Mineola squares off with Tatum to open the 2025 high school baseball playoffs. A three-game series will be played at Brook Hill, south of Tyler. The first game is Friday at 7 p.m., with the ...

Quitman High School graduate, has set a national record as a powerlifter at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Wood County will be well-represented at the UIL high school state track and field meet this week in Austin. From Mineola, Tierany Neighbors looks to challenge the state record in the pole vault ...

The Alba-Golden Panthers wrapped up the baseball season with a 16-3 victory over Como-Pickton to secure the district championship last week. Playoffs get under way this week as the Panthers take ...

Presented with the opportunity to sweep the White Oak Lady Roughnecks, the Mineola Lady Jackets took full advantage. They ...

Family, coaches, teammates and friends gathered last Wednesday, April 23 to celebrate Jayla and Kyra Jackson’s signing ...

The Alba-Golden Lady Panthers swept the Linden-Kildare Lady Tigers (9-4, 8-1) to claim a bidistrict championship last weekend ...

It’s a busy time of year in Wood County, as evidenced by the number of events directors of the Wood County Economic Development Commission (WCEDC) reviewed at their monthly meeting last ...

Interesting items of news from nearly 25 years ago this week, as seen in the May 3, 2000 edition of the Wood County Democrat. “Ozarka is considering three Wood County sites” ...

Edward Jones financial advisor Leon Anderson of Mineola was named among the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors in 2025. He ...

George Jones was honored as Mineola Kiwanis Club Citizen of the Month for April. Since becoming manager for the Select Theater/Lake Country Playhouse, George has introduced a number of creative ideas ...

Amanda McKinney of Quitman was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at East ...