Community Invited to Meet Zion Hill Exhibit Team and Share Memories

Nacogdoches Historic Sites invites the public to an Exhibit Team Meet & Greet on Thursday, November 6, at 6:00 p.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church Historic Site, 324 N. Lanana Street. Exhibit Concepts, the firm selected to design and fabricate a new museum exhibit sharing the history of Zion Hill Baptist Church and its congregation, […]

 The Lamp-Lite Players Present You Can’t Take It With You

The Lamp-Lite Players present the second play of their 53rd Season, You Can’t Take It With You, by Moss Hart & George F. Kaufman, November 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2025, 7:30 pm, and November 9 and 16, 2025, 2:00 pm.  Tickets are now on sale online only at https://lampliteplayers.ludus.com.  All tickets are assigned seats […]

Gospel Festival at Zion Hill Baptist Church Historic Site

NACOGDOCHES, TX — The African American Heritage Project and Nacogdoches Historic Sites invite the community to join in celebration at the Zion Hill Gospel Festival, taking place Sunday, November 9, at 3:00 p.m. at the historic Zion Hill Baptist Church, located at 324 South Lanana Street. Sponsored by Commercial Bank of Texas, the Gospel Festival […]

Nacogdoches Arts Collaborative News November 2025

We are proud to be co-sponsor for the new music festival NacoPalozza Music Fest and Pub Crawl coming to downtown on Saturday, November 15, 5-11pm.  Tickets are available here:  https://givebutter.com/kUb8rd. An innovative date-night activity is coming this November to the NAC Annex – it’s the ART CAFE: Where Creativity Meets Community!  Just like a cafe… […]

Jacks Outlast Weather, Oust Nicholls in Sunday Morning Finish

https://sfajacks.com/news/2025/10/19/football-jacks-outlast-weather-oust-nicholls-in-sunday-morning-finish SFA wins fifth-straight win and remain unbeaten in SLC play NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A near 90-minute weather delay coming out of the halftime break and a two hour and 17 minute stoppage midway through the third quarter were not enough to dampen #25/rv Stephen F. Austin’s convincing 34-7 win over Nicholls which began on Saturday […]

Thomas J. Rusk Elementary launches engagement lab

An engagement lab that immerses students into lessons opened Oct. 3 at Thomas J. Rusk Elementary. The interactive classroom, housed in the former band hall adjacent to Beall Gym on the TJR campus, provides a 360-degree setting for students as they work on projects ranging from . “The possibilities on what can be done in […]

Maria Margarita Arroyo Obituary

July 26, 1969 – October 16, 2025 Maria Margarita Arroyo, age 56, of Rusk, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025. A funeral for Maria will be held Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, 5400 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75965, followed by a visitation from 3:00 PM […]

SFA awarded $134K grant to support parenting students

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has been awarded a $134,200 grant through the Data-to-Action for Parenting Students Grant program. The grant is administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in partnership with the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization that provides data and evidence to advance upward mobility and improve the well-being […]

SFA student-run Fall Plant Fair to feature Texas gardening author

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s horticulture program will host the seventh annual Fall Plant Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the SFA Plantery, located at 1924 Wilson Drive behind the Agriculture Building. Plants available for purchase include a variety of winter annuals, native perennials, houseplants and succulents, all […]

Share the road safely in Texas energy zones

The Texas energy industry fuels jobs, economic growth and opportunity across the state, but the added truck traffic can bring unique challenges to drivers.To help keep everyone safe in energy producing areas, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is encouraging all motorists to be extra vigilant and always drive like a Texan: kind, courteous and […]