Deborah Lee Rowell

March 2, 1961 ~ February 28, 2023 61 Years Old Obituary Graveside service for Debbie Lee Rowell, 61, of Woden, will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Simpson Campground Cemetery. Ms. Rowell passed away on February 28, 2023, in Woden. She was born March 2, 1961, in Houston. Debbie was born in Houston […]

Stone Fort Museum to host St. Patrick’s Day concert on SFA campus

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Stephen F. Austin State University’s Stone Fort Museum will host a St. Patrick’s Day concert featuring local band El Camino Real de Nacogdoches from 2 to 3 p.m. March 11. This year’s St. Patrick’s Day concert marks the return of the annual event since the last one was canceled in 2020 due to the […]

SFA launches ‘100,000 service hours for 100 years’ centennial competition

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — To mark Stephen F. Austin State University’s first 100 years, university students, faculty, staff and alumni are holding a friendly competition to see which group can complete the most service hours between now and SFA’s Founders Day, Sept. 18. The goal is for all four groups to earn a total of 100,000 service […]

Ladyjacks Enter the Final Week of the Regular Season

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin women’s basketball team prepares for their final week of regular season play. Their last home game will be Tuesday, February 28th against New Mexico State University and their last game on the road coming at UT-Arlington on Thursday, March 2nd. A Look at the Ladyjacks SFA sits second in […]

Betty Jean (Henson) McShan

September 26, 1933 ~ February 25, 2023 89 Years Old Obituary Graveside service for Betty Jean Henson McShan, 89, of Garrison, will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Alazan Cemetery.  Betty passed away on February 25, 2023 in Garrison.  She was born September 26, 1933 in Nacogdoches. Betty was a devoted wife, mother, […]

Houston Ballet visits SFA campus for arts-in-education workshop

Jennifer Sommers, director of education and community engagement with the Houston Ballet, recently led an arts-in-education workshop for students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s James I. Perkins College of Education. Sommers’ visit was the first in a series of experiential learning events made possible by the Margaret Hoover Perkins Research award, administered by Dr. Lauren Burrow, […]

Health Inspection Report Week of 02/27/2022

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. […]

Bernice Rennell Kirkendall

September 29, 1943 ~ February 26, 2023 79 Years Old Obituary Bernice Rennell Kirkendall, 79, of League City/Alto, passed away on Feburary 26, 2023 in Lufkin, TX. Rennell was born in Brewton, Alabama to Joseph Garrett Wiggins and Leila Lee Thompson Wiggins on September 29, 1943.  After seeing Rennell for the first time while she was working […]