Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman football squads saw their first competitive action with scrimmages conducted last Friday. The Panthers hosted Grace Community, Mineola traveled to Winona and ...

National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus.   The National Beta ...

Wood County commissioners took care of a series of routine business items Tuesday. The Parker Homestead subdivision on County Road 2332 in Precinct two was approved for three lots. The ...

They are holdovers from an earlier time in the cultural life of the nation. At the height of their popularity, they were called bumper stickers. Today, they are called window decals, although there ...

For the second consecutive year, local favorite The Todd Brewer Band will perform from the iconic Mineola gazebo as the centerpiece music talent for the 2025 Iron Horse Heritage Festival in historic ...

The Quitman ISD board adopted a resolution regarding Senate Bill 12 and parent rights on Monday night. The senate bill is “very extensive,” according to QISD Superintendent Chris Mason, ...

The Mineola Fire Department’s new pumper truck in under construction by Pierce Manufacturing at its facility in Bradenton, Fla. Weekly updates can be viewed on the company’s website. A ...

The following probations were revoked and sentences assessed in criminal cases in the 402nd District Court on Wednesday, Aug. 13: John Andrew Ferran, Mineola, aggravated assault with a deadly ...

A miniature 18-wheeler provided by Dennis Van Vleet joined the Harry Meredith mini-train Saturday morning at Iron Horse Square Park in Mineola.

Mineola opened its school campuses last Thursday to record enrollment. Superintendent Cody Mize told the school board Monday that 1,783 students were enrolled, with a few more pending. That ...

School district ratings from the Texas Eduction Agency were released on Friday for the 2024-25 academic year. The release catches the state up to the current school year for the first time in ...

Elbert Lee Wilkins, a proud U.S. Marine and beloved son, brother and friend, passed away on July 31, 2025 in Yantis. He was born on Aug. 7, 1971 and graduated from Quitman High School in 1989.