The Mineola Lady Jackets opened their home-court season with a convincing straight-set win (25-19, 25-20, 25-8) over the Lady ...

Lady Bulldog Braleigh Wood wasted no time in making her mark on the 2025 cross country season. She bested the field at the ...

Photos from Thursday’s Mineola vs. Canton scrimmage are representative of scenes played out last week throughout Texas. It was the week of the last scrimmaging for scholastic football teams.

Wood County commissioners agreed to a plan Tuesday to pay down some of the county’s liability for comp time. County Judge ...

Retiring Quitman Fire Chief Scott Wheeler, right, receives a certificate of appreciation from Mayor Randy Dunn at last Thursday’s city council meeting. The city also hosted a reception in Wheeler’s ...

Phase Two of the Mineola Skate Park on S. Stone St. continued in earnest Monday morning with the delivery of concrete to form the curves and ramps on the north end of the park.

Wood County will have a new congressman next year. The redistricting plan approved by the Texas House and Senate and expected to be signed by the governor, moves Wood County into District 32.

Martin VB Mapes Jr., 84, of Mineola passed away on Aug. 22, 2025 after a brief illness. Born on Sept. 22, 1940 in New Orleans, La., he lived a life marked by his entrepreneurial spirit and drive but … ...

Who doesn’t like a great sports movie? Even the team at ESPN agree that “Hoosiers” is one of the best sports shows ever. The Pilot Club of Mineola will sponsor the movie on Tuesday, ...

The Alba City Council is proposing to drop the property tax rate by a little more than a penny. A public hearing on the tax rate is set for 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. The ...

A  balanced budget and reduction in the property tax rate by more than 4.5 cents highlighted Monday’s Mineola School Board meeting. The board also approved a raise for Superintendent ...

Alba-Golden, Mineola and Quitman volleyball sides participated in tournaments last week. The Lady Panthers were in Gilmer (see related story), the Lady Jackets in Van and the Lady Bulldogs at North ...