Friday night lights
New ag barn planned for Alba-Golden school
General election includes cities, schools
Honoring first responders
Quitman crowns king and queen
Kaitlynn Barnett was crowned 2020 Quitman High School homecoming queen Friday and Arturo Delgadillo was named king. Barnett was escorted by her stepfather, Josh Scarberry.
Holbrook stepping aside as director at historic theater
Mike Holbrook, who has directed the Lake Country Playhouse and Select Theater in Mineola for the past 13 years, has announced his retirement from the day-to-day operations of the historic theater, which is celebrating its centennial.
Mineola man faces murder charge
Timell Tiquan Jones, 23, of Mineola, was arrested at a home in Mineola on Wednesday, Sept. 9 for the murder of Dustin James Thomas, 20, of Dallas.
County salaries receiving two percent increase
Wood County commissioners included an across the board 2% raise for county employees for the new 2021 budget year.
Mineola council approves $8 million budget
Mineola City Council adopted an $8,085,622 budget Monday following a public hearing last Thursday that drew no members of the public.
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Advocacy center fights child abuse
Mabank hands Lady Jackets season’s first loss
The Mineola Lady Jackets lost for the first time this season Friday afternoon, falling 14-25, 18-25, 24-26 to the Lady Panthers of Mabank.
A-G Lady Panthers too much for Yantis Lady Owls
The Alba-Golden Lady Panthers made short work of the Yantis Lady Owls last Friday with a 25-13, 25-11, 25-17 home win. The Lady Panthers used long scoring runs of five and seven points to take a …
Quitman outlasts Brownsboro in five games
The Quitman Lady Bulldogs got off to a shaky start but came together to race past the Class 4A Brownsboro Bearettes in an exciting five-set match by the scores of 13-25, 25-17, 20-25, 27-25, …
Minoela takes Athens in three
The Mineola Lady Jackets placed a marker in their season’s journey with a 25-21, 25-23, 26-24 win last Tuesday over the visiting Athens Lady Hornets. It may have been the toughest …
Jackets defeat West Rusk to go 3-0
Football fans saw an excellent game Friday as the Mineola Yellowjackets concluded their pre-district schedule with a 36-14 win over the visiting West Rusk Raiders.
Quitman crowns queen, can’t slow Queen City
It definitely was not the homecoming the Quitman Bulldogs wanted to experience. After Kaitlynn Barnett was crowned homecoming queen 2020 and Arturo Delgadillo named king, the highlights for Quitman went downhill from there.
Alba-Golden comes up short
The Alba-Golden Panthers suffered a tough loss, 12-8, at Union Grove’s Glyn Johnston Stadium in an especially physical and emotional game. The Panthers had several opportunities to capture the …
