The Nov. 7 state constitutional amendment election will be conducted largely with paper ballots in Wood County.

County commissioners voted Friday on an emergency purchase for $311,771 with Hart InterCivic for ballot readers, paper ballots and special voting machines compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. more

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

Mineola City Council held a quick public hearing on the proposed city budget Monday and set a special meeting Monday, Sept. 18 to adopt the budget and the property tax rate to help support it. … more

Monday, Sept. 17 begins the national celebration of Constitution Week. The weeklong commemoration of America’s most important document is one of the nation’s least known official … more

The following guilty pleas were heard in 402nd District Court Aug. 31: Jordan Coyne, Hawkins, possession of a controlled substance PG1/1-B less than one gram, state jail felony, six months in … more

The First United Methodist Church in Quitman is without a pastor following the sudden death Saturday, Sept. 9 of the Rev. Mike Cline. Cline had joined the church in November 2021. The … more

The Alba-Golden school board approved a $25,000 donation to the AGISD Education Foundation Monday. The contribution will be drawn from the general operating fund balance. The action followed a … more

The following students have been named to the Summer 2023 President’s List for Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time … more

Wood County Commissioners met in special session last Thursday to take care of the new tax rate and approval of the proposed budget for 2024. The tax rate was set at .4625 per $100 valuation, … more

The Quitman Police Department answered 371 calls for service between Aug. 11-Sept. 8, issued 109 traffic citations, gave 120 traffic warnings, took 43 reports, 13 warrant arrests and 18 on-site … more

Building fire: Sept. 2, 4:21 p.m., 1101 CR 2275, Mineola. Medical assist, assist EMS crew: Sept. 2, 9:46 p.m., 750 Goodson Cir., Mineola; Sept. 6, 5:30 p.m., 1450 Bromberg, Mineola. Motor … more

August 30 Cpl. Croney; caller advised cousin took vehicle without permission, brought vehicle back but tracker in vehicle showed it had been taken, caller did not wish to pursue charges. … more

September 2 12:45 a.m., city ordinance violation, W. Broad, loud music, music turned off. 5:05 a.m., vehicle stop/arrest, 100 blk Landers, Shacory Mi-zil Williams arrested for possession of … more

Donnie Burge from Alba will be awarded a bachelor of applied arts and sciences in safety and health from Texas A&M Commerce at the Dec. 16 commencement. He will graduate summa cum laude with … more

This year’s Alzheimer’s Walk sponsored by the Pilot Club of Mineola will be held in conjunction with the Iron Horse Heritage Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23. Registration will take … more

Salary raises for members of the Wood County District Attorney’s office were approved by Wood County commissioners last Tuesday. Those attorneys are Logan Sawyer from $31.98 per hour to … more

James “Bubba” Early was sentenced by 402nd District Judge Brad McCampbell to 25 years in state prison and a $5,000 fine on Monday, Aug. 28. Early was convicted of manufacture or … more

Camden Gage King, 19, from Quitman was sentenced by visiting district court judge Christi Kennedy to 27 years in state prison on Friday, Sept. 1. King pleaded guilty to two charges of aggravated … more

Simply stated, the experience of youth sports owes much to the older generation. 

Three local families shared some thoughts about the importance of athletics to their grandchildren and the unique joys of sharing in that experience.  more

Sales tax revenues in Wood County rebounded in the September report. All six cities plus the county showed higher sales tax income than in September 2022, and for the year five of six cities … more