Record Of Criminal Actions taken in the 145th and 420th district courts.
This is the report of the cases where a verdict was decided. The only cases omitted are juvenile cases.
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August 20 – August 24: County Court At Law
Record Of Criminal Actions taken by Nacogdoches County Court At Law
This is the report of the cases where a verdict was decided.
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Obituary: Ernest Larence “Larry” Johnson
Ernest Lawrence “Larry” Johnson, age 78, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012, at his residence. Larry was born July 16, 1934, in Freer, Texas to parents W.C. and Mildred Johnson.
Larry was a graduate of Cushing High School in 1953 and a member of Bonita Methodist Church. Larry was a dairyman, equipment operator, owner of Larry Johnson Construction Co. and a beef cattle rancher of Flying J Ranch.
In 1942, Larry’s dad, W.C Johnson bought a dairy farm seven miles northwest of Nacogdoches. Arrangements were made to have the cattle from Freer, Texas, to be shipped to Nacogdoches by rail. Larry was eight years old when he helped drive the cattle. His feet could not reach the stirrups on the saddle. Along with his daddy and the farm hand, Natcho they drove the cattle from the rail yards through the streets of Nacogdoches to the Old Tyler Road and then to the farm. Larry loved telling the story about the cattle drive from Nacogdoches.
Larry’s personality was larger than life. He had a great sense of humor and he loved playing jokes on people. He loved his family and grandchildren. He would often take the grandkids to the pasture for a “wild ride” in his pick-up. Larry will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Jeanette Neill Johnson; sons, Stanley Neill Johnson and wife Rose, Richard Clarence Johnson and wife Wanda; daughter, Teresa Johnson Barrett and husband Alvis; sister, Sue Johnson Law and husband Doug; grandsons, David Johnson and wife Misty, Dustin Johnson and wife Angela; granddaughters, Dayna Johnson, Casey Johnson, Lindsey Watson and husband Matt, Kimberly Barrett, Michelle Rayford and husband Billy; great-grandchildren, Dusti, A.J., Alex, Logan, and Noah Johnson, Juan Hernandez, Ty Allen Coleman, and Victor Parker.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Fina Berry; brother, Billy Barfield; granddaughters, Kimberly Ann Johnson and Lesha Skelton Johnson.
Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel with Bro. Sonny Scarborough officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park.
Memorial Donations may be offered to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, Texas 75701 or Bonita Methodist Church, P.O Box 632701, Nacogdoches, Texas 75963
Visitation will begin at 1:00pm on Sunday prior to the service.
Condolences may be offered at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors.
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Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market currently in 5th place in the County
Get ready Texas’ Oldest Town, the Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market is currently holding on to the fifth spot in the 2012 America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest hosted each year by American Farmland Trust. We need your votes! And we need your friends and family to vote as well!
American Farmland Trust (AFT) has opened the voting to select “America’s Favorite Farmers Markets” at www.farmland.org/vote. The online contest is a nationwide challenge to see which of America’s farmers markets can rally the most support from their communities. At the end of the contest on August 31st, one large, medium, small, and boutique sized farmers market will win the title of “America’s Favorite Farmers Market” for 2012. Nacogdoches is a mid-sized market. Winners will be featured on Epicurious.com, the most award-winning foodsite, and will be honored at local celebrations where they will receive prize packages from American Farmland Trust and its partners.
Farmers markets are a vital link between local farms and their supporting communities, providing fresh and healthy food and an experience that cannot be matched anywhere else. By partnering with farmers market managers, American Farmland Trust is encouraging consumers to consider the importance of farmland and to support local farmers. Market shoppers can cast their vote in support of their region’s farmers, community and market. To vote for the Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market simply go to www.farmland.org/vote.
“The America’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest is a fun and engaging way for farmers market shoppers to show their pride for their local farmers markets and to directly support their communities,” said Jon Scholl, president of American Farmland Trust. “Farmers markets provide a vital connection from town and city centers to surrounding local farms, supplying fresh and healthy food and an experience that cannot be matched anywhere else.”
The America’s Favorite Farmers Contest is a part of American Farmland Trust’s No Farms No Food® campaign, which raises awareness of the dangers of farmland loss by making connections to food. Farms near metropolitan areas produce 91 percent of the nation’s market value of fruit, 78 percent of vegetables, and 67 percent of dairy products.
If you would like to sign up for the weekly Farmers’ Market email update, please send an email to obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us. You are also more than welcome to visit www.farmermktnac.blogspot.com. Also be our fan on facebook@NacogdochesFarmersMarket.
The Nacogdoches Farmers’ Market, located at the “hitch lot” at the corner of West Main and Pearl Streets, is open from 8 a.m. until noon or later every Saturday morning. The market is also open on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. throughout the busy growing season. If the market parking lot is full, additional parking is available in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex parking lot.
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American Farmland Trust is the nation’s leading conservation organization dedicated to saving America’s farm and ranch land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and supporting a sustainable future for farms. Since its founding in 1980 by a group of farmers and citizens concerned about the rapid loss of farmland to development, AFT has helped save more than 3 million of acres of farmland and led the way for the adoption of conservation practices on millions more.
AFT’s national office is located in Washington, DC. Phone: 202-331-7300. For more information, visit www.farmland.org.
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Organic Tilapia Filets available this weekend
Jim Reed will be back at the market this weekend with his fresh organic tilapia filets from his farm in Mount Enterprise.
