Deputies responded twice to disturbance, CR 1112; both times, involved subjects highly intoxicated, victim stated she locked boyfriend out of house due to being scared of what he might do to her.

A law enforcement veteran and Quitman High School graduate has taken on the opportunity to serve as Wood County Sheriff Kelly Cole’s chief deputy. Nikki Oglesby Wright has been tabbed by Cole as his ...

Participating in the ribbon cutting to open the new McFarland School museum are, from left, James Anderson, Billy McCalla, Joe Epperson, Shirley Roberson, Haywood Epperson, Valerie Palmer, Odessa ...

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office made a pair of drug arrests on Saturday, Jan. 14 in the Yantis area. <BR><BR> A traffic stop near Yantis resulted in 1.6 pounds of methamphetamine seized.

The strategic plan for the Wood County Economic Development Commission, introduced formally last week, sets lofty goals for improvements across the county. Executive Director Christine Thomas and ...

The Quitman High School boys doubles tennis team of Armando Chavarria and Enrique Olvera has qualified for the state tournament with their performance at last week’s regional meet. The pair will face ...

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 &hellip; ...

A ribbon cutting was held Friday for TexPro Solutions LLC at 718 S. Pacific in Mineola, owned and operated by Cameron and Morgan Maberry of Golden, offering residential and commercial overhead door ...

Wood County elections administrator Laura Wise has been recommending people vote early to avoid long lines on this Election Day. This year’s early voting started Monday and will continue through Nov.

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Perfect weather reigned over the Special Olympics event at Quitman ISD on Friday morning. The event gives disabled people, most of whom are student-aged, a chance to get outside, compete in various ...

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 ...