NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s 2025-26 University Series returns with a lineup of nationally acclaimed artists. All performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Turner Auditorium, Griffith Fine Arts Building. This season, themed “A Season to Share,” brings the Nacogdoches, campus and surrounding communities together through the arts with high-quality performances spanning […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Counseling Services is now offering students, faculty and staff a new suicide prevention training program called Caring Jacks to create an environment where open conversations about suicide are met with compassion and support, helping build a community of care and connection. “The Caring Jacks crisis response and suicide […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Cole Tomberlain, president of The Tomberlain Insurance Group based in Longview, will give the commencement address during Stephen F. Austin State University’s summer graduation ceremony for undergraduates at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, in Johnson Coliseum. All master’s and doctoral candidates will receive their degrees during the Graduate Studies ceremony at 6 p.m. […]
James Adams has been named principal of Margie Chumbley Academy for Success for the upcoming school year. The school serves as Nacogdoches ISD’s alternative high school and also hosts the county’s District Alternative Educational Program, or DAEP. Superintendent Grey Burton announced the appointment July 16. “I worked with Mr. Adams in the past and I […]
Nacogdoches ISD has been named a Texas Art Education Association District of Distinction once again, one of 109 school districts around Texas to receive the Visual Arts Award for the 2024-25 academic year. The Visual Art Administrators of Texas, a division of TAEA, recognizes school districts with outstanding leadership in promoting the arts in their […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– The excitement is building at Stephen F. Austin State University, where extraordinary momentum in student enrollment has prompted the addition of a first-year student AXEcepted Day orientation session July 31. With more incoming Lumberjacks confirming their plans to attend SFA, the university has added an extra AXEcepted Day session to accommodate the increase […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University will receive a 2025 Recreational Trail Program grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department following an environmental review and grant agreement. Dr. David Creech, SFA Gardens director, and Dr. David Kulhavy, professor in the College of Forestry and Agriculture, serve as principal investigator and co-investigator, respectively, for […]
Danny Clements: A Retrospective July 8-Aug. 10The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House A retrospective exhibition of works by artist Danny Clements will display 100 pieces surveying the last 50 years. A reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. July 12. Growing Citrus Successfully in Containers and Cool Climates 7 p.m. […]
The Returning Student Registration portal for the 2025-26 academic year is now open for all Nacogdoches ISD students who completed the last day of the 2024-25 school year. All returning students are required to complete the online registration. To access the registration site, students are assigned a unique “snapcode.” Parents with an email address on file […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s East Texas Research Center recently received a $3,000 donation from The Sons of the Republic of Texas as part of the group’s efforts to commemorate the role played by the Department of Nacogdoches in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas — an area that encompassed all of […]