Dance Dimensions does Disney
2 days ago

A team of dancers from Dance Dimensions in Mineola performed at Disney in Florida earlier this month. After sending in a video, the team was invited to perform in 2020 but had to be postponed due to …

Westberry posts a banner year in the circle
Thursday, June 23
There are tons of statistics in the sporting world. For the typical fan, statistics capture the basics – the hits, runs and errors – of a game. There are notable exceptions.
On …
Mineola athletes named for district awards
Thursday, June 16
Mineola’s Spencer Joyner has been named Pitcher of the Year for District 13-3A Baseball.
Other all-districts selections include the following:
First team selections for Mineola included …
Bulldogs garner district baseball accolades
Thursday, June 16
The Quitman Bulldogs had a pair of athletes make the District 13-3A All-District squad.
Senior Mason Reynolds ended his career being honored as the district’s first team catcher while …
Panthers awarded district baseball honors
Thursday, June 16
The following Alba-Golden players have been named to the all-district baseball team:
District Most Valuable Player, Chaelton Cook
Pitcher Of The Year, Conner Gibson
1st …
Quitman HS celebrates a year of successes
Thursday, May 19
A successful year of athletics was celebrated by over 250 people at the annual Quitman athletic banquet at Carroll Green Civic Center last Tuesday night.
Athletic Director Shane Webber set the …
Local athletes miss out on medals at state track meet
Thursday, May 19
Five student athletes from Quitman, four from Mineola and one from Alba-Golden competed in six events at last week’s state high school track meet in Austin.
In the pole vault, …
Cowboy headed to state final
Thursday, May 12
A Quitman cowboy has made his way to the Texas High School Rodeo Association (THSRA) finals in Abilene in June.
Colt Carpenter, a home-school student, will be competing on the state level in …
Rivercrest ousts Panthers in two games
Thursday, May 12
It sounds silly, but just before Rivercrest came to bat in the bottom of the third inning, a buzzard flew in and landed atop the light tower in left field. At that time Alba-Golden held a 3-0 lead in …
Freshman garners two state berths
Thursday, May 12
On March 3, just a short two months ago, Mineola freshman Olivia Hughes ran her first 800-meter race. Thursday Hughes will compete at the Texas track and field championships. That is hard to believe, …
Panthers district champs
Thursday, April 28
Fishing for scholarship
Wednesday, April 20
Jackets edge Bulldogs
Wednesday, April 20
Lady Bulldogs blank Mineola
Wednesday, April 20
Three teams garner district track championships
Wednesday, April 20
Yellowjackets bust it open against Winona
Westberry named conference pitcher of the week
AG squads split games
Lady Jackets blitz Winona for district win
Lady Bulldogs drop pair of district softball games
Bulldogs get pay back against Tigers
First-inning rally too much for Quitman
Panthers strike early, defeat North Hopkins
Marcee signs track scholarship with UA-Little Rock
Winnsboro rolls by Lady Jackets in district softball
Red Raiders grab 6-3 win over Jackets
Lady Panthers fight wind for win
Mineola mixed team, single advance
Quitman Bulldogs defeat Winona
QHS ladies shut out Harmony
Mineola HS names winter sports most valuable players
Alba-Golden tennis team wins district title; five earn places in regional tournament
Lady Jackets district champs
Lady Bulldogs, Jackets compete at Canton meet
Mineola, Quitman boys track teams compete
Mt. Vernon nips Mineola
Panthers blast Owls
Lady Panthers blank Fruitvale
Lady Jackets find tough sledding vs. Mt. Vernon
Lady Bulldogs stay in the hunt with lopsided win over Winona
Jackets get best of pitchers duel with Quitman
Quitman wins as Mineola rally falls short
other news
Mural reflects message of unity
2 days ago
“In unity, there is strength.”
For generations to come, motorists traveling south on U.S. Hwy. 69 (South Pacific St.) in Mineola will be reminded of that message, emblazoned across the top of a colorful mural – the first major public art of the Wood County Unity Mural Project.
County orders outdoor burning ban
2 days ago
Wood County commissioners voted unanimously to approve an order to prohibit outdoor burning in unincorporated areas of the county for 90 days from Tuesday’s date.
Second-chance poles fly Old Glory
2 days ago
“You can get the impression, by what’s in the news every day, that people are not proud of our country, that no one loves our country, and that what our nation stands for is not good. Nothing could be farther from the truth.”
Ryan Pool was speaking about how and why he had come to purchase and install used flagpoles in the Mineola area.
A Marine’s perspective on the 4th
2 days ago
July 4 is America’s holiday.
For a Quitman graduate who has made a career of the military, it holds deep meaning, but he’s unsure if that’s the case for everyone.
County appraisal district delays fully funding retirement plan
2 days ago
Plans to fully fund the retirement plan for the Wood County Appraisal District (WCAD) have been put on hold.
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