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Marchman garden club begins fall activities

The May meeting ended the 2023-24 fiscal year for the Fannie Marchman Garden Club, with the installation of new officers for 2024-25: President Kim Hughes, 1st VP Jana Cook (membership), 2nd VP … more

Harmony defeats Mineola in three games

The Mineola Lady Jackets were outmatched by the visiting Harmony Lady Eagles last Tuesday, dropping straight sets, 25–18, 25–21, 25–17. Mineola dug an early hole... more
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Happy Fall. I missed the last deadline due to attendance at a conference in Wichita, Kan. Did you know tarantulas migrate in the fall? That was a surprising discovery on the road to the … more

Wood County Grand Jury indictments

The following grand jury indictments were handed down in Wood County Sept. 25: John Michael Baker, Mt. Vernon, possession of a controlled substance penalty group 1/1-B (PG 1/1-B) less than one … more

Billy Franklin Kernes  1937-202

Billy Franklin Kernes was born on Jan. 18, 1937 and passed away on Oct. 5, 2023, at age 86. Mr. Kernes was preceded in death by his parents, WD and Mabel Kernes; brothers, Earl, James and Floyd … more

Truman Douglas Savage  1936-2023

Truman Douglas Savage, 87, passed away Oct. 2, 2023. He attended Quitman High School, East Texas Teachers College and married Margaret LaRue Savage in September 1958. He also served in the Texas … more

Johnnie Lee “John” Weeks  1934-2023

Johnnie Lee “John” Weeks, formerly of Mineola, passed away on Oct. 4, 2023 at Arbor House Living of Waco, comforted by his family and the caring staff of Arbor House. John was born … more

Wood County Sheriff’s Report

September 20 Cpl. Rapp, traffic stop, Hwy. 37; after speaking with driver, no insurance on vehicle, it was towed. Deputy Kovic, criminal mischief, Hwy. 37; someone entered driveway, hit … more

Mineola Fire Department Report

Grass fire: Sept. 30, 12:59 p.m., 201 CR 2262, Mineola; Oct. 1, 1:05 p.m., W. US Hwy. 80 & W. CR 1712, Grand Saline; Oct. 3, 12:51 p.m., 175 PR 6605, Mineola. Motor vehicle accident with no … more

Mineola Police Report

September 30 12:19 a.m., disturbance, NE Loop 564, two people in vehicle arguing, vehicle left, unable to locate. 12:44 a.m., disturbance, Minwood, subject asked to leave by property owner. … more

Alba-Golden ISD board of trustees deals with financial matters Monday

The Alba-Golden Board of Trustees on Monday set the date for Alba-Golden Schools Financial Integrity Reporting System of Texas public meeting as Monday, Nov. 13. In the same vein, Director of … more
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Mineola earns scenic city designation

The city of Mineola has been awarded a Scenic City designation. The award was announced at the Texas Municipal League conference in Dallas Oct. 5. In its first attempt at the designation, … more

MGs converge on Mineola

The Texas MG Register celebrated the 100th anniversary of the iconic English sports car, holding its fall event in Mineola. There were 65 autos in town, which were displayed downtown on Saturday … more

Monster fall concert set by symphony

The Lake Country Symphonic Band will present its fall concert, “A Monster of a Concert” on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. at the Historic Select Theater, 114 N. Johnson St. in Mineola, under the direction of Kelly Bennette.  more

Quitman and Mineola resume football Friday

After a bye week, Mineola and Quitman football teams wade back into district play Friday night.

Mineola makes the long road trip to Fannin County to take on the Bonham Purple Warriors. Quitman takes on Edgewood in Van Zandt County. more

Panthers fall short to Wolfe City

On a perfect night for football, the stage was set Friday for a brawl when the Wolfe City Wolves came to Panther Stadium. The visitors went home with a 28-21 win, despite a Panther team which gave the hometown fans an incredibly-exciting 4th quarter.  more
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Lady Bulldogs district XC champions

Quitman Lady Bulldogs edged Mineola for the girls District 13-3A across country championship Saturday morning in Quitman. Braleigh Wood led Quitman with a first-place finish in 12:27.4. more

Grandpa’s diaries yield fascinating stories

One of Lepha Luttrall’s favorite memories was sitting on her grandparents’ front porch and eating watermelon with her grandpa.

“He just walked over to the watermelon patch and picked one out,” she recalled. more
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Letters to the editor

This is a letter wondering what it takes to get the Wood County Sheriff’s Dept. to help the people in Alba Lakeshores to get this area cleared up. more

Co-op helps inaugurate new park pavilion

The first community gathering in the newly-reconstructed pavilion at Jim Hogg City Park in Quitman was held Friday afternoon. Wood County Electric Co-op welcomed more than 275 members. more
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