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Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for Oct. 27 to Nov. 10.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. SFA Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28Griffith Fine Arts Building, Turner Auditorium The SFA Symphony Orchestra returns with a program that […]
Late Sunday evening Hector Cuarenta, 17, surrendered himself to the Nacogdoches Police Department. Cuarenta was arrested and transferred to the Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Center. Cuarenta was wanted in connection with Friday’s shooting deaths of three subjects on Hackberry Street. Information will continue to be released as it is available.
The third homicide victim from Friday’s incident on Hackberry Street in Nacogdoches has been identified. Family of the victim helped identify 16 year-old Emilio Perez as the third homicide victim. Perez’s identity was previously unknown until late Friday. Information will continue to be released as it becomes available.
January 8, 1950 – October 22, 2025 Billy Ray Ball, age 75, of Douglass, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
NPD HOLDS AN ACTIVE FELONY WARRANT ON HECTOR CUARENTA.Nacogdoches Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000.00 for the first, most accurate tip called directly into Crime Stoppers that results in the arrest of this fugitive. NEVER ATTEMPT TO ARREST A FUGITIVE YOURSELF. DO NOT APPROACH BUT CALL CRIME STOPPERS 936-560-4636/www.ncstips.com OR […]
At 10:22 am Friday morning, the Nacogdoches Combined 911 Center received calls reporting gunfire in the 1000 block of Hackberry Street. Callers reported seeing one subject running from the scene of a vehicle in the street and another subject laying in the street near the vehicle. When officers arrived they discovered the subject lying in […]
On Friday 10-17-25, Deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a Ford pickup truck on Highway 59S, traveling northbound toward Nacogdoches. The vehicle was stopped for speeding inside a construction zone. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was identified as John Darren Crawford, 50 years of age from […]
August 5, 1948 – October 21, 2025 Henry Merle Shepherd… Henry Merle Shepherd was born August 5, 1948, in Newton, Texas, the son of Albert and Opal Irene (Cooper) Shepherd. He passed from this life on October 21, 2025, in Nacogdoches, Texas, having attained the age of 77 years. Henry grew up in Newton and graduated from […]
September 23, 1937 ~ October 21, 2025 (age 88) Zelda Purser Obituary Graveside service for Zelda Darlene Purser, 88, of Baytown will be held at 1:00pm on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Eden Cemetery in Douglass, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the graveside from 10:00am until 12:00pm at Laird Funeral Home. The service will be officiated […]
October 4, 1989 ~ October 19, 2025 (age 36) Omar Roldan Obituary A Mass of Christian Burial service for Omar Christopher Roldan, 36, of Nacogdoches will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Friday, October 31, 2025 […]