Wood County residents participated in the nationwide No Kings protest on Saturday in downtown Mineola. The two-hour event ...

Before getting down to the more mundane business of governing a school district, the Mineola School Board held one last ...

The Mineola School Board selected Jennifer Abercrombie to serve the vacant position on the board Monday. Tony Forsyth ...

Maybe there’s something in the water. As the crow flies, it’s not too far from where Leon Payne was born in the Grit ...

Larry David Pack passed away on June 6, 2025. He was born on June 17, 1948 in Tyler to James and Ruth Pack. Larry was a ...

Quitman City Council members met last Thursday night to interview applicants for the Quitman city secretary/city administrator/development corporation executive director position. The opening ...

Stop by the library’s huge Scholastic Book Sale Friday, June 20 at 11 a.m. The Scholastic company has outdone themselves to ...

Sales tax collections for Wood County cities remain ahead of 2024, according to the June report from the state comptroller’s office. The six Wood County cities each collect a 1.5% tax on ...

The Quitman Development Corporation heard an impromptu presentation by Scott Johnson regarding his Quitman property, which is the potential site of a new hotel/multifamily dwelling area south of ...

QISD Superintendent Chris Mason explained the next steps for the school’s bond process in a board meeting Monday night. Mason noted that the proposed property tax rate increase is holding at ...

Wood County news and quotes from 75 years ago, as seen in the June 22, 1950 edition of the Mineola Monitor: “Melon Festival Candidates For Queen Are Announced. The seven girls and their ...

The city of Mineola’s new software has resulted in numerous customer complaints of higher-than-normal water bills in June. City Manager Cindy Karch explained it is a one-time occurrence.