Caraday of Mineola hosted a community family fun day Saturday complete with free school supplies and activities for children, ...

Every once in a while, there comes a truly inspirational story. And, as is not uncommon, this story begins in Wood County. As ...

The Wood County Historical Commission will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with an open house and ...

The Quitman Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs kicked off the 2025 football and volleyball seasons on Saturday with the annual Bue ...

The city of Mineola is proposing a lower property tax rate. The city council affirmed the proposal last Thursday and will finalize it, along with the proposed city budget. The rate of ...

Wood County commissioners voted Monday to propose leaving the county’s property tax rate the same as last year, at 46.25 cents per $100 valuation.

The Quitman Rotary Club will host a blood drive Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the First United Methodist Church in Quitman from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All donors will receive a weekend tote as a thank you ...

Sales tax collections in Wood County continue to edge upward, though three cities received smaller rebates from the state than in August 2024. Six cities that collect a 1.5% tax on retail sales ...

Electric vehicle charg-ing stations are among the items in the proposed budget of the Mineola Economic Development Corp. The EDC board voted last Thursday to send the proposal to the city ...

In a budget workshop Monday night, the Quitman Development Corporation board agreed on a balanced budget, with final revenues and expenses of $350,496.

Mineola school tax payers will see a reduction in the property tax rate, if school trustees stick with the proposed rate. The proposed rate of 93.054 cents per $100 valuation will be considered ...

Monday’s Alba-Golden School Board meeting coincided with the first day of classes in the 2025-26 school year. Superintendent Shelby Davidson remarked, “It was a great day back, with ...