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Raising Cane's Hosting 'Educator Appreciation Day' With Free Food Today

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:43 +0000

Everyone likes chicken fingers, right? Went to a “par-tay” last week, and they ran out of “fingers”. Needless to say, me and a whole bunch of others, began raising cane about that! Speaking of raising cane, “Raising Cane’s”, with more than 150 restaurants in 18 states, will be celebrating “Educator Appreciation Day” next month. Are [...]

East Texas Kids Use Construction Project to Overcome Past

Jen Austin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:13:14 +0000

YouthBuild students have been teaming up with Nacogdoches County Habitat for Humanity to build a home, and in the process they’re learning more than just construction skills. YouthBuild is a program sponsored by Goodwill Industries, that helps kids with battered pasts turn their lives around. After classroom instruction, those in the program get to go [...]

East Texas Reacts to Kaufman County Killings

Jen Austin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:17:41 +0000

The news of the killings in Kaufman is making national headlines, and causing courthouses across the country to question security, and in some cases provide extra security for public officials.

Kaufman is about 135 miles away from Nacogdoches. Two months ago, Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was shot and killed on his way from the parking lot to his office. The investigation is ongoing. This past Saturday, Hasse's boss, Kaufman County DA, Mike McLelland and his wife, were shot and killed inside their home.

Nacogdoches County is reacting, and ordering some security assessments as we speak.

Applebee's Loses Bid to Extend Alcohol Service Hours in Nacogdoches

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:22:32 +0000

The final score: 4-1 against Applebee’s. That was the vote by the city council on whether or not to make an exception to current law, and allow an interested Applebee’s franchise to break ground in Nacogdoches. At the heart of the matter was – one hour. The current ordinance on the books does not permit [...]

Nacogdoches Companies Hosting Four-Hour Shredding Event on Friday

Rick St. Nick — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:24:51 +0000

Usually I don’t pass out free advertising, but when the cause ranges between good to awesome on the “RICK-ter” scale, I’m all for a prop to companies helping the community. Fast becoming the biggest nuisance known to mankind - and I’m not talking about mosquitos, or way our Country is run, but rather the obligatory [...]

Check Out The 'Millard's Crossing' Easter Egg Hunt in Nacogdoches on Sunday, March 24

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:21:26 +0000

Do you have a favorite “fable” character? Of course you do. “Santa”? The “Tooth Fairy”? A lucky “Leprechaun”? The “Easter Bunny”? My parents would spin the wildest tales regarding these celebrities, and little sister and I would stare aimlessly into space with big eyes and open mouths, digesting each word, just so we could tell [...]

Nacogdoches Library Showing Classic Films

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:53:40 +0000

As we move ahead to Spring, and a warm-up in temps, it’s always nice to get outside and explore new terrain to stimulate our minds. In every corner of the world that I’ve resided, there is always some type of “movie night” scheduled at a city location that I would rarely frequent otherwise. So, it [...]

Basketball Game To Feature Lufkin and Nacogdoches All-Stars

Jen Austin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:54:38 +0000

High School basketball players from Angelina and Nacogdoches counties will play for bragging rights in the upcoming Pineywoods Showdown.

TV station KTRE puts on the event, and they say the date will be April 25th at Panther Gym at Lufkin Middle School.

Lucas Holloway of Zavalla will coach the Angelina Count

Nacogdoches Bus Riders Facing Long Journey

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:11:27 +0000

Imagine living about one mile from work, and because of a disability, you are unable to drive, so you climb aboard the local transit (bus) system. Coping with a 30 minute top-to-bottom ride to work is acceptable, but spending nearly two hours going home is clearly not. The journey through Nacogdoches apparently stems from budget [...]

Nacogdoches Classroom Burns, Luckily No Injuries Reported

Rick St. Nick — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:38:09 +0000

It’s all coming back to me now. I’m a Sophomore in high school, and somehow believe that a career studying paramecium is the paramount destiny of my life. Really didn’t care much for the “sciences”, and most of that was due to the boring instructors striking out in connecting with its captivated student population. (Remember [...]

