The Winnsboro Rodeo Association held their 62nd Annual event May 19-21 and it was as successful as ever. With over 250 UPRA rodeos that take place around the nation each year, the Winnsboro rodeo weighs in as a consistent top five performer in terms of money added for rodeo competitors. This year’s three-day event drew as many as 3600 attendees....
Community Events
WRA Rodeo Royalty
Judging for Winnsboro Rodeo Association Royalty was conducted Saturday, May 7. Contestants were judged on horsemanship, interview, modeling and speech during a full day of activities. Royalty will be crowned each night of the rodeo beginning with Junior Princess (ages 3-5) and Princess (ages 6-10) on Thursday, Miss WRA Teen (ages 11-15) Friday, and Miss WRA Rodeo Queen (ages 16-24)...
Friends and Neighbors: A Kentucky Derby Party at the Library
By Enola Gay Mathews Although I’m new to Winnsboro life and unfamiliar with The Standard Club, I made more new friends when I attended the Kentucky Derby Party at Winnsboro’s Gilbreath Memorial Library on May 4. The Standard Club carries quite a proud history with over 110 years of providing books and support for our library. Starting ‘way back when’...
Notice: Wood County Broadband Forum
The Wood County Economic Development Commission will host a Broadband Forum in the Quitman Library Community Room at 6:30 pm on May 9, 2022. The public is invited to come out to learn what the WCEDC is doing to improve broadband overall in Wood County.
The 62nd Annual Winnsboro Rodeo
May 19-21, 2022 Winnsboro Rodeo Arena The 62nd Annual Winnsboro Rodeo presented by Texas Country Ford takes place May 19-21. Three nights of rodeo with competition featuring professional and amateur cowboys and cowgirls, some local and others from around the nation. Rodeo princesses are announced on Thursday and Friday evenings, and the rodeo queen will be crowned Saturday. This year,...
Friends and Neighbors
by Enola Gay Mathews My Mom the Iris Hunter Iris blooms are showing up all over the place! No matter the color, iris blossoms always bring me happy thoughts of my mom and her perennial green thumb. Wherever she lived, there would be flowers! And her iris, as an easy transplanter, always went with her. She’d often stop and ask...
A Magical Night “Under the Stars”
By Jami Moore Winnsboro Center for the Arts will hold its annual gala, Renaissance Under the Stars, on April 2nd at the Winnsboro Civic Center, 900 Wheeler Drive. The evening’s activities will consist of two parts. An outdoor Renaissance Market with an ale/wine garden, live entertainment, and a variety of vendors will begin the festivities at 5 pm. At 7...
Renaissance Under the Stars
From Winnsboro Center for the Arts Winnsboro Center for the Arts will hold its annual gala, Renaissance Under the Stars, on April 2nd at Winnsboro Civic Center, 900 Wheeler Drive. Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit Winnsboro Center for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and its new performing arts center planned for 206 Market St. The new venue...
Patriot Sporting Challenge Gears Up for 2022
By Chuck Roy We are privileged to live in America and we are blessed to live in Texas. Almost sounds like a bumper sticker until one realizes that it is as true here, in NETx, as God’s own word. And as outdoorsmen, we have the opportunity to see this land in its purest form. From the breathtaking glow of an...
College & Career Night
Monday, March 7 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Winnsboro High School. Open House & Junior/Senior Parent Meetings Open to the Public
Renaissance Under the Stars
April 2, 2022 Concert and Meet & Greet with Máiréad Nesbitt former fiddler of Celtic Woman. Outdoor Market & Garden, Live Auction, Dinner, Live Entertainment www.renaissanceunderthestars.com
Chamber’s 2022 ‘Western Roundup’ Honors Six Citizens
By Enola Gay Mathews Winnsboro hospitality and it’s ‘can do’ spirit shone brightly at the annual Awards Banquet on February 15, 2022. The Winnsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and various committees created a fun and memorable evening that evidenced their teamwork. Johnny Wetzel Jr. also served the role of emcee. Each table was set for six and...