:42 AM
Blood drive May 7
The next blood drive hosted by the Quitman Rotary Club will be held at First United Methodist Church Quitman, 406 Lane St., on Tuesday, May 7 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Donations will be done inside …
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5/2/24 10:41 AM
MISD hosts Spanish-speaking family event
On May 3, Mineola school invites all families and persons who speak Spanish to attend and participate in their celebration.
This is the second year of holding the event, which is called the …
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By Brynna Williamson
news@wood.cm | 5/2/24 10:41 AM
news@wood.cm | 5/2/24 10:41 AM
May Fiesta to fill downtown Saturday
Celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture in Cinco de Mayo fashion is the purpose of the Mineola Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fiesta de Mayo (May Fiesta) community event scheduled Saturday, May …
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5/2/24 10:40 AM
Mineola Police Report
April 20
1:22 a.m., reckless driver, 100 blk E. Broad, high speed pursuit, three adults and three juveniles, juvenile probation and parents contacted. Dustin Blake McKinney, Kaufman, arrested …
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5/2/24 10:40 AM
Quitman Police Report
The Quitman Police Department answered 240 calls for service between April 1-18. The department issued 88 traffic citations, gave 89 traffic warnings, took 13 reports, made one on-site arrest and two …
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5/2/24 10:39 AM
Mineola Fire Department Report
Motor vehicle collision: April 18, 6:34 p.m., FM 1253 at CR 460; April 19, 11:05 p.m., Broad at Pacific.
EMS assist: April 18, 8:18 p.m., E. McDonald; April 18, 8:45 p.m., CR 2540; April 22, …
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5/2/24 10:39 AM
Wood County Sheriff’s Report
April 17
Deputy Nichols, burglary, Hwy. 154; about 10 boats tampered with or had items removed, offense report completed.
Sgt. Cox, Cpl. Rapp, disturbance, CR 4490; victim’s …
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5/2/24 10:39 AM
Mineola garden club names yard of the month
A.B. and Gail Jennings bought their house at 305 Newsom in Mineola 36 years ago and raised their family. They’ve always loved gardening and liked the fact that their property already had …
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5/2/24 10:36 AM
Kiwanis honors
Mineola ISD Police Chief Cody Castleberry was recognized as the Kiwanis Club April Citizen of the Month for his work making all the schools safer. The award was presented by Mineola Superintendent …
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5/2/24 10:36 AM
Mineola High School students lending a helping hand
Students from Emily Winters’ Mineola High School ag class volunteered to helped spruce up the Prayer Garden at First Methodist Church in Mineola.
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5/2/24 10:36 AM
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