Fall back in time at Alba’s first Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 12. Enjoy a full day of free fun for the entire family. Contests, live music, kids’ activities, dancing and more are … more

Mineola Sound of the Swarm, the only band in Texas to hold the State Marching title and the Honor Band title, is gearing up for a very busy October dubbed “Bandtober” by … more

Plant lovers celebrating autumn can harvest a bounty of blooms next week when the Wood County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens kicks off its annual fall plant sale.  Cooler temperatures are … more

Fannie Marchman Garden Club of Mineola opened its 84th year at its September meeting, and members enjoyed a bulb exchange. Programs through December will be a field trip to the Rose Gardens in … more

Dozens of folks were on hand to unload  more

Join Missy Armstrong at Freedom Baptist Church in Mineola as she introduces and signs her newly published book on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. more

The Veteran’s Day parade will have the theme “Thank you for our freedom” and steps off in Mineola on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11:11 a.m. on East Broad Street and travels west on Hwy. 80 through the downtown area. more

Carter BloodCare has scheduled a blood drive in Quitman. Peoples Telephone Cooperative is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 102 N. Stephens St. in the parking lot on the Carter BloodCare bus. For more information or to schedule an appointment time, contact Hurst at 903-763-2214. more

First Baptist Church in Mineola will host the second volunteer meeting for Mineola Caring & Sharing Monday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m., and each committee chair will update the group on progress for preparing for distribution day. more

Mineola League of the Arts (MLOTA) will be hosting its annual quilt show, a fundraiser for the quilting guild, on Oct. 11-12. The theme this year is “My Favorite Holiday.” more

Wood County Electric Cooperatives’ 81st Annual Meeting will take place on Friday, Oct. 11 at Governor Jim Hogg City Park in Quitman. more

Fall back in time at Alba’s first Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 12. Enjoy a full day of free fun for the entire family. Contests, live music, kids’ activities, dancing and more is sure to keep you delighted and busy past sundown.  more