EIGHT NHS STEM STUDENTS ADVANCING ON TO STATE SCIENCE FAIR IN MARCH

Eight Nacogdoches High School STEM students competing with five projects are advancing to the state science fair in March at Texas A&M. The students are part of the Stephen F. Austin State University STEM Academy. The regional science fair was held Feb. 10 at Kilgore College. Nacogdoches High School students (and their projects) advancing to state […]

BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN NISD: MARGIE CHUMBLEY SPENT A LIFETIME IN PUBLIC EDUCATION

Margie Chumbley is an institution where Nacogdoches Independent School District is concerned. The longtime teacher spent 58 years in public education, including 33 years as a substitute for NISD.  A generation of students in Nacogdoches have come to know Chumbley when she filled in at McMichael and Mike Moses Middle Schools, Nacogdoches High School as […]

Track and Field Travel to WAC Indoor Championship

SPOKANE, Washington-  The Lumberjack Track and Field team travel to the WAC indoor Championship in Spokane, Washington.  The championship will take place February 24th and 25th. SFA will try and stake their claim in the WAC championship, equipped with a plethora of talent.  Nissi Kabongo and Branson Ellis have been dominant all season long and will look to […]

Garnett Benjamin Stokes Jr.

NOVEMBER 29, 1940 – FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Obituary Garnett Benjamin Stokes, Jr, age 82,of Nacogdoches, passed away February 21, 2023. He was born November 29, 1940 in Ft. Worth, TX to the late Garnett Benjamin Stokes Sr. and Hilma Hardin Stokes. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Nell Stokes and a daughter, Beverly Anne […]

Jacqueline Allison

NOVEMBER 5, 1925 – FEBRUARY 20, 2023 Obituary Jacqueline Allison, age 97, of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on Monday, February 20, 2023. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com for the Allison family.

Gary Robert Hidalgo

APRIL 8, 1950 – FEBRUARY 19, 2023 Obituary Gary Hidalgo, 72, of Beaumont and Sour Lake passed February 19, 2023. He served his community on the Hardin Jefferson School Board, Rotary Club, Leadership Southeast Texas, and the local and state chapters of ARC and Mental Health Association. He was the Director of the Beaumont State Center and […]

Ann Morton

March 21, 1936 ~ February 21, 2023 86 Years Old Obituary Graveside service for Ann Morton, 86, of Etoile, will be at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Grand View Memorial Park in Pasadena, Texas.  Ann was born on March 21, 1936, the daughter of Zomar and Estelle Romain.  As a young girl, she and the […]

Galvin Boozer

November 6, 1954 ~ February 21, 2023 68 Years Old Obituary Galvin Michael Boozer passed away at the age of 68 in Lufkin, TX February 21, 2023. He was a resident of Douglass, TX.  He was born to Charles E. and Edwina Blankinship Boozer on November 6, 1954 in Ruston, LA.  He was a retired diesel mechanic […]

Griceldo Garcia

November 16, 1953 ~ February 15, 2023 69 Years Old Obituary Griceldo Garcia, 69 of Nacogdoches, TX passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in Nacogdoches.  Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Garcia will at 10:00 am on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Jose Marvin officiating. Visitation for Griceldo will be from […]

Texas Department of Public Safety Memorial Construction Start

AUSTIN, Texas — The memorial recognizes the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) officers and Texas Rangers who gave their lives to protect their fellow Texans. The memorial is a 77-foot circle of granite with an 11-foot-tall DPS trooper paying respects to a tombstone honoring the first fallen peace officer in Texas, a Ranger. The memorial […]