Mineola finally has a location for a new communications tower for public safety, but it will cost another $60,000.

As Fire Marshal David Madsen explained, if the communications company that owned the tower would have agreed to turn it over to the city initially, it would have cost less time and money. more

Mineola, Quitman and Winnsboro will be among the 27 Class 3A high school marching bands competing at the Area C championship on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. more

Quitman city council made adjustments to the debris pickup ordinance Thursday and proposed adjustments to the handicap parking ordinance. more

Traffic dividers that the Mineola City Council did not approve will appear in the new Park Central subdivision off Hwy. 69 South after all – in a modified format. more

Three teams are at home tonight as Mineola plays host to Winnsboro while Quitman welcomes Arp and Como-Pickton visits Alba-Golden. Mineola goes three and out to start and Winnsboro drives … more

Mineola used a pair of heart-stopping five set wins last week to maneuver into a playoff spot in the district volleyball standings. more

The Alba-Golden Boys cross country team are district champions. They secured the title by besting the field last week at the 15-2A district meet at North Hopkins High School.   Led by … more

ckets handily defeated the Bonham Purple Warriors in Bonham Friday, 55-13. The Jackets amassed 538 yards, finding the end zone on eight of nine possessions.   The Bonham defense was … more

A pair of late scores in the first half gave Edgewood a 25-15 half-time edge on Quitman Friday night, then the hosts pulled away in the second half for a 59-27 district football win. more

Gary Patrick’s journey has taken him from Alba-Golden to California and back to Wood County. Though he went to the West Coast with his parents soon after earning his diploma from AGHS in … more

The Friends of the Quitman Public Library is hosting a Fall Book Sale Oct. 31-Nov. 3, in the library’s Thurman Shamburger Community Room. Friends of the Library invite the public to join this … more

Elizabeth “Beth” Ann Aikman, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, peacefully passed away on Oct. 10, 2023 at her residence in Quitman. She was born on Jan. 23, 1943 in Richmond, Va. to … more

Robert Cleveland Peppeard passed away Sept. 28, 2023 at Christus Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview. A memorial service will be held Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s … more

Lois Clifton Grossman, a devoted mother, sister and grandmother, passed away on Oct. 6, 2023 at age 77. Born on March 14, 1946 in Tacoma, Wash., Lois was the youngest of 14 children born to … more

Mineola Mayor Jayne Lankford was honored as the Mineola Kiwanis Citizen of the Month for September. She can be seen at every event in town, supporting the citizens of the city. Kiwanis President … more

October 6 8:34 a.m., trespassing, N. Pacific, criminal trespass warning requested and issued. 10:37 a.m., reckless driver, 1800 blk W. Broad, warning issued, no impairment observed. … more

The door will open at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 for the annual arts and crafts sale at Holly Brook Baptist Church, Hawkins, and close at 3 p.m. featuring 44 vendors offering delicious food items, … more

Building fire: Oct. 7, 8:14 a.m., 272 CR 1580, Mineola; Oct. 11, 1:01 a.m., 430 CR 2245, Mineola. Forest, woods or wildland fire: Oct. 6, 8:59 p.m., W. Hwy. 80 at Smith County line, Mineola. … more

The following guilty pleas and sentences were entered in 402nd District Court Oct. 12 and 13: Christopher Brant Osbourn, Mineola, possession of a controlled substance penalty group one less than … more

Alba, Quitman and Mineola had higher retail sales in August compared to a year ago, while Hawkins and Yantis saw slight declines and Winnsboro experienced a 5% drop. The figures come from the … more