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Delene Allen

Quitman Library Connections

3 days ago
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, so stop in and apply for the smartest card around. Library cards are available for those providing proof of residence in Wood County and photo …
Librarian Mary Hurley

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Thursday, September 14
Finally, we got some much needed rain in many parts of the area. It may not have been a lot of rain, but it was rain. It still exists. Fall programs are back in full swing at the library.   …
Delene Allen

Quitman Library Connections

Thursday, September 7
National Voter Registration Day is this country’s largest single-day non-partisan voter registration drive, and it happens Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Quitman Public Library is participating in the …
Librarian Mary Hurley

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Thursday, August 31
Wow! The summer really flew by. We are gearing up for fun fall programs. We hope you will stop by and see what they are all about. Our air conditioners are working and that’s an added reason to …

Letters to the editor

Thursday, August 31
Dear editor: I want to write in support of the letter by Jerry Jones about the need for an animal shelter in Wood County. This is a desperate need because of all the stray dogs and cats. We …

Letters to the editor

Thursday, August 24
Dear editor: Today’s economic climate sees the average family struggling to put food on the table and pay their bills. The monthly struggle is difficult and choices need to be made. …
Delene Allen

Quitman Library Connections

Thursday, August 24
The Quitman Public Library is recognizing Dog Days of Summer which is a time of particularly hot, unbearable weather during August. Stop by the library, cool off, and check out the displays near the …
Librarian Mary Hurley

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Thursday, August 17
Hope you had a great summer! By the time you read this, school for Mineola and Alba will have resumed and sadly there will be fewer children in the library. We continue to offer Toddler Story Time on …

Letters to the editor

Thursday, August 10
Dear editor: What is going on at the Mineola Senior Apartments?
Delene Allen

Quitman Library Connections

Wednesday, July 26
Volunteers from The Wood County TX Genealogical Society will be on hand at the Quitman Public Library on Friday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. to assist visitors with family history research during the …
Phil Major

Corner Column

Thursday, July 20
Legacy. The word keeps cropping up, bouncing around like an ear worm. It came to light last fall when our family began what I’m calling a legacy tour of sites around East Texas and a …
Librarian Mary Hurley

Mineola Memorial Library Notes

Thursday, July 20
July was a busy month. We wrapped up the summer reading program: Camp We Read. Our smallest group was 19 participants and our largest was around 35 participants. We closed out the program with …
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Thursday, January 1, 2015

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Kelly Conley reprised his role as auctioneer for the Mineola Hay Show Sept. 12.

Hay show support remains strong

3 days ago

When all was said and done, auctioneer Kelly Conley had coaxed $35,925 from bidders at the 57th annual Mineola Hay Show last Tuesday.

When add-ons were totaled, the money raised for the Mineola ag program had topped $40,000.

Mineola ready to celebrate all things train

3 days ago

Mineola’s annual celebration of its railroad history, the Iron Horse Heritage Festival, kicks off with entertainment at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown and goes until 4 p.m.

Nov. 7 election to use paper ballots in county

3 days ago

The Nov. 7 state constitutional amendment election will be conducted largely with paper ballots in Wood County.

County commissioners voted Friday on an emergency purchase for $311,771 with Hart InterCivic for ballot readers, paper ballots and special voting machines compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Newly-crowned 2023 Quitman homecoming king and queen Mikey Pickering and Hannah Holland after being crowned by the previous queen, Kameran Farnham, and attendant Sawyer Osbourn.

Homecoming in Quitman

3 days ago

Mikey Pickering and Hannah Holland were crown Quitman's 2023 homecoming king and queen Friday night just before the Bulldogs took on Ore City.

Claudio Picasso paints the west wall of The Works coffee shop drive-thru in Mineola on Monday evening.

Artworks in progress across county

3 days ago

The walls around your town may be looking brighter these days.

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      Thursday, July 13

      The Quitman Public Library invites parents to combat National Anti-boredom Month this July by bringing the kids in to use our Ignite by …

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      Dear editor: Re: Couple expresses concerns We would like to thank Dr. Beverly Waddleton-Johnson and John Johnson. Their views and …

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      QPL 2023 Summer Reading “Libraries Rock” program has ended, and the library would like to recognize those who helped make it …

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