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“Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh through the white and drifted snow-ow.”
As a kid growing up in north-central and eastern Texas in the 1960s, the woods we traversed were generally the Piney Woods of East Texas.
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Take the time to reach out to a veteran
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That should come as no surprise to anyone, but sometimes we can lose sight of that.
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Wood County communities getting ready for Christmas
The Christmas season will soon be in evidence around Wood County.
The turkey will barely be put away on Thanksgiving when Quitman lights its yuletide tree on the courthouse square at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24.
Commissioners OK repairs to county jail AC
Wood County Commissioners approved a $57,611 bid from Maddox Air Conditioning, Inc. of Tyler for replacing four existing gas/electric units with new Carrier units to bring back heat in the county jail.
Quitman council honors state finalists
The Quitman City Council took time out of their Thursday night meeting to honor the state finalist Quitman Lady Bulldog cross country team along with their coaches Michael Scott and Laettner Greenhill.
We gather together
The Quitman Future Farmers of America celebrated Thanksgiving a little early last week with a scrumptious meal featuring fried turkeys with all the trimmings.
A quilt, and so much more
Hugs and salutes are simple gestures. Hugs express love and sometimes provide comfort. Salutes convey respect and can show gratitude.
Those at the Quilts of Valor presentation Friday morning at Stitchin’ Heaven in Quitman witnessed these meaningful motions in their sincerest forms.
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Thursday, September 29The First Tuesday Book It Craft is at 2 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month on Oct. 4, and the craft will be a pumpkin made from a re-purposed …
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Wednesday, September 21Near the checkout area is a display of books arranged by the QPL staff to highlight the American Library Association’s “Banned Books …
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Letters to the editor
Wednesday, September 21Recently, I read about the traffic plan for the new elementary school in Mineola. I think this should be reviewed. My concern is using …
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Mineola Memorial Library Notes
Thursday, September 15September has started off with well-attended new programs. Thank you, everyone who attended our programs. We had a good time and hope you did, …
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Letters to the editor
Thursday, September 8Dear editor: We are overwhelmed and humbled by the generosity of time and talent from all the volunteers that worked so diligently on the …
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Thursday, September 8National Voter Regis-tration Day is Tuesday, Sept. 20, and the Quitman Public Library is participating in the month-long “Register in …
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Thursday, September 1Everyone has a price, it has been said, and apparently Saudi Arabia is out to prove that, at least when it comes to male professional …
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Thursday, September 1Can you believe school has resumed? Wow. Where did the days of summer go? Never fear, the library has many programs planned for the fall. We …
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Thursday, August 25Dear editor: In the Aug. 4, 2022 edition of the Wood County Monitor, I read with local pride that the Monitor had received four awards from …
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