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Sound of the Swarm advances to state finals, places 2nd

The Mineola High School Sound of the Swarm marching band has advanced to the finals of the UIL state marching contest for the fifth straight time. more

Voters pass 13 of 14 propositions

Wood County voters agreed with their fellow Texans in the state constitutional amendment election Tuesday, passing 13 of 14 propositions. Only Prop. 13, extending the retirement age for judges, … more

Friday finale

Mineola and Quitman wrap up the regular season tonight with home football games. Mineola hosts Commerce with a playiff spot on the line. Quitman hosts Winona trying to get a district win. … more

Lady Jackets end season with loss ahead of playoffs

Mineola was hoping for a tune-up before the start of the volleyball post-season when they hosted Chapel Hill last Tuesday. They ended up falling to the Red Devils 25-16, 22-25, 21-25, 20-25. … more
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Pedestrian dies on 80

A Grand Saline woman died in a vehicle-pedestrian traffic accident on Thursday, Oct. 26 three miles east of Grand Saline on U.S. Hwy. 80. The Texas Highway Patrol preliminary investigation … more

Pleas heard and probations revoked

The following guilty plea was heard in 402nd District Court on Thursday, Oct. 26: Michaela April Moreno, Tomball, possession of a controlled substance penalty group three (PG 3) 28 grams or more … more

Mineola Senior Center update

On Mondays and Thursdays there is a group playing Rummikub from 10 to noon at the Mineola Senior Citizens Center. A Game Night has been added on the first and third Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. … more

Quitman finds going rough at West Rusk

Quitman will be trying to finish out the 2023 varsity football season with a district win Friday when the Bulldogs host Winona. Quitman faced off against district leader West Rusk on Friday and … more

Cooper shuts down Panthers

The district-leading Cooper Bulldogs made short work of the Alba-Golden Panthers on a rainy evening in Cooper last Friday. Cooper put up 34 points in the first half and recorded a shut-out, 40-0. … more
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Atlanta sweeps Mineola in bidistrict

The Atlanta Lady Rabbits brought Mineola’s 2023 volleyball campaign to a close with a straight-set win (25-23, 25-20, 26-24) Monday at Mt. Pleasant. The Lady Jackets conclude the season with a … more
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Mineola stops Rains, remains in playoff picture

The Mineola vs. Rains game Friday was eerily similar to last years’ match up. After a first half chockfull of scoring, Mineola found themselves up late, fending off a desperate Wildcat … more
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Alba-Golden Jr.-Sr. High Roll

1st Nine Weeks   A Honor Roll 6th grade Avery Haisten, Grayson Hawthorn, Judson Wise, Henry Kerry, Alexander Reynolds 7th grade   Ethan Allen, Samuel Borchardt, … more

Quitman Junior High Honor Roll

1st Nine Weeks A Honor Roll Grade 6 William Bays, Brady Bess, Lucas De Gorostiza, Dunyae Dupree, Perla Flores, Bradie Fortner, Makayla Griffith, Millie Jordan, Kylie Kasper, Natalie … more

Mineola Elementary School Roll

First Nine Weeks A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Ava Arbter, Jase Blackwell, Caysen Brooks, Kayelee Cobb, Destiny Crawford, Brystal Green, Kaysen Haire, Cutter Hamlett, Kyle Herring, Eason … more

Corner Column

After more than four and a half decades of covering school budgets and finances, I consider myself slightly above average at understanding such things. So there was massive frustration when the … more

Letters to the editor

To the editor: My name is Glenda Cagle and I am a member of the Texas Retired Teachers Association. I am a retired Texas public school employee and educated Texas children for 36 years. … more

Mineola Kiwanis citizens of the month

Jennifer and Kirk Hensen were selected Mineola Kiwanis Citizens of the Month for October. The Hensons devote their time to organizing car shows for charity organizations. They earned over $12,000 for … more

DAR members clean veterans’ headstones

Recently two groups of members of the Elizabeth Denton English Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution spent an early morning cleaning 40 veterans’ headstones at … more

Season looks promising for area hunters

“The 2023 hunting season promises to be a good one,” speculated Wood County Game Warden Lee Hall. Rebounding from a year in which the county was overrun with acorn production, last … more
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Rain no match for sweet potato spirit

Off and on rain failed to dampen the spirits of the Golden Sweet Potato Festival Saturday. From a crowd-pleasing chicken calling contest to a benefit auction that topped $37,000 and incredible … more
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