Ask Bella Crawford and Cameron Galyean a question about their times at Alba-Golden High School, and the top two graduates of the Class of 2021 are likely to give similar, if not identical, answers. more

Brooke Barrett and Sarahi Martinez are the top graduates for  the Yantis High School Class of 2021. more

Mineola school trustees voted their intent for the district to seek a renewal of the District of Innovation (DOI) status for MISD last week.

The program was put into place by the Texas Education Agency to give public school districts more flexibility to help level the playing field with charter schools, Superintendent Cody Mize explained. more

Mineola High School plans to try something different during upcoming standardized testing.

Principal Mike Sorenson asked the school board to approve a waiver from the Texas Education Agency that will allow the district to use distance learning for students who are not engaged in testing on particular days. more

Drums beat, cheerleaders cheered, adults wielded silly string and big checks were awarded as the Mineola ISD Education Foundation prize patrol made the rounds of the four district campuses Thursday morning.

They bore a stack of big checks representing education grants totaling $32,200 as the proceeds from the foundation’s fundraising activities. more

Bud Moody Stadium will have a new state-of-the-art scoreboard for football this fall.  more

Mineola School District will spend $46,000 to get a handle on district growth and facilities.

The school board voted Monday to contract with Population Survey and Analysis for $32,000 to conduct a demographic study – to be split with the city. more

Wood County, Texas blanketed with record snow

A major winter storm of record-breaking proportions left Wood County and much of Texas in a week-long deep freeze that will make Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day 2021 memorable for decades to come. more

Dirt could turn as soon as Feb. 22 for a new agriculture-education facility for Alba-Golden ISD.

The school board accepted bids on Monday totaling $1,470,043. more

Quitman ISD school board members unanimously approved a contract for Superintendent Rhonda Turner Monday. more

Results of the all-state band competition were announced Tuesday morning. Four members of the Mineola High School Sound of the Swarm earned places in the prestigious bands sponsored by the Association of Texas Small School Bands. more

Just two days after the Alba-Golden school district advertised for the construction of a new agriculture facility, the old wooden structure it was slated to replace burned to the ground, killing the show goats of three students. more