Betty Kelly (Williams) McGaughey Obituary

January 5, 1938 ~ June 21, 2024 (age 86) Obituary Funeral services for Betty (Williams) Kelly McGaughey, 86, of Garrison, TX, will be held at 3:00 PM, on Friday, June 28, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Garrison, TX, with Bro. Ben Richardson officiating. Interment will follow the service at Holly Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior […]

Ann Myrna Murray Obituary

March 4, 1936 ~ June 18, 2024 (age 88) Obituary Ann Myrna Murray, 88, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2024. Ann was born on March 4, 1936, to Ethel and Wilfred Heavingham in Romford, Essex, United Kingdom, and grew up in London, England. Ann moved from London to Beirut, Lebanon in 1956 where she […]

Notice of Meeting and Agenda Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

Monday, June 24th, 2024 – 4:00 P.M.Nacogdoches Recreation Center1112 North St., Nacogdoches, TX 75961Please Note: A quorum of the Nacogdoches City Council may attend the above stated board meeting. Joy Palmer, Recreation SupervisorI certify that the attached notice and agenda of items to be considered by the Nacogdoches Parks and RecreationAdvisory Board was removed by […]

Republican Leadership Workshop – July 13th – SD3 Republican Training

We are conducting a leadership training day in Lufkin on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with lunch provided.The training will be targeted at County Chairs and Precinct Chairs.  However, we are encouraging any Grassroots Republican to attend.  We will cover topics such as Organization of Texas […]

Barbara Ann (Fite) Crosby Obituary

November 10, 1945 ~ June 23, 2024 (age 78) Obituary A private family memorial is pending for Barbara Ann Crosby, 78, of Alto. Barbara was born November 10, 1945, in West Columbia, Texas to Ted R. Fite and Lenora Hargett Fite. She was raised in Sweeney and graduated from Sweeney High School in 1964. Barbara lived most of […]

Robert Eugene Murdock Obituary

NOVEMBER 20, 1953 – JUNE 20, 2024 Obituary Robert Eugene Murdock, age 70, of Alto, Texas passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Robert was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. A visitation for Robert will be held Tuesday, June 25, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, 5400 North St, Nacogdoches, Texas 75965, […]

SFA preparation provides win-win results for performers, audiences

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Patrons who visit the Stephen F. Austin State University campus to see the SummerStage Festival presentation of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” will experience far more than they expected. Not only will they see and hear about the enchanting “Peanuts” world and sing along with captivating, fun music, they will witness […]

Nacogdoches Arts Collaborative Update – July 2024

The current exhibition in the gallery, titled “Revisiting Nacogdoches 1938” has been a popular stroll through Nacogdoches history.  The research Jan Dobbs Barton has done for this exhibit is extensive and includes many families that continue to influence modern times.  There is one wall dedicated to “then and now” photos of  businesses and buildings that […]

RIDERS ON THE ORPHAN TRAIN AT THE NACOGDOCHES RAILROAD DEPOT

Nacogdoches Historic Sites invites the public to the impactful program: Riders on the Orphan Train on Thursday, July 11th, 2024. Novelist and Humanities Scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio-visual elements, historical fiction, and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely unknown chapter in American […]

Linda Gail (Dews) Yarbrough Obituary

June 14, 1953 ~ June 14, 2024 (age 71) Obituary Linda Dews Yarbrough, affectionately known as Momma and Nanna, passed away peacefully at her home in Mt. Enterprise, Texas, on June 14, 2024, at the age of 71. Linda was born on June 14, 1953, in Pasadena, Texas, to Carl (Sonkey) and Lois Minter Dews. She graduated from […]