Tamara Stovall, massage therapist for Nirvaana Medispa, gives a massage at the Nacogdoches Junior Forum's annual Holiday in the Pines Christmas shopping extravaganza Thursday evening at the Hotel Fredonia. Holiday in the Pines, featuring local businesses, opened Thursday evening and will be open to the general public all day Friday and Saturday at the Hotel Fredonia.

Texas Governor Rick Perry pokes his head out from behind a curtain on stage after giving a speech about the positive economic outlook for Texas Thursday at the 2009 East Texas Economic Development Summit in the ballroom of the Hotel Fredonia.