Nacogdoches County News

Another interesting interview which appeared in the Redland Herald 21 July 1938 was with W. W. Alvis, age 97.

One of the historic sites here in Nacogdoches is the Durst-Taylor House and Gardens.

While the county is well within its contract with Cellular One, an examination of county cell phone records identified in a recent report by County Auditor Keith Barber show that minutes and text messages are being used more frequently by some county employees than others.

A man convicted of fatally beating and shooting an East Texas man during a burglary almost 12 years ago was executed Thursday, in a case that gained notoriety because jurors may have consulted a Bible to justify his death sentence.Khristian Oliver, 32, was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 6:18 p.m.He told his victim's children, who watched ...

A Nacogdoches jury has acquitted a former Stephen F. Austin State University football player who was accused of raping a fellow female student during last year's homecoming weekend.

Following heavy rainfall, wind and a possible tornado near Woden that the National Weather Service in Shreveport was tracking Thursday night, several county roads and local schools have closed today.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Sunday for failing to pay court-ordered child support, the Texas Attorney General's office reported in a news release.

First Monday Trade Days: Canton hosts one of the largest trades days in the nation.

A man was taken to the hospital after being shot Friday morning at a residence in the 3800 block of South Fredonia Street, according to Nacogdoches County sheriff Thomas Kerss.

LUFKIN/NACOGDOCHES/SHEVEPORT - Folks in Lufkin, Nacogdoches and Shreveport are hoping for no more rain after storms absolutely pounded those three cities Thursday.

Finances, employee evaluations and contracts were the most prominent items on the agenda at the regular meeting of the Nacogdoches County Hospital District board of directors held Tuesday afternoon at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital.

The change of venue murder trial being held in Nacogdoches has ended with the defendant pleading guilty to murder in the first degree.

With only four more days left of early voting, less than 1 percent of county voters have cast ballots in the state constitutional election, and just more than 1 percent of city voters have participated in the special election to add 10 amendments to the Nacogdoches city charter.

Lufkin jobless rate continued to decline for the second month in a row, while Angelina County's rate remained level, according to data released Monday from the Deep East Texas Workforce Commission.

Unemployment rates for both Nacogdoches County and the city fell slightly in September, according to data released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Two men were arrested Tuesday night after surveillance conducted by officers with the Nacogdoches County Constable Office Pct.

Commissioners decided on Monday to appoint a four-man committee to review a list of county employees with cell phones and determine who really needs them to perform job duties, after an audit of recent billings revealed violations in county cell phone policy.

Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison joined a chorus of other state and local officials Monday at the Nacogdoches County Farm Bureau to support state Proposition 11.

More than 100 acres of giant salvinia was discovered Tuesday in the Angelina River and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are concerned that runoff from the recent rain could push the infestation closer to the main portion of Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

Early voting begins Monday in the Nov. 3 state constitution and city charter amendments elections.