52.0°, Fair Quitman principals honored
Quitman ISD’s six principals were recognized for their service to the district during the Oct. 8 school board meeting. October is national school principals month.
National Principals Month is …
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A career move
Mineola High CTE training preps kids for workplace
By HANK MURPHY editor@woodcountymonitor.com Now in its second year, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) program at Mineola High School has grown by 190 students, and now roughly half of …
Lake Country Classic Car show returns
The Lake Country Classics Car Club is coming back to Jim Hogg City Park in Quitman Oct. 20. It’s been two years since the show was in Quitman. The 2016 show in Mineola drew 319 cars and there …
Class teaches Quitman students leadership skills
A select group of Quitman High School students are learning important leadership skills in the classroom and lessons designed to prepare them for real world challenges. QHS students who hold a …
Jarvis hosts grand opening of new dormitories
Jarvis Christian College held a grand opening ceremony Oct. 12 to celebrate two new residential halls. These new dormitories bring 192 beds to Jarvis and include computer and lounge areas, …
Marching Festival brings people, music and pageantry to Mineola
Thousands of visitors poured into Mineola on Oct. 8 to witness a competition as fierce as any East Texas football rivalry. Instead of blocking and tackling, the keys to success were precision, …
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Yantis council opts out of community service for lawbreakers, OKs part-time hire
The Yantis City Council took four meaningful decisions at the Oct. 9 regular council meeting. The decisions included: hiring a part-time office person, opting out of the community service program for …
Friends 2 Follow
Stinson House to celebrate 50th anniversary
Fifty years after it was moved to Governor Hogg Park, and almost 150 years after it was built, the Stinson House will be celebrated at an open house Oct. 19.
Friends of the Arboretum (FOA) will …
Quitman ISD trustees hear from architects about new tennis courts
A pair of architectural companies on Oct. 8 met with QISD trustees to discuss replacing the district’s failing tennis courts.
The conversation with those companies was based on a recommendation …
Terror Trails celebrates 20 years of haunts
Screams of fright and haunting scares have been a part of Terror Trails in Yantis every October weekend for 20 years now.
Since 1998, the Terror Trails boo crew has provided East Texas residents …
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SPORTS
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Gladewater pounds out win over Jackets
In a rain-soaked Meredith Memorial Stadium the Gladewater Bears steamrolled the Mineola Yellowjackets 53-21 behind a grinding running attack. Gladewater tallied 335 yards on the ground, while …
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Panthers win tough road battle over Arp
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Hawkins falls in OT to Union Grove Lions
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Lady Hawks take down Lady Lions
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Fisheries center hosting ‘Halloween at the Hatchery’ Oct. 25
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