NISD TRUSTEES APPROVE PAY RAISE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS DRIVERS

NISD Staff AUG 19, 2022 Nacogdoches ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved Thursday night a 19.4 percent increase in the hourly pay rate for its school bus drivers.  Beginning bus drivers will now be paid $16 per hour, an increase from $13.40. The midpoint scale hourly pay rate increased to $20.56, and the maximum rate […]

SFA’s Dr. Heather Olson Beal selected as congressional fellow

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Dr. Heather Olson Beal, a professor in the James I. Perkins College of Education’s Department of Education Studies, was recently selected by the American Educational Research Association to serve as a congressional fellow. Olson Beal heads to Washington soon to work alongside staff for either a congressional office or […]

Summer residencies translate to improved artistry

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – This past summer took Stephen F. Austin State University art professors Lauren Selden and Shaun Roberts to separate residencies where their adventures were as different as their art. Yet their time spent studying, creating and exploring different countries and regions resulted in transformative experiences that will make them better artists and teachers. […]

SFA School of Art Faculty Exhibition to feature works from summer residencies

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Works of art created during summer residencies will be showcased in Stephen F. Austin State University’s annual School of Art Faculty Exhibition showing  Aug. 30 through Sept. 30 at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Each year, the faculty exhibition features a wide variety of artworks […]

Nacogdoches Comprehensive Plan, Downtown Master Plan & I-69 Corridor Study

August 2022 Project Update There are multiple ways for you to get involved with the project this month!  Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting Attend the public meeting regarding the Comprehensive Plan and share your vision for the future! The consultant team will be on hand to explain the process and hear your ideas. Thursday, August 25th6:00 […]

Thomas Dudley Sides, Sr.

May 8, 1954 ~ August 15, 2022 (age 68) Obituary Memorial service for Thomas Dudley Sides Sr. ,68, of Alto will be held at O.T. Allen & Son funeral home on August 20, 2022, at 6:00 PM. Tom was born on May 8, 1954, to T.H. and Claire Sides in Rusk, Texas. Tom worked most of his life […]

Harold D. Lackey

March 2, 1935 ~ August 14, 2022 (age 87) Obituary Funeral services for Harold D. Lackey, 87, of Nacogdoches, will be at 1:00 PM on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home, with Bro. Robert Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM […]

Elsie Ann Dorsett

October 13, 1942 ~ August 14, 2022 (age 79) Obituary Graveside services for Elsie Ann Dorsett, 79, of Nacogdoches, will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Old Union Cemetery. Mrs. Elsie Ann Dorsett passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on October 13, 1942 in Percilla, Texas.  […]

Lyndel David Smith

September 9, 1940 ~ August 13, 2022 (age 81) Obituary Lyndel David Smith, age 81, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2022 in Nacogdoches, Texas. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Patsy Price Smith, and his three daughters and their families Tanya and Gary Shelton, Gina and Chris Oglesbee, and Vicki Smith. “Pop” leaves behind […]

Gladys Mae Veuleman

December 26, 1929 ~ August 9, 2022 (age 92) Obituary Graveside services for Gladys Mae Veuleman, 92, of Nacogdoches, TX, will be held at 645 AM, on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Rock Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Veuleman passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 in Nacogdoches, TX. She was born on December 26, 1929. A full obituary will […]