Alba-Golden school was teeming with visitors last Tuesday. The campus hosted a late afternoon elementary school open house and combined it with a health fair. At the conclusion of the events, … more

Quitman Development Corporation board of directors approved three sign and façade grants at their Monday night meeting. more

A veteran prosecutor of the Wood County district attorney’s office has been removed as an assistant district attorney. 

Prosecutor Joey Fenlaw claims he did not resign his position, but District Attorney Angela Albers says he gave a verbal two-week notice she claims he gave in her office April 6 at 8:50 a.m. more

Wood County information technology director John Bell responded to questions concerning the altered district court records which show District Attorney Angela Albers working over 10,000 cases including 1,000 as a defense attorney. more

Rickie Wiley’s acorn carved out of driftwood won best of show among all artists entered in the intermediate division of the Mineola League of the Arts annual art show last week. more

The 2022 Wood County Jr. Livestock Show was held March 29-April 1 at the Quitman Ag Pavilion, showcasing the hard work and talents of hundreds of local young farmers and ranchers. more

Richard Elston never thought when he came to Mineola from Denton in 1991 to manage the local Pizza Hut he would spend the rest of his working life here – and become an institution. more

What started as a casual interest in how to better teach the Holocaust to students has become a passion for Quitman Elementary School reading interventionist Jeannie Hipp.  Her heart for people … more

The Wood County Grand Jury handed down the following indictments on March 30: Carlos Arnez III, Mineola, substance PG one less than one gram, state jail felony. Bobby Dale Bragg, Emory, … more

Building fire: March 26, 8:38 p.m., 827 E. Good, Mineola; March 30, 10:03 p.m., 1359 E. Hwy. 80, Mineola. Forest, woods or wildland fire: March 25, 3:29 p.m., 25025 W. Hwy. 80, Grand … more

March 12-April 3 The Quitman Police Department responded to 211 calls for service, issued 29 citations, gave 29 warnings citations, took 16 reports.  March 22 5:07 p.m. Police Chief … more

March 26 6:55 a.m., alarm, W. Loop 564, employees set off. 9:02 a.m., suspicious vehicle, pickup at Nature Preserve, unoccupied, not a traffic hazard. 9:12 a.m., reckless driver, E. Broad at … more