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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. […]
Nacogdoches ISD’s Ruby Ramon was honored today as Social Worker of the Year by the Deep East Texas Branch of the National Association of Social Workers. Ramon and other honorees were recognized during a luncheon held at the Judy B. McDonald Public Library. Ramon is the lead social worker for NISD and is based at […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin splits the Saturday double-header with Sacramento State after Friday night’s game was postponed due to impending weather. Sacramento State took the first game 17-3, while SFA took game two 15-13. The Lumberjacks move to 13-13 (WAC 7-5) and the Hornets move to 13-14 (WAC 3-6). GAME 1 The first game […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin football program announced the signing of 17 recruits Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what the coaching staff has to say about their future Lumberjacks. This list will be updated as soon as players get added to the 2023 Signing Class. Sebastian Sagar: 6’4 220 LB, Rhode Island “Sebastian is a long, rangy LB that can […]
Nacogdoches, Tx (April 1, 2023): Around 4:04 p.m. officers with the Nacogdoches Police Department responded to a business in the 3100 block of North St. after receiving a call of an injured employee. During the investigation it was determined the arm injury to a 17 year old employee was from an apparent gunshot wound. The […]
June 30, 1928 ~ March 31, 2023 Obituary Celebration of Life services for Betty Ruth Pierce, 94, of Austin and formerly of Rusk will be Tuesday, April 4, at 2 PM in the Rusk Church of Christ with Brother Robbie Arrington officiating. Burial will follow at the Salem Cemetery near Rusk. There will be a visitation from […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah- Stephen F. Austin split the doubleheader against Southern Utah today, winning the first game 12-0 and losing the second game 10-8. SFA moves to 16-15 (5-3 WAC) while SUU moves to 5-18 (2-6 WAC). Game 1 Brooke Gainous was on the mound for the ‘Jacks and started the game with a three up, three […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University will present Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen” nightly through Saturday, April 1, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. Veronica Stovich, senior voice student from Texas City, performs the role of Micaela. “Carmen” is the story of an entrancing and free-spirited girl and the inexorable […]
April 30, 1984 ~ March 24, 2023 38 Years Old Obituary Tony Lee Downs, Jr., 38, of Timpson, Tx died Friday March 24th, 2023 in Timpson, Texas. He was born April 30th, 1984 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Tony Downs, Sr. and Joann Barrett Bond. He is preceded in death by his brother Rual McBride, grandparents Jerry and […]
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Texas Blueberry Festival kicks off with the Blueberry Bluegrass Concert in the Park, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 9 at Festival Park in downtown Nacogdoches. This free family-friendly concert is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Rex Perry Autoplex and will feature three well-known musical acts, The Little Roy and […]