Things to look for: baked goods (breads, cakes, mini cheesecakes, cookies, fried pies & pies), candles, canned goods (jams & jellies, marmalades, preserves, chow-chow, pickled vegetables, salsas & relishes), artisan Texas cheese, free-range eggs, local raw honey, jewelry, plants (cacti, bedding plants, house plants, fruit trees, trees & whips), smoothies, soaps (lye and herbal), tamales, vinegars and fruit wines. LOCAL PRODUCE: frozen shelled beans (butter & baby Lima), cantaloupes, eggplants (5 kinds), greens (mustard & turnip), okra, onions, fresh shelled purple hull peas, frozen shelled peas (brown Crowder, purple hull & zipper cream), peppers (Anaheim, banana, green Bell, cayenne, red hot cherry, cowhorn, jabanero, jalapeno & serranos), new potatoes, yellow squash, tomatoes (cherry, green & red) and watermelons.
Taqueria San Juan serve breakfast burritos, gorditas, nachos, quesadillas, popcorn shrimp, tamales and tacos. They also have coffee.
If you would like to sign up for the weekly Farmers’ Market email update, please send an email to obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us. You are also more than welcome to visit www.nacogdochesfarmersmarket.com. Also be our fan on facebook@NacogdochesFarmersMarket.
The Nacogdoches Farmers’ Market, located at the “hitch lot” at the corner of West Main and Pearl Streets, is open from 8 a.m. until noon or later every Saturday morning. The market is also open on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. until August 29th. If the market parking lot is full, additional parking is available in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse Annex parking lot.
Please note that the Farmer’s Market is a “Smoke Free” facility for the health of our customers and vendors.
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August 23: Sheriff Office Daily Activity Log
This is the report from the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office that list the reports from 6 a.m. of the previous day to 6 a.m. of the listed day.
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August 23: NPD Crime Report
This is a complete list of reports responded to by the Nacogdoches Police Department
P12-14802-A known suspect, during a disturbance, reportedly grabbed a 2 year old male infant under the arm, and threw him on the couch, causing the child to cry. No apparent serious injury to the child.
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August 23: Nacogdoches County Booking Report
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.
Inmates can send letters to be posted on Everything Nac:
Everything Nac
PO Box 630091
Nacogdoches, Texas, 75963-0091
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SFA students and faculty visit China for study-abroad program
Stephen F. Austin State University students studying in the James I. Perkins College of Education doctoral program in educational leadership recently participated in a study-abroad program in China.
Stephen F. Austin State University students recently participated in a study-abroad program in China led by SFA faculty members. Pictured at the Xi’an City Wall are, from left, Dr. Yanli Zhang, assistant professor of forestry; Amy Williams, Dr. Cathy Amonett, Amanda Smith, Holly McCanlies; Monique Nunn; Dr. Cindy Lindley; Dr. Donna Porter; Dr. Judy Abbott, dean of SFA’s James I. Perkins College of Education; Michele Reed; Dr. Karen Embry Jenlink, professor of secondary education and educational leadership; Paula Griffin; and Shirley Luna. Not pictured is doctoral student Denise McCormick Myers.
Developed by SFA’s Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership, the 12-day course was led by SFA faculty members Dr. Karen Embry Jenlink, professor of doctoral studies in educational leadership, and Dr. Yanli Zhang, assistant professor of water and spatial sciences in the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture.
Embry Jenlink received her doctorate in education from Texas A&M University at Commerce. She joined the SFA faculty in 1998 and is the author of three books and more than 30 peer-refereed articles. Embry Jenlink is associate editor of Teacher Education and Practice and is co-principal investigator of Talented Teachers for Training in Texas, a $1.5 million scholarship program funded by the National Science Foundation through SFA’s College of Sciences and Mathematics.
Zhang is a native of Xi’an, an area that the group visited during the trip, and he holds a bachelor’s degree from Beijing Forestry University and a doctorate in forestry from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He joined the SFA faculty in January of 2009 and is the primary investigator for ongoing research funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the impact of forest change on water resources in East Texas.
The course was developed in response to student interest that resulted from Embry Jenlink’ s first trip to China in 2010.
“The relationship between China and the United States is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the 21st century,” Embry Jenlink said. “As a result of this course, we were able to develop relationships with faculty and students in schools and universities in China and experience firsthand its culture and diverse educational systems and processes.”
The study-abroad participants enrolled in SFA’s doctoral program in educational leadership included Nacogdoches residents Paula Griffin, Shirley Luna, Denice McCormick Myers and Monique Nunn; Holly McCanlies of Mansfield, Michelle Reed of Waco and Amanda Smith of Lufkin. Huntington native Amy Williams, a student in the educational leadership master’s degree program, also participated in the study, along with recent SFA graduates Dr. Cathy Amonett of O’Donnell, Texas; Dr. Cindy Lindley of Kilgore, and Dr. Donna Porter of Carthage. Dr. Judy Abbott, dean of the college of education, accompanied the group.
The group also visited Tiananmen Square, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, Olympic Park in Beijing, and the exhibit of the Terra Cotta Warriors, a UNESCO World Heritage site that dates back more than 2,000 years to the Qin Dynasty.
For more information about study-abroad opportunities at SFA, visit www.sfasu.edu/oip.
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Nacogdoches County Public Hearing, August 24
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