Last Friday, the Alba-Golden basketball teams traveled to Martin’s Mill to challenge the number one ranked teams in class 2A. The defending state champion Lady Mustangs prevailed 76-12 and ...

The Mineola soccer side went down in defeat last Tuesday evening to the visiting Athens Hornets, 5-3, in frigid conditions.   The visitors did not need long to warm-up, however. They opened ...

The Quitman Lady Bulldogs pulled into a first place tie in the district basketball race last Tuesday. Despite trailing ...

The Quitman-Lake Fork Kiwanis Club will host the Shamrock Shuffle on Saturday, March 15 in downtown Quitman. The 5K run and walk will serve as a fundraiser for the Kiwanis walking trail and dog ...

Wood County Junior Livestock Show (WCJLS) is set to take place from March 31 to April 4 at the Quitman ISD Agricultural Pavilion.   The event has seen a remarkable increase in ...

Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick has named State Sen. Bryan Hughes of Mineola to serve on five committees during the 2025 legislative session, chairing two of them   Hughes will chair the ...

Two Wood County communities are mourning the deaths of three young men in two separate traffic incidents late Saturday and Monday afternoon. Mitchell Holt, 26, of Winnsboro was killed in a ...

Mineola Caring and Sharing served more than 1,000 people during 2024. The non-profit’s annual meeting showed the organization distributed 10 tons of ...

Wood County Economic Development Commission Chairman Tom Keenan kicked off the new year last Wednesday with a look ahead to 2025. The WCEDC has numerous projects underway, some of which Keenan ...

Feb. 14 for positions on the May 3 city council and school board election ballots. As of Tuesday morning, no contested races had developed. The school boards ...

Happiness is a warm puppy.”   Captured within the wisdom of the late-cartoonist Charles Schulz’ short quote about dogs is a ...

Plans for renovations to the Mineola Chamber of Commerce building were among the highlights of Friday’s annual membership ...