Monday – December 12, 2011SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — David Frias works two minimum-wage jobs to squeak by in one of the most expensive cities in America. Come New Year’s Day, he’ll have a few more coins in his pocket as San Francisco makes history by becoming the first city in the nation to scale a [...]
Don’t forget to pick up your Cabbages, Eggplants, Okra, and Peanuts this weekend at the farmer’s market. Things to look for: baked goods (breads, cakes, cookies & pies), candles, canned goods (wild-picked jams & jellies including may haw, blackberry, blueberry, muscatine and wild plum as well as jams, marmalades, preserves, chow-chow, pickled vegetables, salsas & [...]
NACOGDOCHES- City Manager Jim Jeffers and Mayor Roger Van Horn have named Linda Flores as the new volunteer Chief Service Officer for the City of Nacogdoches. Mayor Van Horn is pleased to announce that Linda, will be responsible for the development and implementation of a high-impact service plan that leverages citizen service to address the [...]
NACOGDOCHES – Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the largest lighted Christmas parade in East Texas! This year the Nine Flags Christmas Festival will pay special tribute to the American flag and honor our Nation’s independence with several special events dedicated to our fight for freedom. Organizers of the 15th annual Nine Flags [...]
NACOGDOCHES- The raindrops last week were a welcome site to city officials and local residents, however the current drought conditions are still a very serious threat to the city’s water supply. Current forecasters predict a multi-year drought throughout the Southwestern United States, including deep east Texas and Nacogdoches. If water usage remains the same amongst [...]
NACOGDOCHES- The Nacogdoches Main Street Office in conjunction with Stephen F. Austin State University held a downtown merchants window-decorating contest this week. We had 7 merchants participate in the “There’s no place like home” themed Homecoming display. SFA students judged the windows on Thursday afternoon in time for the Homecoming Parade on Saturday morning. Participants [...]
