Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Present Award

Posted on March 16, 2016 by admin

Name: Amy Mehaffey
Title: Communications & Main Street Director
Phone: 936-559-2573
Email address: mehaffeya@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us

Carl Watson & Mike Bay accepts award for Nacogdoches CVB

On March 15, 2016 the Nacogdoches Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities presented its 5th annual Accessibility Awards to well deserved members of the community who displayed exemplary service and awareness for accessibility. This year’s winners were Dolli’s Diner and The Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau. The awards were presented at the City Council Meeting on March 15, 2016.

“The City of Nacogdoches is always proud of this committee for bringing awareness to accessibility issues,” Mayor Roger Van Horn said. “Although the city upholds and enforces ADA standards, these businesses deserve recognition for going above and beyond the basics.”

Steven Geyerman accepts award for Dolli's Diner

One of this year’s winners, Dolli’s Diner, is located on Pecan Street on the downtown square. Dolli’s Diner, which opened last year, has renovated the building to make it very accessible and functional. Amenities include space between the tables and elevated tables, so a person using a wheelchair can easily dine without further accommodation. The restrooms are also stylish and roomy for ease of access. Although this establishment was an existing facility, its compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines is exemplary.

Additionally, the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau, also on the Downtown Square, fully complies with the accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This historic building is another example of the efforts of the City of Nacogdoches to make events and buildings accessible to people with disabilities.

To identify this year’s awardees, Dr. Yuleinys Castillo’s rehabilitation course at SFASU conducted surveys of local businesses and the finalists were chosen by the committee. Nominations are encouraged from the public, including self-nominations for 2017. Anyone wishing to nominate a business by contacting: Dr. Yuleinys Castillo, castilloya@sfasu.edu, 936-468-1147.

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City of Nacogdoches: Traffic Alert

Posted on March 16, 2016 by admin

Traffic Affects Nacogdoches Due to Flooding at LA Border — PLEASE SEE BELOW MESSAGE FROM TXDOT LUFKIN

The Sabine River is not rising as quickly as was anticipated on I-10 at the TX/LA border, so it was reopened around noon today.

As of 1:30 pm, the I-10 westbound lanes were closed at the LA/TX border. I-10 eastbound lanes remain open for now. US 190 is also open at the present time.
This information could change quickly in the hours to come.

TxDOT is monitoring the situation and we continue to recommend truck traffic to detour to I-20.

Motorists are urged to stay alert to lighted message boards concerning I-10 and detours that will be open to them for travel to and from Louisiana. Official recommendations for detours remain the same as in earlier emails should all lanes of I-10 be closed again.

As far as anticipated congestion at US 59/SL 224 in Nacogdoches: The timing on the left-hand turn traffic signal allowing traffic onto SL 224 NB has been adjusted, allowing more traffic to move through the intersection onto the loop. If possible, please avoid the area to aid with congestion.

Officials are working on other contingency plans should they become necessary to implement due to increased traffic congestion because of possible closures on I-10.

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March 15, 2016: NPD Crime Report

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

This is a complete list of reports responded to by the Nacogdoches Police Department

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March 15, 2016: Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Crime Log

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This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.

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March 15, 2016: Nacogdoches County Booking Report

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This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.

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Nacogdoches County Agriculture Committee – Award Announcement

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

Media Contact: Kelly Daniel
Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce
936-560-5533
business@nactx.com

Jimmy Scott named Pete Smith Agriculture Pioneer of the Year
by John Boyette, District Forester III, Texas A&M Forest Service

Jimmy Scott at his tree farm in Douglass. (Photo by Kelly Daniel)

Jimmy Scott is a quiet, modest man who has accomplished much and given back to his community even more. Jimmy was born and raised on a cotton farm in the Winter Hill community near Douglass along with his eleven brothers and sisters. He graduated from the C.L. Simon High School in Cushing, married his high school sweetheart Willie and moved to Dallas to begin his career with General Motors.

Although he lived and worked in Dallas, many of the neighbors in Winter Hill thought he still lived there because he came back so often to help out on the family farm.

After retiring from GM, Jimmy moved back to Nacogdoches in 1995 to raise cows. In 2000, he bought another 100 acre tract and started planting trees.

Jimmy hired his cousin to ride in the tree planter, and Jimmy drove the tractor. Together, they planted about 40,000 loblolly pine seedlings.

Today, Jimmy’s tree farm is a showpiece that is often used as an example of how tree farming should be done. He has personally conducted a number of tours for other landowners and tree farmers. The most recent was a workshop hosted by Prairie View A&M for minority landowners in which Jimmy led the tour.

