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Wood County Sheriff’s Report

December 3 Sgt. Espinoza, Sgt. Williams, verbal disturbance, CR 4494; caller’s son refused to go to school, arguing with her, parties separated, no offense occurred.  Deputies … more

Mineola Fire Department Report

December 4 Motor vehicle accident, 7:57 a.m., N. Hwy. 37/N.E. Loop 564, no injuries; Medical assist, 7:02 p.m., W. Front St. December 5 Power line down, 9:22 a.m., N. Hwy. 37/ N. CR. … more

Mineola FFA team places in state contest

The Mineola FFA Public Relations team placed 7th in the State FFA Leadership Development Event Contest. Leadership Development Events (LDEs) focus on creating opportunities for members to … more

Mineola Fire Department Report

Grass Fire: Nov. 27, 2:11 p.m., Hwy. 80 E. Assist EMS: Nov. 29, 12:56 p.m., W. Blair; Dec. 3, 9:23 p.m., Minwood St. Controlled Burn: Dec. 1, 4:44 p.m., E. Hwy. 80 and Loop 564 Smoke … more

Mineola Police Report

Nov. 29 9:33 a.m., reckless driver, N. Pacific, unable to maintain lane, Michael Strangfeld stopped, arrested for driving while intoxicated. 10:05 a.m., Greenville Ave., caller requested … more

Wood County Sheriff’s Report

Nov. 26 Sgt. Cox, Sgt. Espinosa, Deputy McGee, CPS agency assist, CR 1475. CPS removed children due to “unlivable conditions.” Deputy Swann, welfare check, CR 4467, deputy … more

Quitman Development Corp. awards facade grants and extensions

The majority of the Quitman Development Corp. (QDC) board meeting Monday night revolved around discussions of façade grants. The board voted to approve façade grants for Jeremy … more
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Residents not happy with lack of road maintenance

Though Wood County commissioners had only one item to approve Tuesday, they did hear a presentation from Holiday Villages of Fork resident Peggy Mize about the residents’ failed attempts to … more
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Holland seeks third term as justice of peace

Janae Holland has announced she is seeking reelection to her third term as Wood County Prec. 2 justice of the peace in the March Republican primary. She previously worked in the Wood County … more

Yard of month winner all in the family

Sarah Puckett knows Mineola well...really well. She’s lived in the same neighborhood for all of her 83 years and, as you can imagine, has many stories to tell about her town. Her parents … more

Indictments returned by county grand jury

The following indictments were returned by the Wood County Grand Jury on Nov. 24: Kenneth Dewayne Odum, Hawkins, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, first degree felony, Sept. 17, 2025. … more

Flying the Christian flag a sign of abiding faith

The flag is remarkable in its simplicity – a white field with a smaller blue field near the upper hoist on which a red Latin cross is centered. It is the flag of Christianity, known as the … more
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Chemical attack leads to man’s arrest

Brandon Irving Nichols was arrested in Quitman on Wednesday, Dec. 3 after allegedly attacking a family member with chemicals, temporarily impairing her vision. According to a Wood County … more

County’s Marine Corps League detachment active and growing

The Wood County Marine Corps League is up to some big things recently. In addition to doing their regular charitable events, such as helping out local veterans with whatever they might need, the … more
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Wreaths for veterans’ graves program expands

Participation continues to grow across Wood County for the Wreaths Across America program. Christmas wreaths will be laid on the graves of veterans on Saturday, Dec. 13 by volunteers. They … more

Contested races for March GOP primary

Monday was the deadline to file in the March party primaries for county, state and federal offices. The following candidates have filed to run for Wood County offices in the Republican primary. … more

Amazon delivery spurs Alba City Council debate

The Alba City council meeting Dec. 1 started off with a bang, as during the consent agenda city council member Tammy Kirkpatrick asked why a personal Amazon item order for City Secretary Lindy … more

Arboretum hosting Christmas open house Thursday

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

Quitman holds Hometown Christmas events

As always, Quitman's Hometown Christmas events on Saturday were a fan favorite with many. more

Mineola Christmas events

Hundreds of people attended the Mineola Christas events Friday and Saturday. more
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