It’s been a tumultuous week for Nacogdoches County, as the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced.
We are living in an age best described in the opening line of “The Crisis” by great American patriot Thomas Paine.
There have been no official reports of the coronavirus in Nacogdoches County but that does not mean the global pandemic isn’t already making a huge impact in our community.
The Chireno Lady Owls are off to the Alamo City today to take care of some unfinished business.
For people whose families have lived here for generations and to people who just came yesterday, being a Texan is and should be something to be proud of. Monday we celebrated Texas Independence Day; the day, 184 years ago, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico.
Americans must not sit idly by or wring our proverbial hands in fear as the world seeks its next Jonas Salk.
The 2020 election cycle has been described as a “fight for the soul of America” so often that it is beginning to lose all meaning.
This Black History Month we’re hoping we’ve again helped shine a light on some historical figures that have been ignored. Black history is American history, but the stories have rarely been told.
With election season around the corner, we’re glad we live in Nacogdoches County where the local elections office is friendly, helpful and one of the most organized anywhere in the state.
Friday will mark the end of an era for the City of Nacogdoches.
On Monday the nation will pause to remember the birth of a great man in American history. Like any mere mortal, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was by no means perfect, but he set a shining example of racial cooperation that we can and must follow today.