Jimmy can often be found on his tree farm clearing fence lines, maintaining fire breaks, or improving his road system. He modestly said, “I like it to look nice.”

Jimmy is a member of the Douglass Fire Board, the Angelina/Nacogdoches Counties Forest Landowners Association Board of Directors, the Deacon Board at Scott Temple Church of Christ, and the Texas Small Farmer and Ranchers/CBO Board of Directors. Jimmy is a Certified Tree Farmer through the American Tree Farm System and a Certified Forest Steward through Texas A&M Forest Service.
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The Nacogdoches County Agriculture Committee will honor Jimmy Scott as the Pete Smith Agriculture Pioneer of the Year at the Agriculture Appreciation & Awareness Banquet on Monday, April 11 at the Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center. The award is sponsored by Heritage Land Bank. Other 2016 award recipients are: Farm Family of the Year John & Cathy Kirk Family (Sponsor: Tipton Ford Lincoln); Agribusiness of the Year Boles Feed Nacogdoches, LLC (Sponsor: First Bank & Trust East Texas); and Ag Educator of the Year Warner Wilson (Sponsor: Citizens 1st Bank). Gary and Sue Atkins Agricultural Scholarship Awards will also be presented to Nacogdoches County students

Banquet tables and tickets are available. Contact the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce at 936-560-5533 for details. The event begins at 6 p.m., dinner sponsored by Mast Cattle & Timber Investments begins at 6:30 p.m., and the program with keynote speaker Roy O. Martin III of Roy O. Martin Lumber Company is at 7 p.m.

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State of the City, County Report at Chamber of Commerce Meeting

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

Contact: Kelly Daniel 936-560-5533
Membership & Marketing Manager

Mayor Roger Van Horn and County Judge Mike Perry will give a “State of the City and County” address at the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce membership meeting at noon on Thursday, March 24 at Austin Hall, 4603 North St. Note the move to Thursday for the Chamber’s monthly meeting will dodge the Good Friday holiday.

“We are very fortunate in Nacogdoches to have elected officials who work together very effectively for the benefit of our community,” said Dr. Adam Peck, Chamber program chair. “I always look forward to hearing about their goals and plans to make Nacogdoches even better.”

Mayor Van Horn moved to Nacogdoches in 1975. He is originally from Tulsa, Okla. After attending college and graduate school he spent five years in U.S. Army. Van Horn practiced general family dentistry for more than 35 years in Nacogdoches until retirement last year. He served as Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce President in 1987, on the Board of Directors of Fredonia State Bank and the Advisory Board of BancorpSouth. He was first elected as mayor in 2007 and re-elected each two-year term through 2015.

Judge Perry was born and raised in Nacogdoches and graduated NHS in 1955. He and Betty Kendrick married in 1957 and have four children. Perry opened his dealership business in 1976 and ran the business until 1996 when he turned the businesses over to his sons. He served as a City commissioner from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1984 to 1990. Perry was elected Nacogdoches County Judge for the 2015-2019 term but took office in April of 2014 when the former County Judge left the office.

The information they will present is vital for all local businesses, and the luncheon serves as the Nacogdoches County Chamber’s monthly membership meeting. All are invited to attend and stay informed of what is happening in the area.

Registration is requested by noon, Tuesday, March 22. Lunch is $16. Find the secure “pay online and register” option in Hot News at www.nacogdoches.org or call 936-560-5533.

All attending may enter the $50 drawing sponsored by Commercial Bank of Texas, and all Chamber members are entered in a $250 drawing sponsored by Axley & Rode, LLP, but you must be present to win.

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Social Notice – March 17 Event Meeting

Posted on March 15, 2016 by admin

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given of an airport events planning meeting, in which future airport events will be discussed on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 12:00 pm, in the Pilots/Passenger Lounge at A.L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport, 556 Terry Crawford Dr., Nacogdoches, TX 75964.

Airport Advisory Board Members may attend in numbers constituting a quorum. This is an airport events planning meeting, at which there will be no deliberation nor will there be any formal action taken by the Airport Advisory Board. Any discussion of airport business is purely incidental to the meeting.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Nacogdoches will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council meetings. To better serve you requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact Jan Vinson, City Secretary, at 936-559-2506.

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March 14, 2016: NPD Crime Report

Posted on March 14, 2016 by admin

This is a complete list of reports responded to by the Nacogdoches Police Department

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March 14, 2016: Nacogdoches Sheriff’s Crime Log

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This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Jail that lists the arrests made from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.

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