SFA Gardens to host Botany Bliss educational workshop for families

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Kay Jenkins, SFA Gardens environmental education programs coordinator, is hosting a Saturday Science Adventure beginning at 9 a.m. May 11 at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Attendees will learn how botanists identify plants using characteristics such as overall size, leaf shape, flower parts and more. Participants will be encouraged to use their observation skills […]

Lincoln Bradley Lowery Obituary

April 22, 2024 ~ April 23, 2024 Obituary Lincoln Bradley Lowery, infant son of JT & Bailey Lowery, was born on Monday, April 22, 2024 and passed away on April 23, 2024 in The Woodlands, Texas. Visitation will be held from 11am – 1pm on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at Laird Funeral Home. To send flowers to the family […]

Two SFA students accepted into Joint Admission Medical Program

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Many obstacles can stand in the way of being admitted into medical school, but for two Stephen F. Austin State University students, the path to their dreams just got a little clearer. Perla Tovar, junior biochemistry major from Lufkin, and Mckenna Dillard, junior biochemistry major from Stephenville, have been accepted into the Joint Admission […]

TWO DRAGONS QUALIFY FOR STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET

Nacogdoches High School’s Micah Lockett and Christine Schick qualified for the Class 5A State Track and Field Meet. Lockett, a sophomore, cleared 6-feet, 9-inches in the high jump, finishing second in the event held Friday at the University of Texas-Arlington.  In the girls pole vault, also on Friday, the junior Schick topped 11-8 to finish […]

William “Bill” Henry Khoury Obituary

May 3, 1951 ~ April 23, 2024 72 Years Old Obituary William “Bill” Khoury, 72, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Lufkin, Texas. He was born on May 3, 1951, in Hartford, Connecticut to the late William John and Eileen (Henry) Khoury. A celebration of life service is being planned for a […]

Health Inspection Report Week of 4/23/2024

The Inspection Services Department carries out the general health & safety inspections of occupancies requiring a health permit within the jurisdiction of the City of Nacogdoches. The primary function of the Health Inspector is the interpretation, inspection and field compliance efforts of the technical codes and laws. These codes and laws are Federal, State and Local. […]

Lamp-Lite Players Host Auditions for The Sound of Music

The Lamp-Lite Players will hold auditions for their 2024 Summer Musical, The Sound of Music, Sunday, May 5, 2024, 3:00 pm, and Monday, May 6, 2024, 6:00 pm, Lamp-Lite Theatre, 4210 Lamp-Lite Lane, on the corner of Loop 224 and Old Tyler Road. Rehearsals for the production begin May 20, 2024, and performances will be […]

SFA Trombone Choir to perform eclectic program of works

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Trombone Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University will present an eclectic program of works composed in the last 50 years when the student ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Dr. Deb Scott, professor of trombone in the SFA School of Music, […]

SFA bands to present annual Concert in the Park

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Six Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members recently were selected to receive the university’s inaugural Scholarly Excellence Award. The program is an opportunity to recognize outstanding faculty members for their contributions in teaching, scholarship and service as teachers. This year, two new awards were created to complement the longstanding Teaching Excellence Award […]

Charles Ray Milner Obituary

November 30, 1936 ~ April 19, 2024 87 Years Old Obituary Funeral Services for Charles Milner, 87of Nacogdoches will be held at 3:00pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at North Street Church of Christ with Chuck Milner officiating. Mr. Milner passed away on Friday, April 19, 2024 in Lufkin, Tx. He was born on November 30, 1936 […]