Stephen F. Austin State University News

NACOGDOCHES After naming Stephen F. Austin State University Professor of Art Piero Fenci a Texas Master in 2011, the Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts is opening a solo exhibition of the artist's work in the center's Small Gallery on Friday, June 1. At 5:30 p.m., Fenci will give an artist talk, and a reception will follow from 6 to 8 p.m.

John Ramsey became old enough to buy a beer nine months ago. The college student from East Texas isn't old enough to serve in Congress.

John Ramsey became old enough to buy a Carlsberg nine months ago. The 21-year-old college student from east Texas isn't old enough to serve in Congress.

The week-long program gives the students an opportunity to work on team building, using problem solving, math and science skills to create their own trebuchets.

In Nebraska, wealthy businessman Joe Ricketts used his money to create a super PAC that supported state Sen.

Sophomore marketing major Marc Flores, 20, right, of Houston glances at blindfolded Amnesty International student protester Luka Mutinda, 21, seated a senior biology major from Mombasa, Kenya, during a protest April 24 at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.

By KENNETH DEAN Staff Writer Residents of Shelby County were awakened this morning by an earthquake in the same vicinity as another quake just last week.

How did a 21-year-old college kid from Nacogdoches get his own super-PAC-and why's he spending half a million bucks to win a House race in Kentucky? John Ramsey is not the only college student with his own super-PAC. Since last summer, dozens of projects have sprung up on campuses across the country, most of them with names - Americans for a Better ... (more)

At the spring meeting of the East Texas Historical Association in College Station, the board of directors established an award honoring the exemplary work of county historical commissions and small, non-profit heritage groups in the East Texas region.

By Chris McGuinness Killeen Daily Herald COPPERAS COVE - The Copperas Cove Independent School District's Board of Trustees officially hired a new superintendent at a special meeting Tuesday night.

The work of the super political action committee Liberty For All will become a familiar sight in the next two weeks in Northern Kentucky .

NACOGDOCHES The East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University will host a Disaster and Preservation Planning Workshop Series May 14-17. The workshops were made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and will focus on some of the disaster and preservation challenges cultural heritage institutions ... (more)

John Tyler High School senior Rocquel Pettigrew was recently named a Gates Millennium Scholar, a scholarship awarded to 1,000 talented students nation-wide. This year there were more than 24,000 applicants.