Woman facing felonies in altercation

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – An Alto woman was arrested Sunday on two felony charges following an altercation in Nacogdoches County. Rayla Eleigha Upshaw, 22, was booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony, and abandoning/endangering a child, a state-jail felony. Deputies were dispatched to the 5400 […]

Chireno man charged in numerous incidents

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – A Chireno man was taken into custody early Friday morning as the suspect in numerous incidents of property destruction that occurred in Chireno between approximately 5:20 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Colton Lee Dickerson, 30, was booked into custody at the Nacogdoches County Jail on two third degree felony charges for possession […]

Tim Monzingo stepping down as Public Information Officer

Good afternoon, I wanted to let y’all know that I am stepping down as the PIO for the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office and Nacogdoches County Emergency Management Office as of today, May 22, to pursue another opportunity. Should you need any copies of PC affidavits, warrants or mug shots, please email records@nac-sheriff.com and our records […]

Nacogdoches Swears In Three New Police Officers

Please help us congratulate your newest Nacogdoches Police Officers Amber Lee, Cole Collins, and Jared Seagroves. They took the oath of office today with County Judge Greg Sowell and have already began their four month field training program.

UPDATE DONNELL HAS BEEN LOCATED!

The Nacogdoches Police Department needs your help finding a missing child that was last seen around 6 AM on Wednesday May 21st, 2025. Officers and NFD personnel are currently in the 1200 blk of E Main st searching the area for Donnell, a 15yo black male who has been missing for about an hour. He […]

Boggy Slough Conservation Area Receives 2025 Texas Leopold Conservation Award

The Boggy Slough Conservation Area (BSCA), located along the Neches River in Houston and Trinity Counties, received the 2025 Texas Leopold Conservation Award as part of the annual Lone Star Land Steward Awards. The prestigious award, given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, recognizes extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation and natural resource management by […]

Missing Person Located Safely Following Community Response to NacWise Alert

UPDATE: Donnel was just located, safe and in good spirits, besides being a little thirsty. Donnell was found by a mother and son who saw the original Facebook post and received the NacWise Alert text message and decided to help by driving the area!!! We won’t share the names of these two individuals for their […]