Ella Compton Obituary

May 29, 1938 ~ January 16, 2024 85 Years Old Obituary Ella Joy Compton passed away on January 16, 2024, at her home in Nacogdoches, Texas at the age of 85.  She was born on May 29, 1938, to Willie Alton Jones and Ella Gray Jones (Robinson) in Dublin, Texas. She married her high school sweetheart, Billy […]

RL Wisener Obituary

February 12, 1955 ~ January 12, 2024 68 Years Old Obituary Funeral Services for RL Wisener, 68, of Nacogdoches, will be held at 2:00pm, on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Laird Funeral Home with Bro. Jaeyln Downey, officiating. Interment will follow at Upper Melrose cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Monday, January 22, […]

Leola Norton Obituary

February 4, 1935 ~ January 12, 2024 88 Years Old Obituary A visitation service will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Laird Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 12:00 pm at Woodlawn Cemetery in Timpson, Texas. Leola Ross Frazier Norton, born in Panola County to William Horace Ross […]

SFA to host FIRST LEGO League Challenge area qualifier tournament

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The STEM Research and Learning Center at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the FIRST LEGO League Challenge East Texas area qualifier tournament from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Cole STEM Building’s Nelson Atrium. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, is an international youth organization […]

HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR INCOMING 2024 FRESHMEN TAKES PLACE THIS MONTH

High school registration is right around the corner for NISD eighth-graders. On Thursday, Jan. 18, NHS counselors will be on the McMichael Middle School campus to visit with eighth-grade students. High school class selection tickets will be distributed for students to take home. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, and Wednesday, Jan. 24, McMichael eighth-graders will visit […]

NHS BAND MEMBERS NAMED ALL-REGION, ALL-AREA; LUIS AGUIRRE EARNS ALL-STATE

Nacogdoches High School band members earned All-Region and Area honors. And French horn player Luis Aguirre was named All-State for the Dragon band. Photos include Freshmen All-Region, High School All-Region and All-Area All-state – Luis Aguirre, French horn. Freshmen brass Front row, from left – Amarey Ward, trombone; Alexander Rojas, baritone; Kimber Quinn, trumpet; Kylee Vose, […]

SFA’s Meyer to present percussion recital

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Dr. Brad Meyer, associate professor of percussion at Stephen F. Austin State University, will present a faculty recital performing works by Caleb Pickering, Arnor Chu, JacobTV and John Luther Adams at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. This event features adult language and subject matter […]

Yvonne Crawford Obituary

MARCH 16, 1934 – JANUARY 16, 2024 Obituary Virgie Yvonne (White) Crawford of Nacogdoches passed away January 16, 2024, in Nacogdoches at the age of 89. She was born March 16, 1934, in Shelby County, Texas to parents Cooper White and Annie Bertha (Madden) White. Mrs. Crawford graduated from Fellowship School in Joaquin, Texas with a high […]