Nacogdoches News

Shortly after the closing arguments in day two of the trial for the 21-year-old Garrison man accused of robbing a Nacogdoches barber back in July 2012, a jury found Timothy Blanton guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced him to life in prison.

Friends and family of Lisa Duncan, 44, and Damian "Chris" Oldmixon, 56, who were the motorcyclists hit on Southeast Stallings Drive Sunday, say they are absolutely furious.

Shortly after the Sandy Hook tragedy efforts began in the Nacogdoches Independent School district to raise money for a Sandy Hook book drive.

The severe weather that has been pounding the southern Plain states over the past few days will be slowly shifting southward as we head through the mid-week time frame.

Technicians from a number of RV dealer and renovation companies attended MCD Innovation's latest training session for cockpit installation on May 9 at the company's headquarters in McKinney, Texas.

By Coshandra DIllard cdillard@tylerpaper.com Nacogdoches residents shined Saturday as many were winners of prizes during Lighten Up East Texas' Lighten Up and Play - an event culminating a nearly six-month regional weight- loss contest.

The Nacogdoches Sheriff's Office was called out to the Ponderosa area Sunday morning around 2:30 AM to a party where an intoxicated Francisco Rivera had assaulted a party-goer. Police say 26-year-old Rivera showed up at a party intoxicated and allegedly hits another man over-the-head with a beer bottle.

Memorial services for David Alexander Coats will be held at First Presbyterian Church on May 20, 2013, at 1 p.m. with the Rev.

JNK Food Mart No 3-Kim Food Mart at 1930 Douglass Road: 10 demerits for six expired bologna packs, expired tomato paste, paper towels and toilet paper needed for restroom, two spatulas needed to be replaced, one spatula needed to be re-cleaned and sanitized, vents not kept clean, and scattered trash.

Two Deep East restaurants made Texas Monthly's coveted "Top 50 Barbecue Joints" list for 2013, which was released Tuesday.

A one-vehicle accident just outside Nacogdoches on Highway 7 claimed the life of a 38-year-old man Wednesday.

House Bill 1247 was approved by the Legislature today in a joint effort by State Representative Travis Clardy and State Senator Robert Nichols to allow Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital to directly hire physicians.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS We've all heard it. We've all sung along to it, or replayed in our heads.

The agreement will allow Jasper County to put equipment in Zavalla to improve communication in the north part of the county.

The Texas Department of Transportation is approaching its busy season. Summer work schedules will pick up.

Nacogdoches County deputies took 10 illegal immigrants into custody and have alerted immigration officials following an early morning traffic stop Tuesday.

CENTRAL, Texas- - An East Texas teenager's prom has led to an unexpected evening with the sailor she plans to marry this fall.

The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office is investigating why a one month old baby has been abandoned and was just given to a resident in the Melrose community.

Tuesday representatives from Nacogdoches and Angelina counties met to decide the next phase of development for the I-69 region.

Attendees can register to win lots of prizes, sample foods and get rebates on purchases made at the food show.