Joe L. Skinner Obituary

September 29, 1944 ~ April 17, 2025 Obituary 80 Years Old A funeral service for Joe L. Skinner, 80, of Alto will be Saturday May 3rd, 2025 at 11am at the Historical Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto. Interment will follow at St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery. An informal visitation and viewing will be Wednesday April 23, 2025 […]

Stephen Craig Pitman Obituary

August 9, 1959 ~ April 17, 2025 Obituary 65 Years Old A funeral service for Stephen Craig Pitman, 65, of Cushing will be Thursday April 24th, 2025 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the funeral service also […]

Margie Irene Ball Obituary

June 28, 1943 – April 14, 2025 Obituary 1943-2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Margie Irene Barber Ball, 81, of Denton,Texas. Margie is lovingly remembered by many friends and family, including; brother, Joe (Barbara) Barber; children, Michael (Amy) Ball, Matthew (Leslie) Ball, and Marissa (Mark) […]

Jacks Drop Series With Extra-Innings Loss Against Colonels

THIBODEAUX, Louisiana – The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (11-28, 3-18 SLC) lost the rubber game of their three-game set against the Nicholls Colonels (15-25, 8-16 SLC) this afternoon, 7-6 in 13 innings.  The Lumberjacks started hot once again, scoring four runs in the first inning. Cooper Schneider led off the game with a walk and was followed by […]

Lady jacks Secure Fourth Southland Conference Championship with Win Against Northwestern State

NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin tennis team (14-6, 8-1 SLC) finished the regular season at home against the Northwestern State Demons (9-7, 8-1 SLC). Ksenia Mamontova and Avery Kinsey quickly secured the first doubles match while Felicia Back and Sonja Rooth battled to a 7-5 victory to secure the doubles point for the ‘Jacks. In singles play, Mamontova and Jemma Cave won both their […]

THE LAMP-LITE PLAYERS present THE MOUSETRAP

The Lamp-Lite Players present Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Mousetrap, May 16, 17, 23, & 24, 2025, 7:30 pm, and May 18 & 25, 2025, 2:00 pm for the sixth play of the 2024-25 Season of “New” Classics.  Audience Dress Rehearsal and Preview Night is Thursday, May 15, 2025, 7:30 pm.   The longest running play […]

Guns, drugs seized in NCSO investigation

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – The Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with multiple felonies in an ongoinginvestigation into drug trafficking. Micheal Anthony Green, 56, of Nacogdoches, was identified by NCSO investigators as a source of narcotics in Nacogdoches County,and around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, he was arrested during a traffic stop […]

Two charged in drug investigation

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – Two Nacogdoches residents were charged with drug and firearm offenses following an investigation by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office. Luther Levann Jackson, 38, and Tynequa Shanice Blakey, 32, were taken into custody Thursday. Jackson faces three first-degree felony charges for the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony […]

SFA, TJC partner to streamline transfer process for students

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has added Tyler Junior College to its recently launched Lumberjack Transfer Alliance, a partnership with community colleges in East Texas that features guaranteed admission, scholarships and enhanced services to students.  During SFA Day at TJC April 17, the two institutions announced they are working together to increase the […]