Stand Tall in 2023

It’s time to secure your spot in the 2023 Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce Official Guide & Chamber Directory and the 2023 Official City & County Street Map! 5000 2023 DIRECTORIES + SPECIAL SECTION SFA CELEBRATES 100 YEARS 10,000 2023 CITY & COUNTY MAPS Showcase your business for as little as 9 cents per impression and broadcast your message online […]

Convicted Killer in Texas Ranger Cold Case Gets Two Life Sentences

AUSTIN – On July 25, 2022, capital murder suspect José Baldomero Flores III pled guilty in a Bexar County courtroom in the killings of two women, Heather Willms and Esmeralda Herrera. Flores, 41, was sentenced to two life sentences to run consecutively and one charge of arson. The sentencing closes a Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes […]

Gary Lee Fenton

September 16, 1934 ~ July 27, 2022 (age 87) Obituary Funeral services for Gary Lee Fenton, 87, of Nacogdoches will be 3:00 pm Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing with Jerry Jones officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 3:00 pm one hour prior to the funeral. Gary Lee Fenton passed away Wednesday, July […]

Helen Rose (Burnaman) Brown

August 31, 1943 ~ July 27, 2022 (age 78) Obituary Memorial service for Helen Rose Brown (Burnaman), 78, of Nacogdoches, will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home. Ms. Brown passed away July 27, 2022, in Nacogdoches. She was born August 31, 1943, in Nacogdoches. A full obituary will be posted as […]

Health Inspection Report Week of 7/28/2022

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. […]

Tough Decision at the Chamber!

Dear Nacogdoches Partners, In the next few days a group of women and men from the Chamber Board of Directors, under the capable leadership of Annual Meeting Chair Betty Shinn, will begin the process of selecting the 2022 Chamber honorees. I DON’T ENVY THEM! Why? I have seen the list of potential candidates and this will […]

Donation funds SFA center, supports entrepreneurial spirit in East Texas

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — During its quarterly meeting this week, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents approved the naming of a new academic center and facility in the university’s Rusche College of Business after Greg Arnold ’87, CEO of TAC – The Arnold Companies, whose significant donation is being used to establish the center. […]

SFA regents approve faculty, staff appointments

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — During its quarterly meeting, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents recognized student, faculty and staff achievements, as well as approved faculty and staff appointments. The board recognized the SFA student team that earned Best Delegation honors at the Midwest Model European Union competition. The team’s faculty sponsor is Dr. Steven […]

SFA regents approve construction projects, employee compensation

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents concluded its quarterly meeting Tuesday in which it approved construction and maintenance projects delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, heard results of a campus climate survey, and approved the university’s 2022-23 operating budget that will include a budget supplement for faculty and staff compensation. At […]

Billy Ray Bailey Sr.

NOVEMBER 25, 1939 – JULY 24, 2022 Obituary Billy Ray Bailey, Sr., 82, of Nacogdoches passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Nacogdoches. He was born November 25, 1939 in Shelby County, Texas to parents Harvey and Odie (Grace) Bailey. Billy was a graduate of Timpson High School Class of 1959. He had a wide range […]