Wood County commissioners heard a comprehensive annual report Tuesday by UT Health EMS/Air Team representatives Scott Berkley, John Smith, Hayden Ray and Jared Smith.  Berkley reported the UT … more

The Alba-Golden High School one-act play has advanced to the area competition. The troupe earned the following individual awards: All-star crew - Alex Reyes  Honorable Mention All-star … more

More than 5,100 Baylor University students have been named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s Academic Honor List, which recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each … more

The Quitman School Board was entertained by three selections from the junior high band program. Band Director Michael Barron talked about the growth of the program at the junior high level. … more

New stadium lights are coming to Meredith Memorial Stadium in Mineola, thanks to the stadium’s namesake. The school board approved a budget amendment Monday night for the grant from the … more

The administrative staff at Mineola ISD was filled out with several new hires Monday, Trustees approved Chase Thomas as the new high school principal, Nicholas Kelley as the elementary vice … more

Tickets are on sale for the 2023 Jarvis Christian University Student Founder’s Homecoming Concert and After Party at 9 p.m. Saturday night, March 25, featuring headlining rap artists K Camp and … more

Jarvis Christian University will host the 2023 Founders/Homecoming Pioneer Hall of Fame and Preeminence Awards Gala at 7 p.m, Friday, March 24, with the Zapp Band headlining the black-tie optional … more

At Saturday’s celebration for the 63rd anniversary of the Mineola Memorial Library, patrons learned the library almost never happened, and was an idea first dreamed more than a century … more

Mineola school trustees got the news on just how much construction inflation has eaten into the money the community approved to build a new school. Trustees will meet again Thursday to formalize … more

Two local students, Noelani Holly and Addison Marcee, were selected as winners of Wood County Electric Co-op’s essay contest, earning an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. this summer. … more

A Mineola school bus carrying 12 students collided with a car just north of the primary campus Monday morning before the start of school. The preliminary report by the Dept. of Public Safety said … more