Wood County hosted its first Ruck for the Fallen Saturday morning in Quitman, and plans are that it won’t be the last. Some ...

Alba-Golden, Mineola, Quitman and Yantis have high school graduation ceremonies scheduled this week and next. Mineola and Quitman will be watching the weather Friday, May 23. Graduations are planned ...

Wood County commissioners approved two new subdivisions, trade-in of old sheriff’s department vehicles and corrected an election date in a brief meeting Tuesday, May 13. The Curmudgeon Acres ...

Tyler Junior College achieved a new milestone on Friday, May 9 with a record 1,689 graduates crossing the stage to earn nearly 2,000 awards during Spring 2025 commencement. MINEOLA: Benjamin Alexander ...

Twenty-six Quitman residents participated in a town hall at the Quitman Public Library last Thursday to exchange ideas about the future of the city. The discussions were an initial step in development ...

Three persons remained in the Wood County jail Tuesday after firing at deputies near Lake Holbrook last Thursday, May 15. Deputies responded to the Lake Holbrook recreational area around 10 p.m. for a ...

Easter weekend my young daughter was busy building a fort in the living room – it is a holiday thing at our house. She used one of my old U.S. Navy cruise books to anchor a corner of the blanket which ...

Mineola residents will soon have their residential trash picked up in 95-gallon poly carts. Republic Services will continue as the city’s trash contractor, from among four bidders the city council ...

Sixty years of “Friendship & Service” was celebrated last week during the annual installation of officers for the Pilot Club of Mineola. The club was chartered by the Pilot Club of Tyler on May 11, ...

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of John Dale Umbarger, Jr., who left this world on May 14, 2025 at age 66. Born on Nov. 10, 1958 in Rome, N.Y., John (JD) was a beloved son, ...

Melvin Gene Stanley, 83, of Mineola passed away on May 2, 2025 at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler. He was born to Earnest Leston Stanley and Christene Lurene McClellen Stanley in Ore City on ...