Ben Lee Pittman

AUGUST 29, 1938 – MARCH 17, 2023 Obituary Ben Lee Pittman, age 84, of Longview, Texas passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 in Nacogdoches. He was born in Dallas, Texas on August 29, 1938 to parents Benjamin Johnson Pittman and AnnaBelle (Dilworth) Pittman. Mr. Pittman attended high school in Westminster, Colorado and graduated with his Associate’s […]

Nora Estelle Jones

MARCH 9, 1921 – MARCH 16, 2023 Obituary Nora Estelle Jones, age 102, of Douglass, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born on March 9, 1921 in Douglass, Texas to Willie Spivey Griffin and Mary Elizabeth Congleton Griffin. Nora worked in healthcare at Ben Taub Hospital and as an aide […]

Byron McGough

APRIL 20, 1946 – MARCH 15, 2023 Obituary James “Byron” McGough, passed away on March 15, 2023. He passed from this life at 9pm in his wife’s arms. He was affectionately known as “Big Daddy” He was born in Gilmer, TX on April 20, 1946, the only child to parents Woodrow and Florine Atwood McGough and lived […]

Kathrine Marie Boles

JANUARY 22, 1987 – MARCH 10, 2023 Obituary Kathrine Marie Boles, age 36, of Houston, Texas passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023. Kathrine was born in Plano, Texas to Pete and the late Donna Kirkpatrick Low. She entered the world a little earlier than expected, much like she left it. After graduating from Center High School […]

Meet Nacogdoches painter Lynn Carey Myers!

Nacogdoches Arts Collaborative (NAC) has been out in the community facilitating art this spring.  The Plein Air, or outdoor painting, classes in March were successful with happy students all around.  Their experience culminated at Nacogdoches ArtWalk where they painted outside to the delight of downtown merchants and shoppers.  NAC is now the official sponsor of […]

City Council Meeting March 21, at 5:30 p.m.

The City Council will meet tomorrow, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers, downtown on the square. The agenda is relatively short. On the consent agenda are a number of ordinances to close Main Street for 5 festivals/parades. There is a zone change request from a planned development to R1 (single family), […]

NHS ROBOTICS FINISHES NINTH IN CLASS 5A AFTER FIRST TRY AT STATE COMPETITION

Nacogdoches High School’s robotics team turned its first try at state-level competition into a ninth place finish in Class 5A.  “Other schools were amazed how far we got,” said Career & Technical Education teacher Travis Squyres, who oversees the school’s robotics program.  Teams entering the University Interscholastic League competition in February began work last fall. […]

Lamp-Lite Theatre presents TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS

Date: Mar 24 – Apr 02, 2023 Details “Trifles” is a one-act play by Susan Glaspell first performed in 1916. Written during the first wave feminist movement, the play contrasts how women act in public and in private, as well as how they perform in front of other women versus how they perform in front of […]

Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo

Date: Mar 23 – Mar 25, 2023 Location(s):  3805 Stallings Dr Nacogdoches, TX 75964 – 9365640849 Details Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo will have the professional rodeo cowboys events such as bareback riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and the ever exciting bull riding. We will also have the womens professional barrel racing event. Please […]

Open Mic Night @ Maks

Date: Feb 20 – Mar 20, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Location(s):  Lumberjack Harley-Davidson – (936) 715-0100 Location(s):  2304 North St. Nacogdoches, TX 75965 – 9362059183 Details