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Norman Gayle McDonald, Jr. Obituary

September 9, 1965 ~ February 14, 2026 60 Years Old Norman McDonald, Jr. Obituary Funeral services for Norman Gayle McDonald, Jr., 60, of Garrison, TX, will be held at 2:00 PM, on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Garrison Funeral Home, with Bro. E.J. Adams and Bro. Tuffy Green officiating. Visitation will begin prior to the service at […]

Katrenia Lynn (Eddings) Dilks Obituary

December 16, 1970 ~ February 17, 2026 (age 55) Katrenia Dilks Obituary Katrenia Lynn Eddings Dilks, 55, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on February 17, 2026. She was born on December 16, 1970, in Lufkin, Texas. Katrenia was preceded in death by her parents, Patricia Hodge and Lloyd Eddings Jr., as well as […]

Ela Ruth (Bankston) McCullough Obituary

August 16, 1934 ~ February 16, 2026 (age 91) Ela McCullough Obituary Ela Ruth Bankston McCullough, 91, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away peacefully at the age of 91. Ela Ruth was born on August 16, 1934, in the small West Texas town of Moran. She attended Tarleton State University, where she met the love of her life, Jack […]

William Wardlaw Watkins Obituary

December 18, 1938 ~ February 10, 2026 (age 87) William Watkins Obituary William “Bill” Wardlaw Watkins, 87, of Nacogdoches, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Bill was born on December 18, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Muriel Vincent Watkins and Henry Edward Watkins, Jr.  He attended the University of Virginia, graduating with a bachelor’s degree […]

Human Trafficking Awareness Event Rescheduled

The Unseen Suffering Simulation being held at SFA by the Family Crisis Center and Unbound Now has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd! Here is an updated press release. Thank you guys so much for your cooperation.

Texas teens urged to take the pledge to always buckle up

Skipping seat belts isn’t a flex—it’s a deadly risk. The new “Saved by the Belt” competition challenges Texas teens to wear a seat belt every seat, every ride. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the University Interscholastic League (UIL) are calling on high school students to pledge to buckle up every time they get […]

SFA’s Department of Biology to host J.H. Burr Distinguished Lecture Series

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology will host the J.H. Burr Distinguished Lecture Series at 5 p.m. March 19 in Kennedy Auditorium.  The featured speaker will be Dr. Lee Fitzgerald ’78, SFA alumnus, professor at Texas A&M University and curator of the herpetology collection at the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections […]