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The Quitman Police Department answered 306 calls for service between June 1-27, issued 139 traffic citations, gave 266 ...
Freddie Roy Lewers, 85, of Alba, passed away on June 27, 2025 in Quitman. Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July ...
Linda Irene Stephens, 79, of Quitman passed away on June 27, 2025 in Winnsboro, with her family by her side. Linda was born ...
The city of Mineola and the Lake Country Symphonic Band will once again combine forces for a 4th of July spectacle of patriotic music and fireworks. And the band will add an extra opportunity to ...
The library will be closed Friday, July 4 in celebration of Independence Day. July is also National Anti-boredom Month. With ...
Wood County news and quotes from 25 years ago, as seen in the July 5, 2000 edition of the Wood County Democrat “‘So live that you would not mind selling your pet parrot to the town ...
The Wood County Appraisal District (WCAD) is in search of a new board member. The board recently received the resignation of Rhonda Turner of Quitman. The former Quitman ISD superintendent ...
When you think “super hero,” you probably think about capes, flying and laser vision. What you might not think of is someone in a blue branded t-shirt, sitting quietly in front of a child, listening ...
Deputy Way, warrant service, Adult Probation. Debrah East arrested on active warrant. Deputy Beck, assault; victim and boyfriend got into argument that became physical, boyfriend ...
June 21 1:26 p.m., public assist, W. Broad at N. Johnson, barricades near road, not a hazard. 1:42 p.m., welfare concern, NE Loop 564. 2:24 p.m., welfare concern, Meadowbrook, unable ...
There were 70 pianos moved into the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Houston last week. The occasion was the annual conference ...
The City of Quitman has decided to try a “more soft-handed approach” to a problem that the city has been taking a heavy loss ...