The gold is in the vault as Neighbors sets record

Thursday, May 8
Mineola’s Tierany Neighbors clears the bar at 13’1” to set a state track meet record for Conference 3A last Thursday in Austin.
Two Wood County high school athletes brought home gold from the state track and field meet in Austin on the opening day Thursday, May 1. Mineola junior Tierany Neighbors needed just two vaults …

QISD voters easily OK $30 million upgrades

Thursday, May 8
The two bond propositions by the Quitman Independent School District were easily approved by voters Saturday. Prop. 1 passed 459-227 and Prop. 2 by a 435-255 count. The two combined will fund …

Mineola celebrates Fiesta de Mayo.

Thursday, May 8
Candy spills from a busted piñata.
Crowds gathered in downtown Mineola Saturday, May 3 for the annual Fiesta de Mayo. A classic car show, food trucks, community organizations and vendors filled the downtown area. Activities …

CHRIS CAGLE  Performing at Lake Fork Fest

Fishing, festival at Lake Fork

Thursday, May 8

There will be fishing, running, tossing bean bags and axes, great music and much more this weekend at Lake Fork. Bassmasters returns to Lake Fork and Wood County this week for a four-day …

Tony Pegues and Sam Curry

Mineola Kiwanis club celebrating 50th anniversary all year long

Thursday, May 8

Tony Pegues,, who served as the first secretary of the Mineola Kiwanis Club, was guest for the club’s annual business meeting last Tuesday, April 29. He and President Sam Curry, who also served …

From left, BJ Gold, Kindness Kottage Executive Director and staff members Maria Romero and Lucy Castro; and, back, Hudson Trust committee members Mike Ferguson, Jay McGough and Jimmy Phillips, Kindness Kottage Board President Steve Prestridge and Leon Anderson, advisor.

Hudsons continue to benefit community

Thursday, May 8

Kindness Kottage and Mineola ISD technology each received a donation of $5,504 as the 2025 recipients of the Max and Mary Hudson Charitable Foundation. The Hudson Foundation was established in …

Annual fish fry benefits Yantis Lions

Thursday, May 8

The Yantis-Lake Fork Lions Club will host its 30th annual Catfish Fry Saturday, May 10 at the Yantis ISD Cafeteria.   The event starts at 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Menu includes fresh catfish, …

Four-time all-stater earns Buzz award

Thursday, May 8

Mineola High School senior Emily Miller has one more accolade to add to her list of achievements. The Mineola School Board recognized Miller as the recipient of the monthly Buzz’s Ultimate …

Locals among spring grads for UT-Tyler

Thursday, May 8

The University of Texas at Tyler recognized spring 2025 degree candidates during the spring 2025 commencements May 2-3 at the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. Wood County residents …

JONATHAN LESDESMA  Mineola soccer player

Ledesma tops state in goals as college awaits

Thursday, May 8

You might walk right by Jonathan Ledesma. He is not an imposing young man. Slightly built, the only really distinguishing thing about his appearance is his smile. It pretty much lights up the whole …

Quitman Rotary hosting lifesaving blood drive

Thursday, May 8

The Quitman Rotary Club began hosting blood drives May 17, 2023. Since that time it has collected 253 blood product units. The next blood drive is Tuesday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at …

UT-Tyler students earn media awards

Thursday, May 8

Students at The University of Texas at Tyler earned 60 awards at this year’s Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention.

The Mineola High School soccer team was recognized at the 3rd annual Fiesta event for winning the bidistrict championship recently.

Mineola ISD fiesta drew around 200 families for Spanish-speaking event

Thursday, May 8

Mineola ISD’s third annual Fiesta event provided close to 200 Spanish-speaking families with information, food and prizes on Friday, April 25. The event was exclusively in Spanish with …

Delene Allen

Quitman Library Connections

Thursday, May 8

Summer Reading 2025 “Adventure Begins with Summer Reading” is scheduled for June at the Quitman Public Library. Young readers, aged pre-K through 10 years, can pick up reading game cards …

County grand jury issues indictments

Thursday, May 8

The following Wood County Grand Jury indictments were handed down on April 28:

obituaries

Betty Lyn Collier 1936-2025

Thursday, May 8
Services for Betty Lyn Collier were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 2 at Rader Funeral Home in Longview. Reverend David Farmer officiated. Following the service, the family received visitors at …

Linda Current 1943-2025

Thursday, May 8
Linda Current of Yantis passed away peacefully with family at her side at age 82 on May 3, 2025. She is survived by her devoted husband of 41 years, Cliff Current; and her sons, Chris Sturm and …

Wood County Yesteryear

Thursday, May 8

Headlines from 100 years ago this week, as seen in the May 7, 1925 edition of the Winnsboro Weekly News “Cars are ready to bring all Methodist mothers to church Sunday.” …

Thomas Plumbing

Wednesday, April 30

Panthers earn bidistrict title in a nail-biter

Thursday, May 8
Alba-Golden’s Tucker Samples played a huge role in the series win over Rivercrest.
The Alba-Golden Panthers are bi-district champions, having dispatched the Rivercrest Rebels by scores of 6-5, 3-14 and 2-1, last week in Grand Saline. The series was a shining example of why the …

Tatum closes out Mineola for bidistrict baseball crown

Thursday, May 8
Beckam Bowker stole home on the 'skunk in the outfield' play.
The Mineola Yellowjackets fell out of the playoff tournament at the hands of the District 16-3A champion Tatum Eagles. It was a tall order for the Yellowjackets. Tatum took the three-game series …

Lady Jackets sweep into regional semifinals

Thursday, May 8
Kali Chrietzberg followed Journie Wilson’s home run with one of her own. She nears home plate as the team waits to congratulate her.
The Mineola Lady Jackets opened their area-round series against the Redwater Lady Dragons with a 9-4 win last Thursday in Winnsboro.   As the clock drew nearer and nearer to 11 p.m, there …

AG Lady Panthers advance to third round of playoffs

Thursday, May 8
Alba-Golden’s Averi Stevenson slides in safely under the high throw to second. The Lady Panthers put up 21 runs in two games to sweep the area softball series over Frankston.
Alba-Golden swept the area softball series Thursday and Saturday over Frankston in Tyler. The Lady Panthers advance to the regional semifinals to face Shelbyville. The first game was Wednesday …