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Wood County Arboretum schedules open house at historic home

Add a special twinkle to the holidays next week with a visit to the Wood County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens’ Christmas Open House. Seasonal touches being added to the venue should make … more

Mineola Caring & Sharing enters busiest season

The 2024 Mineola Caring & Sharing Food Distribution Project has been in full swing for several months and now it is time to pull all the many efforts together and prepare for Distribution Day on … more

Communities planning holiday weekend events

Christmas events abound this week. Mineola plans a busy weekend Dec. 6-8. The city will bring back its Magical Mineola event that was begun last year during the city’s … more

Tour of homes Sunday

The Mineola Landmark Commission hosts its “Christmas Past and Present” Home Tour Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m.   Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased in advance at City … more

Mineola Kiwanis Club presents deserving citizens award

Kristi and Aaron Roberts were named Mineola Kiwanis November Citizens   of the Month for their efforts to raise over $19,000 on the car show benefiting Mineola Caring & Sharing. Kiwanis … more

Courthouse tree-lighting signals start of season

Quitman kicked off the holiday season with the lighting of the courthouse tree Thanksgiving night.  more

Blood drive in Mineola Dec. 9

Walmart-Mineola will host a blood drive Monday, Dec. 9 from 2-5 p.m. The Carter BloodCare bus will be set up at 135 NE Loop 564. Each volunteer donor will receive a new blanket. Donors … more

Quitman church hosting Santa for breakfast

The First United Methodist Church in Quitman will host Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9-11 a.m. at the church’s Joy Hall, 406 E. Lane St. Participants are requested to make … more

Mineola Pilot Club honors students

One of the longest running projects for the Pilot Club of Mineola is their dinner for veterans with a program of elementary students who have won the patriotic poster, essay and poetry contests. … more

Blue Santa returning to assist kids with Christmas shopping

The Blue Santa program is gearing up for another year of granting Christmas wishes as local police officers and first responders take children shopping who otherwise might have a lean Christmas. … more

Wreaths Across America expands to seven Wood County cemeteries

The Wreaths Across America program continues to grow across Wood County. This year the program that places Christmas wreaths on the graves of military veterans during the holiday season will be … more

Tour of homes blends old and new

The Mineola Landmark Commission is making its holiday plans. The annual tour of homes (see related story) will be on Sunday, Dec. 7 to cap a busy weekend in Mineola. Decorating for the … more
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Mineola Landmark Commission annual holiday tour of homes Sunday, Dec. 8

The Mineola Landmark Commission and Junior Historians will be hosting its “Christmas Past and Present Home Tour” on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1-5 p.m. Refreshments will be served at each … more

Food pantries helping make Thanksgiving better

As statistics will show, it is always around this time of the year – when the weather is turning crisp, and decorations begin to fill the streets – that communities tend to most heartily … more
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Friendsgiving returns with free community holiday meal at Logan’s

Anyone looking for a nice place to go eat Thanksgiving dinner this year, try Logan’s Place in Mineola. Logan’s won’t be open, of course. The restaurant is closed to normal … more
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Celebrating Veterans Day

A downtown parade in Mineola Saturday morning paid tribute to the nation's veterans, followed by a ceremony at the downtown memorial. more

Mineola schools will soon be able to grow and serve their own produce

Among her many other projects, Mineola citizen Elisabeth Dry is thrilled to be presenting the community with something that she believes will change lives: a new partnership with Mineola ISD. … more
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Veterans gather for monthly breakfast

Veterans Day is celebrated each year on Nov. 11. However, in Wood County, Veterans Day is also celebrated on the first Tuesday of each month at the Veterans Breakfast. The breakfast, having … more
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Child Advocacy Center seeking angels

The Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center (NETCAC) invites the community to give back during the 2024 annual Angels of Hope holiday campaign for more than 300 children in Northeast Texas who are … more

Runway extension headed for summer completion

“Nothing can stop this train, now,” declared Wood County Airport Board President Randy Bateman as he presented an update of the expansion project underway at Collins Field. The … more
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