Woman Born in East Texas Seeks Birth Parents TYLER- Unless you are adopted, you cannot fully understand the need to know where you came from and your history. Unless you are adopted, you have probably never considered how hard it can be to find your birth parents. Jessica Hernandez Miller was born in East Texas […]
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10 Texas Paddling Trails to Open on Caddo Lake and Big Cypress Bayou on World Wetlands Day
10 Texas Paddling Trails to Open on Caddo Lake and Big Cypress Bayou on World Wetlands Day KARNACK – Ten new paddling trails encompassing more than 50 miles will open along a scenic stretch of Big Cypress Bayou and areas in and around Caddo Lake on Saturday, Feb. 2, to coincide with World Wetlands Day. […]
Autumn Arriving in East Texas
Autumn Arriving in East Texas East Texas- The knowledge that summer is gone and winter is coming is everywhere now, on the northern half of Earth’s globe. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you can easily notice the later dawns and earlier sunsets. The shorter days are bringing cooler weather, a chill is in […]
Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence Exhibit on Display at the Visitors Center
Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence Exhibit on Display at the Visitors Center NACOGDOCHES- The annual Nine Flags Christmas Festival honors the cultures represented by the nine flags that have flown over Nacogdoches throughout its rich history and this year it pays special tribute to the Lone Star flag. In honor of this year’s […]
Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012
Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012 Longest Night of the Year The winter solstice will occur Friday, December 21, 2012. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year, and is the first official day of winter. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation […]
Land Given to City in Zion Hill District
Nacogdoches, Texas- The City of Nacogdoches Historic Sites Department recently received a very generous land gift from the Nacogdoches County Historical Foundation. This piece of land, a vacant lot located on the corner of North Lanana and Bois d’arc Streets, was purchased from a private owner by the Nacogdoches County Historical Foundation and then gifted […]
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10-11-12 What Does It Mean?
10-11-12 What Does It Mean? Today is a special day, numerically speaking: It’s 10-11-12. Cool, but how significant is today? Those who study numbers say, well, not too much. Perhaps we should say, today is as significant as you make it. How rare is the day? After all, later this year, on Dec. 12, we […]
Mosquito Control is a Community Effort
Mosquito Control is a Community Effort Palestine, Texas- As spring turns into summer, the City of Palestine Development Services Department is offering tips to make your outdoor experience enjoyable and support their efforts to reduce exposure to mosquitoes and mosquito born-illnesses. The City has begun spraying for mosquitoes in certain areas around town and residents […]
Texas Main Street Cities Receive 2015 National Recognition
Nacogdoches, Texas- Nacogdoches has been commended for successful annual progress as a designated Main Street community. The Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) Texas Main Street Program (TMSP) made the announcement Feb. 11, 2015, at the winter gathering of Texas Main Street managers in Nacogdoches, Texas. 60 Texas Main Street Programs were recognized this year. The TMSP […]
Beat July Heat with a Canoe, Kayak Outing
Beat July Heat with a Canoe, Kayak Outing AUSTIN – Join one of the fastest-growing segments of outdoor recreation and have some cool summer fun by kayaking or canoeing dozens of Texas’ easily accessible and scenic waterways in a state park or along a designated Texas Paddling Trail. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has made it easier […]
Public-Private Beautification Project in Bloom
Public-Private Beautification Project in Bloom Nacogdoches – Residents and visitors to Texas’ Oldest Town will now be able to catch a glimpse of more than 1,000 Jonquil Bulbs, if they drive near Oak Grove Cemetery. Last November, a local non-profit group, The Friends of Historic Nacogdoches, Inc., purchased the bulbs to be planted along the border of […]
State Game Wardens Stress Boater Education in Water Safety
State Game Wardens Stress Boater Education in Water Safety AUSTIN – With many Texas lakes holding more water than they did this time last year, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens are anticipating a busy boating season. And while they will be doing everything they can to make it a safe one, wardens could use […]
Adventure on the Trinity Reveals Fading & Forgotten ETX History
Adventure on the Trinity Reveals Fading & Forgotten ETX History Our team loves adventure, so when we got a call this week to take a trip down to the Trinity River to see some amazing architecture with long-time Anderson County residents Bo and Jodi Harding, we jumped at the opportunity. We grabbed our rubber boots […]
Howl With the King
Howl With the King PALESTINE- BARC, The Humane Society invites you to Howl With The King. Elvis tribute artist Al Joslin will return to Palestine by very popular demand. Slip on your Blue Suede shoes and twist on down to Sabor a Pasion on June 1st, the party begins at 6pm. Admission is $20 per […]
Texas Parks and Wildlife Turns 50 This Year
Texas Parks and Wildlife Turns 50 This Year Agency Calls for Texans To Share Stories, Photos, Become Ambassadors for the Future AUSTIN – In the late summer of 1963, the most popular show on television was “The Beverly Hillbillies,” a gallon of gas cost 29 cents, the University of Texas Longhorns were headed toward their […]
Despite Recent Rainfalls, Conservation Is Still Important
Despite Recent Rainfalls, Conservation Is Still Important NACOGDOCHES- Members of the Nacogdoches City Council voted to lift Stage 2 Drought conservation restrictions at their regularly scheduled City Council meeting last night. In recent weeks Nacogdoches has been moved to the “moderate” drought category by the US State Drought Monitor. Lake Nacogdoches, the cities number one […]
5th Annual Bert Rees Lighting Contest
Nacogdoches, Texas- For almost 70 years, Bert Rees cherished the holiday season. Rees was filled with Christmas spirit and loved to share the joy of the season with those around him. Today, Rees’s legacy and love of the holidays continues in the oldest town in Texas. Rees’s family and friends are helping to make the […]
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day In just a few days, Punxsutawney Phil—arguably the world’s most famous groundhog—will emerge from his burrow to make his annual prediction as to whether winter weather is here to stay, or if spring is in the air. Groundhog Day is celebrated across the United States and Canada on February 2. The first official […]
Hitchhiker Stopped at Local Gas Station
Hitchhiker Stopped at Local Gas Station © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ATHENS—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Inland Fisheries biologist Robert J. Mauk of Wichita Falls tells how a routine refueling stop at a gas station turned into something quite out of the ordinary. “Recently, I had a new experience that I had hoped […]