NHS SWEEPS TO DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN UIL ACADEMICS

Nacogdoches High School swept to a district title in UIL academic competition, its first overall championship in years. NHS earned the overall school sweepstakes with 537.5 points. Competitions that are part of the district contest are speech and debate, academic and one-act play. Several NHS students are advancing on to regional competition, and the school’s […]

SFA Track and Field Set to Host Carl Kight Invitational

NACOGDOCHES, Texas- The Stephen F. Austin track and field team will host the Carl Kight Invitational Meet, here in Nacogdoches, Texas.  The meet will take place from April 13th-15th. The Lumberjack squad is coming off an impressive performance, at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.  The men had three top five performances.  SFA’s top performance came from pole […]

Softball Splits Doubleheader Against UT Arlington

NACOGDOCHES, Texas- Stephen F. Austin split the doubleheader against UT Arlington, losing the first game 3-2 and winning the second game 3-0. SFA moves to 19-18 (7-5 WAC) while UTA moves to 16-19 (6-6 WAC). Game 1 Sophie Hannabas started in the circle for the ‘Jacks. Hannabas allowed one hit in the first, and two in the […]

Sondra Marilyn (Brown) Russo

August 20, 1942 ~ April 11, 2023 80 Years Old Obituary Memorial services are pending for Sondra M. “Sandy” Russo, 80, of Alto. Mrs. Russo passed away April 7, 2023 in College Station, Texas. She was born in New York City, New York August 20, 1942 to Lewis Brown and Gertrude Kleid Brown. Sandy had lived in […]

Shirley Dorlene Botkin

OCTOBER 3, 1947 – APRIL 6, 2023 Obituary Shirley Dorlene Botkin, age 75, of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. A visitation will be held Monday, April 17, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, 5400 North Street in Nacogdoches. A funeral service will be Tuesday, April 18, 2023 […]

Charlett Ann Cooke

NOVEMBER 23, 1946 – APRIL 7, 2023 Obituary Charlett Ann (Clevenger) Cooke, 76, of Nacogdoches passed away April 7, 2023, at her home. She was born November 23, 1946 in Nacogdoches to parents Hayden Clevenger and Verline Johnson Jinkens. Charlett retired as a housekeeper at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed dancing (especially at the VFW), fishing, and […]

Dr. Jason Bruck, associate professor of biology

Bruck along with Paige Stevens, doctoral student, and Veda Allen, undergraduate student in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, published a paper in the journal Animals that highlights how the pause in ocean noise that followed the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown affected how dolphins responded to noises when human activity resumed. Dolphins were exposed to noises […]

Health Inspection Report Week of 04/11/2023

The Inspection Services Department carries out the general health & safety inspections of occupancies requiring a health permit within the jurisdiction of the City of Nacogdoches. The primary function of the Health Inspector is the interpretation, inspection and field compliance efforts of the technical codes and laws. These codes and laws are Federal, State and Local. […]

DARBY HOUSE NAMED HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT NISD

Darby House has been named head football coach and athletic director for Nacogdoches High School. House comes to Nacogdoches from Poteet High School located south of San Antonio. At Poteet, House turned around a team that was 0-10 in 2018, winning 10 games in 2021 and earning the school’s first playoff victory since 1958 while […]