Top chamber honors to Dossett, Shockey
Students get first-hand view of jobs
Quitman ISD report identifies math needs
Melissa Coats, Quitman ISD director of federal and special programs, presented the results of the 2023-24 Texas Academic Performance Report Monday night. Four of the seven subjects tested were …
AGISD board cancels election, trustee resigns
The composition of the Alba-Golden school board highlighted the regularly-scheduled meeting conducted Monday night. Board President Matt Haisten reported that the two seats which were up …
Historic theater celebrates 105th anniversary
The Lake Country Playhouse and Historic Select Theater in Mineola will celebrate 105 years of continuous operations Saturday with a birthday party including many special events. The party goes …
Dean caps hoops career at Lamar
Sabria Dean, 2020 Mineola High School graduate and outstanding basketball player for the Lady Jackets, is wrapping up her collegiate career at Lamar University in Beaumont. The Lady Cardinals …
Quitman Library Connections
March is Women’s History Month, and the Quitman Public Library is celebrating with displays throughout the library honoring women like Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony and Abigail Adams. …
Courthouse 100th to be observed
The Wood County judge and commissioners will honor the centennial of the 1925 courthouse at their meeting at 9 a.m., Tuesday, March 18. Following the meeting the Wood County Historical …
Breakfast to benefit Mineola food bank
The monthly Breakfast With a Heart will be hosted by the Broad Street Church of Christ of Mineola at 440 W. Broad St. Saturday, March 15. All you can eat breakfast (eggs, bacon, sausage, …
Mineola Fire Department Report
Wood County Sheriff’s Report
Mineola Police Report
New business opens
A ribbon cutting was held Friday for TexPro Solutions LLC at 718 S. Pacific in Mineola, owned and operated by Cameron and Morgan Maberry of Golden …
New Quitman raceway caters to remote-controlled vehicles
One can’t look at the sand/clay oval at the Piney Woods Raceway in Quitman without thinking of dirt track races in their heyday throughout the South some 40 years ago. This track, however, …
Quitman garden club having sale
The Quitman Garden Club has kicked off its annual geranium sale. It’s been a long winter, but the garden club has a sunny remedy for those cold weather blues: red geraniums. The …
Helen Zene Dudley Cain 1930-2025
Rhonda Jeanette Wilson Sherwood 1963-2025
Lindale gets pay back on Mineola soccer team
On Jan. 31, the Mineola Yellowjackets soccer side had their way with the Lindale Eagles, prevailing 4-3 at Meredith Memorial Stadium. Last Tuesday, at Eagle Stadium, Lindale took revenge, defeating …
Lady Jackets rout Quitman Lady Bulldogs
When one team bats around in three of the five completed innings, it is a pretty good indicator of a rout. That was the case last Friday as the Lady Jackets of Mineola disposed of the Quitman Lady …
Three teams in tournament
In a rare congruence of early season scheduling, the Alba-Golden Panthers, Mineola Yellowjackets and Quitman Bulldogs participated …
