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

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

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

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

Brittanie Marie Buffington, 32, of Winnsboro passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 in Quitman. She was born June 19, 1993 in ...

Wood County commissioners have approved the order for the state constitutional amendment election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, along with consolidated voting precincts. Voters will have 17 amendments to ...

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 ...

Quitman ISD trustees finalized the sale of a $30.835 million bond on Aug. 5. Brian Grubbs of SAMCO confirmed the bond’s successful closing, with Frost Bank offering the lowest interest rate at ...

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 Winnsboro Center for the Arts community theater presents Romeo and Juliet. Performances are scheduled Aug. 15, 16 and 17 and Aug. 22, 23 and 24. Show time on Fridays and Saturdays is 7:30 ...

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 ...

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 ...