Texas Blueberry Festival is June 10 in Nacogdoches

Texas Blueberry Festival attendees can start the day at the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions plans to join this year as a pancake flippin’ volunteer.

‘[title of show]’ challenges SFA students to act, sing, dance simultaneously

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The musical/comedy “[title of show]” is set to take the stage April 20 through 23 in Kennedy Auditorium on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University. With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and book by Hunter Bell, the production provides great growth opportunities for college students who are learning the […]

SFA graduate student Silvas’ film chosen for summer feature

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A film by Armando Silvas Jr., graduate student in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art’s filmmaking program, has been selected to be produced as the 2023 SFA summer feature. Silvas’ “The Russian at Christmas” is a feature-length action/comedy holiday film about a Russian hitman who tracks down a mall Santa […]

Margaret Sue (Jameson) Jacobs

February 4, 1933 ~ April 19, 2023 90 Years Old Obituary Margaret Sue (Jameson) Jacobs, 90, of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away April 19, 2023, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born on February 4, 1933, in Houston, Texas to the late Frank and Sue Anna (Bright) Jameson. Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 22, […]

Nomination form available for Chamber Annual Business Excellence Awards, Citizen of the Year and Non Profit of the Year

Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce accepting annual award nominations for:Gary Justice Business Excellence Awards Small Business of the Year (sponsored by Commercial Bank of Texas)Medium Business of the Year (sponsored by Regions Bank)Large Business of the Year (sponsored by R & K Distributors, Inc.)Citizen of the Year(sponsored by Tipton Ford-Lincoln)Non Profit of the Year(sponsored by […]

Willie J Dekerlegand, Jr. Obituary

June 1, 1961 ~ April 14, 2023 61 Years Old Obituary Willie J. Dekerlegand, 61, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away April 14, 2023, in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born June 1, 1961, in Jefferson County, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, April 28, 2023, at Laird Funeral Home. Born June 1, 1961, […]

ROLLOUT OF STAAR 2.0 BEGINS NEXT MONTH

In the 2023 Spring semester, state testing in Texas is changing and the original State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) will fully transition to the newly designed STAAR 2.0. This means all students will be assessed exclusively online, and students will see several different types of questions rather than the traditional multiple choice. […]

CAREER SUMMIT, JOB FAIR HELD AT NHS FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS

Recruiters representing 32 firms, colleges and branches of the U.S. military were on hand Thursday, April 13, at the Youth Career Summit at Malcolm Rector Center for Advanced Careers and Innovation at Nacogdoches High School.  NHS collaborated with Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas on the job fair and career summit for the second year in […]

SFA students, faculty and alumni earn honors at international management conference

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management received several awards in March at the first in-person SAM International Business Conference since the COVID-19 pandemic. At the conference in Nashville, Tennessee, students from around the world competed in categories ranging from business pitch and extemporaneous speech […]

SFA students explore banking careers, receive industry insights

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Local banking experts discussed the variety, flexibility and security offered by the banking industry with Stephen F. Austin State University students in the Rusche College of Business at a recent career exploration day. They also stressed the industry’s focus on giving back to the community through serving, advising and lending. The event, sponsored […]