Wood County news and advertisements from 25 years ago, as seen in the October 5, 2000 edition of the Winnsboro News “An inmate in the Wood County Justice Center attacked and injured a correctional ...

Jerry Ray Gaskill is retiring as Wood County commissioner for Prec. 2 at the end of his term Dec. 31, 2026. Jerry Ray Gaskill is retiring as Wood County commissioner for Prec. 2 at the end of his term ...

A former Alba-Golden school employee has been indicted by the Wood County grand jury for theft. Jade Sheridan Bow-den, 28, was arrested on July 28 on a charge of theft of $2,500 or more but less than ...

Rose Hill Community Food Pantry invites anyone with children to come and pick up a special summer food pack every Monday until Aug. 25. The “Milk and Miscellaneous” giveaway comes after Wood County ...

The McFarland School in Mineola will host its reunion Friday and Saturday, July 11-12 at the former school’s facilities on S. Stone St. Events kick off Friday at noon at the school gym with a Purple ...

The Quitman Police Department answered 306 calls for service between June 1-27, issued 139 traffic citations, gave 266 traffic warnings, took 24 reports and made four warrant arrests and six on-site ...

The following students were named to the Spring 2025 President’s List at LeTourneau University in Longview. The President’s List recognizes students who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average ...

Young anglers in Wood County took advantage of good conditions Saturday morning at Lake Fork to participate in the annual Kid Fish event at the Sabine River Authority headquarters. Axel Delgadillo ...

The storms of life will come soon enough. For this night, though, the high school graduating classes of Quitman and Mineola celebrated with fair weather Friday night as the 2025 classes were able to ...

Well, it’s almost summer. It is time to take a reckoning on summer. Everyone has a favorite season. Sometimes the disclosure of a favorite season can be quite a surprise. Our young daughter claims ...

It was down a winding drive off of a farm-to-market road which led to the shop. GRIT TV was playing on a small television in the corner of the shop above the door. It looked appropriate. The shop ...

Mineola celebrates its Hispanic Heritage Saturday with the annual Fiesta de Mayo in downtown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events get underway along S. Johnson and Commerce Streets as a variety of vendors ...