The gold is in the vault as Neighbors sets record
QISD voters easily OK $30 million upgrades
Mineola celebrates Fiesta de Mayo.
Fishing, festival at Lake Fork
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 …
Mineola Kiwanis club celebrating 50th anniversary all year long
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 …
Hudsons continue to benefit community
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
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
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
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 …
Ledesma tops state in goals as college awaits
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
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
Students at The University of Texas at Tyler earned 60 awards at this year’s Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention.
Mineola ISD fiesta drew around 200 families for Spanish-speaking event
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 …
Quitman Library Connections
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
The following Wood County Grand Jury indictments were handed down on April 28:
Mineola Fire Department Report
Wood County Sheriff’s Report
Mineola Police Report
Betty Lyn Collier 1936-2025
Linda Current 1943-2025
Wood County Yesteryear
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.” …
Panthers earn bidistrict title in a nail-biter
Tatum closes out Mineola for bidistrict baseball crown
Lady Jackets sweep into regional semifinals
AG Lady Panthers advance to third round of playoffs
