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Nacogdoches Historic Sites invites the community to celebrate National Preservation Month this May with a series of engaging programs focused on local history, preservation practices, and community storytelling. All programs will be held at the historic Zion Hill Baptist Church (324 N. Lanana St.), offering opportunities for residents to connect with the people, places, and […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Friends of the Visual Arts, a community organization supporting East Texas arts and art students through fundraising, has established a new scholarship honoring Dr. Jill Carrington, retiring professor of art history at SFA, and her distinguished career as an art historian, educator and dedicated supporter of the organization. […]
Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for April 20 to May 8.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. Baseball vs. The University of Texas at Arlington 6 p.m. April 21Pilgrim’s Park SFA’s baseball team will compete against The University […]
On Monday, April 20, 2026, at 11:17 pm, the Nacogdoches County Combined Dispatch received numerous calls of a loud explosion in the Etoile area. Nacogdoches County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to the scene. While responding, deputies could see a large fire burning near the Etoile area while traveling through the Woden area. Numerous other first […]
ETOILE – Emergency management personnel from Nacogdoches County are on-site at a drill site near FM 226 in Nacogdoches County, along with personnel from the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM), Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and other local agencies to address the blowout of a natural gas well in Etoile. The fire was […]
Officers at The University of Texas System Police Department at SFA received three Dell laptops to use in their patrol vehicles as part of the Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Foundation’s annual support package for Nacogdoches County law enforcement. In addition to the $2,000 laptops, each officer received $150 worth of technical equipment from NACLEF. Pictured is […]
The 36th Texas Blueberry Festival presented by Tipton Ford is turning up the music and cooling things down with an exciting new addition, the Texas Folklife Blueberry Jam sponsored by Motorhomes of Texas. This new attraction will be one of many blueberry-delicious events happening on the second Saturday in June in downtown Nacogdoches. Festival goers […]
September 16, 1948 – April 18, 2026 Reba Deloyce Yates, 77, passed on April 18, 2026, and was a resident of Tyler, Texas. Visitation will be held at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, 5400 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75965, US, on April 21, 2026, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. A Celebration of Life will take place at […]
December 4, 1961 ~ April 16, 2026 (age 64) Mark Birkelbach Obituary Funeral services for Mark Edward Birkelbach, 64, of Nacogdoches, will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Nacogdoches. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. A visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, […]
August 25, 1943 ~ April 13, 2026 (age 82) John Sanches Obituary Funeral services for John L. Sanches, 82, of Nacogdoches, will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, April 17, 2026, at Laird Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Pirtle Cemetery in Cushing. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on Friday, […]