It just gets the whole town together,” stated Christa Wilson. The Mineola native was discussing the impact of the annual ...

The Wood County Monitor will be closed for vacation the week of July 21-25, and no newspaper will be produced on 24. The deadlines for the July 17 edition remain Monday, July 14 ...

The following recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls graduated 630 undergraduate and graduate students in Spring 2025, including Madison Kay Henson of Winnsboro with a bachelor of science in radiologic ...

Rose Hill Baptist Church in Mineola invites the community to its annual homecoming service on Sunday, July 20 at 10 a.m. at 1420 County Road 2460.   Guest speaker Adam McMahon plans an ...

The Wood County Master Gardener Association presents Herb Fest 2025 “From the Roots Up!” Come join in the fun while gaining some knowledge on growing and utilizing ...

Future Wood County elections could cost taxpayers more, perhaps a lot more. County Elections Administrator Laura Wise briefed county commissioners on the potential cost increases in a budget ...

Mineola Fire Department Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, July 11-12 at the rodeo grounds off US Hwy. 69 North. Action gets underway at 8 p.m. nightly, with crowning of ...

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office will host a summer pet adoption day Saturday, July 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Quitman FFA show pavilion (behind the high school). For more information ...

The Wood County Grand Jury handed down the following indictments on June 30 and July 1: Jamie Leah Abbott, Winnsboro, possession of controlled substance (PCS) penalty group (PG) 1/1B, four grams ...

First Baptist Church of Quitman Associate Pastor Bobby Strong, right, prepares to kiss the pig Sunday as Lance Batey assists, ...

Remona Satterwhite grew up in an area of Texas known for its caliche, its mineral deposits tightly binding the soil. It not only dries to the consistency of concrete but makes simply digging a ...