Lumberjacks Defeat the Panthers in the 10th Inning

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Stephen F. Austin defeated Prairie View A&M 11-7 in the 10th inning to pick up their second victory against the Panthers on the year. SFA improves to 6-7 while PVAMU falls to 2-12. The Panthers kept the Lumberjacks relatively quiet for the most part in the first half of the game, letting […]

Legislators Support Saving “Our Park”: House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism

TPWD Considers Temporarily Reopening Fairfield Lake State Park AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and its Commission welcome the support expressed by legislators during a Thursday hearing of the House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism. Committee members reiterated their desire to continue communication with TPWD, Vistra Corp. and Todd Interests to save Fairfield Lake State Park. […]

Firearms, drugs seized in Rusk County raid

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas – A Rusk County resident is facing felony charges following a raid on his home Tuesday morning. Terry Leon Milford, 66, was arrested after NCSO investigators, with the aid of the Rusk County Sheriff’sOffice, executed a search warrant on his home in the 12000 block of CR 3281 in Rusk County, just […]

SFA Men’s Basketball Season Comes to an Early End in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV – Utah Tech defeated Stephen F. Austin 80-76 in the opening round of the WAC basketball tournament, closing the book on the 2022-2023 men’s basketball season. The Lumberjacks struggled to get the offense going early as they only made nine points in the first ten minutes. Down 19-9, the ‘Jacks finally got some […]

Sadaidriene Hall Named All-WAC Second Team

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Sadaidriene Hall’s stellar 2022-2023 season has put him on the All-WAC Second Team. Hall has been an all-star for the Lumberjacks this year and he still has at least two more years ahead of him to build on his legacy. Here is what Hall has accomplished on the court this year to earn this distinction:– […]

One charged in child sexual assault case

NACODOCHES COUNTY, Texas – A Nacogdoches County man was arrested Friday on a felony charge for the sexual abuse of a minor.Jose Luis Villalobos, 67, was booked into the Nacogdoches County jail on a first-degree felony charge for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 following an investigation by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office.NCSO […]

Health Inspection Report Week of 03/07/2023

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. […]

Don LeRoi Henry

NOVEMBER 5, 1931 – MARCH 4, 2023 Obituary Don LeRoi Henry, 91, formerly of Nacogdoches, TX was born November 5, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa. He served as Vice President for Administrative and Fiscal Affairs at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches from 1982 to 1992. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church […]

Gay Evans

SEPTEMBER 30, 1950 – MARCH 5, 2023 Obituary Gay Evans, age 72, of Nacogdoches passed away from this life on March 5, 2023. She was born September 30, 1950 in Center, Texas. Gay grew up in Shelbyville where she attended Shelbyville High school. Gay was a hairdresser and retail store manager for many years. She lived in […]