Meeting Planned This Week in Nacogdoches to Talk About I-69

Jen Austin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:20:59 +0000

After years of planning, studying, talking, and more studying, I-69 in East Texas is closer to becoming a reality.

The final proposal has been presented to the Texas Dept. of Transportation, and now the project is entering into the public interaction phase.

There's a meeting planned for Tuesday in Nacogdoches to gather more public input and share the plan for the new Interstate.

Nacogdoches Police Investigate Dead Body

Jen Austin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:26:51 +0000

Very little is known about a Nacogdoches death, but Nacogdoches police have said a dead body was found Monday and they are investigating.

More information is coming from Nacogdoches police later today

Nacogdoches 'Running of the Blooms' Scheduled for March 3

Rick St. Nick — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:10:58 +0000

People who are runners tend to speak a different vernacular than us folks who prefer walking to running for fitness, or sport. Just yesterday, I was speaking to a colleague who was going to run a “10K” next month. As the case has been with others informing me of their marathon conquests, I acknowledged this [...]

Applebee's is Expanding in East Texas

Jen Austin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:40:03 +0000

A new Applebee's restaurant is being planned for one East Texas city.

The Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar always tries to remain true to its name by decorating the interior to match the area that it's in. Sometimes you see murals of local baseball and football teams on the restaurant's walls, along with recognizable scenes of area lakes and picnic spots, water towers, and other landmarks.

One East Texas city will talk about bringing an Applebee's to town at a meeting on Monday.

Nacogdoches County Work Force Solutions Eases Strain of Job Search

Rick St. Nick — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:09:30 +0000

Man, remember the days before computers? How did we survive? I remember that every document that required type-written entries was a pain in the butt to do a second time if needed.

Let's say for example you simply wanted to update your Resume. HA! You'd have to re-type it all over again, and then after the "do over", you'd find another pertinent group of words that needed inclusion. In went the typing paper for the...third time!

Winner Announced in Nacogdoches Girl Scout Cookie Cram

Jen Austin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:29:54 +0000

How many Girl Scout cookies could you eat in 60 seconds? Last night’s champ of the Girl Scout Cookie Cram in Nacogdoches managed to wolf down 14 Shortbread cookies in a minute. Last year’s winner ate 12 Thin Mints in that amount of time.KTRE says those who took part in the Cookie Cram included Sheriff Jason [...]

Nacogdoches County Jail Inmate Found Dead

Jen Austin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:44:55 +0000

Police reports show Rickey Flanagan was arrested Friday night for DUI and taken to the Nacogdoches County Jail around 6:00pm, and at 6:15pm he was found unresponsive in his cell after apparently hanging himself. KTRE reports jail staff members performed CPR right away, but Flanagan was pronounced dead after paramedics took him to Nacogdoches Memorial hospital. The investigation has begun, and Flanagan’s [...]

'Kid Fish' in Nacogdoches Brings Out Plenty of Poles and Bait

Rick St. Nick — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:45:10 +0000

Trying to find a “good” spot at Lakeside Park in Nacogdoches on Saturday was a battle within the battle, as children, along with the helping hands of adults, were hosted to a pool of trout. The 10th annual Nacogdoches “Kid Fish” event put on by the City of Parks and Recreation Department brought the tiny [...]

Bad Weather in Lufkin and Nacogdoches Makes TxDOT Work Overtime

Rick St. Nick — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:07:34 +0000

Let’s give a healthy shout out to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) who was out in force during the “big chill day” of 2013. January 15 was a brutally cold day here in East Texas, and with freezing rain and sleet making travel treacherous, it was refreshing to see Public Works in action. TxDOT [...]

Is 'Killer' Gasoline Coming to Your Local Gas Stations? [VIDEO]

Rick St. Nick — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:11:32 +0000

You have heard the saying "coming to a theater near you", and sometimes when watching the movie trailer, you can't wait to see the flick, right?

Well, that's been changed this week to "coming to an East Texas gas station near you", and if you don't want your automobile to experience trauma on the magnitude of a crowded hospital emergency room, then remember that this gas station picture is called "E-15", and according to AAA reports, you should "steer" clear at all cost.