Graduates of SFA’s educational leadership doctoral program reunite after 20 years

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Twenty years after graduating from Stephen F. Austin State University with their Doctor of Education in educational leadership, the class of 2003 returned to campus in June to celebrate their longstanding friendship and meet with current students in the same program. Alumni Drs. Aaron Covington, Edgar A. Dillard, Kevin L. Dyes, Nici Esch, […]

LAMP-LITE THEATRE HOSTS GALA FOR 2023-24 51st HISTORIC SEASON

The Lamp-Lite Playhouse and Community Theatre announces its GALA for the 51st HISTORIC Season on Saturday, August 26, 2023, 6:30 pm, at Lamp-Lite Theatre, 4210 Lamp-Lite Lane, Nacogdoches, Texas.  The entire EAST TEXAS community is invited to our 51st Season Catered Reception, Membership Meeting, and Evening of Entertainment.             The evening will begin with a reception at 6:30 pm, […]

SFA Cross Country Announces 2023 Schedule

NACOGDOCHES, TX – Head Cross Country Coach Rob Hansen announces the 2023 schedule for the ‘Jacks. The 2023 SFA men’s and women’s cross country season will begin on Sept. 2nd, where the ‘Jacks will host the Lumberjack Invitational at Pecan Acres Park in Nacogdoches, Texas. See the full schedule below. Sept. 2 – Lumberjack Invitational (Nacogdoches, TX) Sept. […]

Two Lumberjacks Receive 2022-23 NABC Academic Awards

The NABC has named Sadaidriene Hall and Jalil Beaubrun to the 2022-23 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court. This award represents outstanding achievement in the classroom by men’s college basketball teams and student-athletes.  The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men’s basketball programs that completed the 2022-23 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. […]

WAC Announces Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule

ARLINGTON, Texas- The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) has released its women’s 2023-24 conference basketball schedule. The upcoming slate features each of the 10 other basketball programs in the WAC competing in a 20-game conference schedule during the 2023-24 regular season. Conference play for the 2023-24 WAC basketball seasons will begin on Thursday, Nov. 28th. Conference matchups will continue until the final day of […]

NACOGDOCHES POLICE INVESTIGATING ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING

Nacogdoches, Tx (July 22, 2023): Around 11:37 a.m. officers with the Nacogdoches Police Department along with Fire and EMS responded to a report of an accidental shooting at a residence in the 800 block of Texas Oak St. First responders arrived and found that a 2 year old child had found a handgun inside the […]

Dorothy (Elliott) Poskey McCleney Obituary

April 7, 1952 ~ July 17, 2023 71 Years Old Obituary Dorothy was born in Houston and remained there until early adulthood.  She was blessed with the birth of her 2 children and in her 20’s, decided to make her home with the kids, in East Texas.  She worked as a waitress and found that the relationships […]

Joseph William Thacker Obituary

March 29, 1954 ~ July 16, 2023 69 Years Old Obituary Funeral services for Joseph William Thacker, 69, of Nacogdoches, will be held at 2pm, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Laird Funeral Home with family, officiating. Mr. Thacker passed away on July 16, 2023, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born on March 29, 1954, in Asbury […]

NPD MAKES ARREST IN STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIP

The Nacogdoches Police Department has made an arrest in the recent case of an improper relationship between a Nacogdoches ISD teacher and a Nacogdoches ISD student. Arrested was Annaleigh Andrews, 24, of Nacogdoches. The incident was reported by NISD administrators to NPD on Wednesday and an arrest was made Thursday evening. The criminal charges include […]