The ''Mineola Monitor'' was a newspaper in
Mineola, Texas
Mineola is a city in the U.S. state of Texas in Wood County, Texas, Wood County. It lies 26 miles north of Tyler, Texas, Tyler. Its population was 4,823 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
The town was incorporated as the railroads arr ...
serving
Wood County, Texas
Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 44,843. Its county seat is Quitman. The county was named for George T. Wood, governor of Texas from 1847 to 1849.
History
The first docume ...
and the communities of
Alba
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English-language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingd ...
,
Golden,
Hawkins and parts of unincorporated Wood County.
History
The newspaper was established in 1876 by D.C. Williams. In 1907 the Monitor was purchased by J.A. Thomas. Although a weekly newspaper, it was published as a daily twice during its history. The ''Mineola Monitor'' was recently owned by ASP Westward before being sold to Texas Community Media, LLC. In 2012, the newspaper was purchased by Bluebonnet Communications.
The owner from 1955 to 1963 was Neil Harle, who also owned the
Grand Saline Sun. He sold the Monitor in 1963 to Editors, Inc., which also owned the Lindale News and the Wood County Record.
The ''Mineola Monitor'' was merged with the ''
Wood County Democrat'' in 2016 to form the ''
Wood County Monitor''.
Further reading
*
References
{{Authority control
Mass media in Wood County, Texas
Mineola, Texas
Newspapers established in 1876
1876 establishments in Texas
Weekly newspapers published in Texas
2016 disestablishments in Texas