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2 days ago · Future remains uncertain for Memorial Hospital pensioners. By ANDREW HODGE Staff Writer. Oct 9, 2024. The future of Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital’s frozen pension plan remains uncertain after a private meeting between hospital administrators and …
Jody Franks, popular educator, dies after cancer battle
5 hours ago · Jody Franks, a dedicated and beloved Nacogdoches ISD teacher and lover of the natural world, died Tuesday after a year-long fight with an aggressive brain cancer. She was 45. The cause of death was was glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, family members said. Franks was known for her involvement with a variety of programs in and ...
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4 days ago · Record number of Nacogdoches High School students earn AP recognition. From Staff Reports. 0. Sixty-one Nacogdoches High School students earned AP Scholar honors, distinctions or certificates in the 2023-24 school year, an increase of 19 students from 2023 and the most AP Scholar honors ever at NHS. Local News.
Grant funded program designed to keep mentally ill out of jail
5 hours ago · A grant-funded program aimed at intervening before those with mental illness are charged with a crime will provide two specialized deputies in Nacogdoches County. A grant received by Burke, which provides mental health services for 11 East Texas counties, will provide the county with two mental health deputies, law enforcement officers with ...
Crash kills pedestrian on University Drive
7 hours ago · Josh Edwards/The Daily Sentinel. A pedestrian died after being hit by a truck while attempting to cross University Drive on Thursday. Around 9:50 a.m., Nacogdoches police officers received a report of a woman who had been struck by a vehicle in the 3100 block of University Drive, a few feet from where the road intersects with East Austin Street.
Countywide burn ban enacted | Local News | dailysentinel.com
2 days ago · Countywide burn ban enacted. Nacogdoches County Commissioners on Tuesday joined Angelina County in issuing an outdoor burn ban to combat the risk of wildfires. “It’s hard to believe two months ago there was a disaster declaration for too much rain, and now here we are with dry issues,” County Emergency Management Coordinator Tara Triana said.
Police save woman trying to jump from bridge | Local News ...
2 days ago · Snider. Stover. Two Nacogdoches police officers are being lauded for saving the life of a woman attempting to jump from a bridge on West Austin Street in September. Officers Seth Stover and Chris Snider grabbed the woman and pulled her to safety around 12:20 p.m. Sept. 27 as she tried to plunge from a bridge in the 400 block of West Austin.
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4 days ago · A retired Houston officer gets 60 years in a couple's drug raid deaths that revealed corruption. A former Houston police officer is being sent to prison for the deaths of a married couple during a drug raid. A jury sentenced Gerald Goines to 60 years on Tuesday after convicting him of murder in the deaths of Dennis Tuttle and his wife, Rhogena ...
"It's up to East Texas:" Shofner wary of GOP complacency ahead of ...
2 days ago · East Texas Republicans need to improve voter turnout and fight complacency ahead of the upcoming election, state Rep.-elect Joanne Shofner told party members Monday. More populous urban counties reliably vote blue, and rural counties are essential to the Republican Party’s continued control over ...
Nacogdoches under water for second time this week
May 2, 2024 · High water is also a lingering concern in Nacogdoches where city officials sent out a travel advisory warning residents to stay home Sunday night. Flooding in the city was concentrated around Lanana and Banita creeks, and at least two people were rescued from high water. Andrew Hodge’s email is [email protected].
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