Wood County news from nearly 25 years ago, as seen in the Feb. 22, 2001 edition of the Winnsboro News

“Hawkins oil well blows, 20 homes evacuated”

“Winnsboro High School has been recognized as a ‘Distinguished School’ by the Texas Education Agency…”

“Sixteen beautiful new stained glass windows will be dedicated at the historic Perryville United Methodist Church on Sunday.”

“Velvin Stanton of Lubbock, a former Winnsboro-area resident, has seen a lot of changes during his 101 years. But he says 1 thing remains consistent: his love of Cadillacs. He’s bought more than 50 of them over the years.”