Mineola High School’s Sound of the Swarm earned silver at the 2023 UIL state marching band contest in San Antonio last Wednesday in their fifth consecutive trip to state finals. more

Mineola, Quitman and Winnsboro will be among the 27 Class 3A high school marching bands competing at the Area C championship on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. more

Mineola School Trustees announced where they stand on the school voucher program state lawmakers are attempting to pass.

The board approved a resolution Monday opposing vouchers. more

The Mineola Sound of the Swarm marching band will host its 7th annual marching festival Monday, Oct. 9. more

Seeing any of the creations as they went up throughout the week, one can easily surmise that the citizens of Wood County are getting more than just fine, but in many cases, incredible works of art. more

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

The latest round of Texas public schools test scores was released last week by the Texas Education Agency.

The results were mostly positive for Mineola and Quitman, while Alba-Golden had a few areas of concern. more

On the 40th anniversary of the McFarland School reunion, a museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of Mineola’s Black school was unveiled Friday. more

The Wood County Special Education Co-op in Quitman has provided shared services for children with disabilities aged 3-21 in Mineola, Quitman, Alba-Golden, Yantis, and Hawkins school districts for over 50 years and is undergoing tremendous growth. more

Alba-Golden School Board named Dr. Shelby Davidson as the lone finalist Monday to become the next school superintendent. more

Joisalyn Tarno is the valedictorian for the Quitman High School 2023 graduating class. She is the daughter of John and Kelee Tarno. more

After debating the merits of the school year ending earlier than usual on May 17, the school board asked the administration to take another look. more

An Alba-Golden school bus carrying students to a UIL academic competition in Canton was involved in a head-on crash on FM 17 shortly after leaving the school campus Saturday morning. more

Six members of the Mineola High School band have earned places in the all-state band for the Association of Texas Small School Bands. more

The Alba-Golden ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved a three-year pilot program Monday for a four-day instructional week, beginning with the 2023-24 school year. The board also approved the 2023-24 school calendar. more

Parents of Alba-Golden students can expect to see a survey in the next week requesting their input on transitioning Alba-Golden schools from a five-day school week to a four-day school week.

Superintendent Macy Thompson briefed the school board Monday evening on the results of the district’s research into the implications of making the change.  more

Mineola's own Sound of the Swarm won the 2021 marching band championship, and we were there to document it. more