Betty Jo (Sigler) Rife Obituary

September 17, 1939 ~ January 25, 2026 (age 86) Betty Rife Obituary Betty Jo (Sigler) Rife, 86, of Nacogdoches, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, in Nacogdoches. She was born on September 17, 1939, in Cheyenne, Wyoming to the late Claud Franklin and Beatrice (Peacock) Sigler. A memorial service is pending at this time. A full obituary […]

Nacogdoches Police Respond to 52 Calls Between Jan. 26–27

The Nacogdoches Police Department handled a steady stream of calls between the morning of Jan. 26 and the early hours of Jan. 27, according to a daily incident summary released Tuesday. Officers responded to 52 incidents ranging from minor crashes and stalled vehicles to burglary investigations, alarms, and suspicious activity. 🚨 Property Crimes Two major […]

SFA professor provides Deep East Texas economic outlook for state journal

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Despite economic uncertainty in the U.S., East Texans can look forward to growth in 2026, according to a recent Texas Real Estate Research Center article written by Dr. Mikhail Kouliavtsev, professor and chair of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Economics and Finance and director of SFA’s Center for Business and Economic […]

SFA Upcoming Events and Key Dates

Below is Stephen F. Austin State University’s calendar of events and key dates for Jan. 27 to Feb. 9.Note: This calendar is not intended to be comprehensive; click the calendar links below for more events. Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State University  3:05 p.m. Jan. 27Johnson Coliseum SFA’s men’s basketball team will compete against Northwestern State University. The […]

No school for Tuesday, Jan. 27; classes will resume Wednesday, Jan. 28

Nacogdoches ISD has canceled classes on Tuesday, Jan. 27, for students and staff because of the hazardous travel conditions that remain from the weekend’s winter storm as well as ongoing electrical outages in the county. Many roads, especially in rural parts of the district where our buses run, remain hazardous. All after-school activities are also […]

James Daniel Nowell Obituary

July 19, 1984 ~ January 25, 2026 (age 41) ames Nowell Obituary A funeral service for James Daniel Nowell, 41, of Alto, Texas will be Friday January 30th, 2026 at 11am at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home chapel. Interment will follow at Old Palestine Cemetery. There is no visitation scheduled. A full obit will be added […]

Nacogdoches Police Respond to 47 Calls Between Jan. 24–25

The Nacogdoches Police Department handled a steady stream of calls over a 24‑hour period between 6:00 a.m. Jan. 24 and 6:00 a.m. Jan. 25, responding to 47 incidents ranging from traffic stops and welfare checks to felony arrests and fire assists, according to the department’s daily media summary. 🚨 Property Damage at Farmers Market A […]