Nacogdoches County News

A second person in Nacogdoches County has died from the H1N1 virus. A 53-year-old oil rig worker from Oklahoma died at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital on Friday afternoon.

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, TX A man is in custody after law enforcement officials say he killed four horses and attempted to invade a home before the homeowner shot him.

SFA Art: The Texas Church Photography Project exhibit opens in Cole Art Center at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches.

A 55-year-old man from Missisippi, who was the first diagnosed hospitalization of the H1N1 virus in Nacogdoches, died early Thursday at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital, hospital officials said.

Since she picked up a bow at the age of 5, Chloe Cook has incorporated violin practice into her daily routine.

Approximately 3,000 arrest warrants for individuals in Nacogdoches County who have either failed to make a court appearance or written a bad check remain outstanding, and today local law enforcement agencies will be working to put a dent in that number through a countywide warrant roundup.

Fagen, Inc. of Granite Falls, Minn., has reached an agreement with wholesale energy supplier Southern Power for engineering, procurement, and construction of the Nacogdoches Generating Facility in Sacul, Texas.

The dirt was turned Tuesday afternoon on what promises to be one of the largest projects the county has seen in years, and in just 32 months, Nacogdoches County will be home to one of the largest biomass power plants in the entire country.

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.