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Football Officiating: Things You Should Know
Aug. 19, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Byron Boston recently retired from officiating in the NFL after twenty-five years of service. During his NFL career Boston officiated 25 play-off games, including Super Bowl XXXIV between St. Louis and Tennessee, Super Bowl XLVII between Baltimore and San Francisco, Super Bowl LII between New England and Philadelphia, as well as 10 Conference Championship games. He also worked the Pro Bowl in 2012. Since the merger in 1966 his 13 Super Bowl and Championship game assignments ties him for first place in NFL history for high level assignments. The jersey that Byron wore in his final game, the AFC Championship game between Kansas City and Tennessee, is displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Boston currently leads the Southland Conference in its successful football officiating consortium with the Big 12, which is entering its 14th year. The Mountain West Conference joined the consortium in 2010. He has been chairman of the NCAA’s Recruiting Committee for over 10 years. His work on that committee has contributed to a leveling of the playing field for minority NCAA officials at all levels. Boston began his Division I collegiate officiating career in the Southland Conference and entered the Southwest Conference in 1990. Prior to that Boston was a high school official in the Dallas and Houston areas. He has also been an instructor in various college and high school officiating clinics including those conducted by the Big 12 and Southland conferences. Introduction will be by Garrett Altier
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Teaching Children The Joy of Performance
Aug. 26, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Alba Madrid is an adjunct faculty member in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music, where she teaches violin and viola applied lessons, string methods, secondary music education, and coaches chamber music ensembles. She is also the Piney Woods Youth Orchestra director and our new appointed Music Preparatory Division Director. Ms. Madrid has 10+ years of experience teaching at the elementary, middle, and high school level in the public schools. An active performer, Ms. Madrid is currently a member of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Texarkana Symphony Orchestra and Longview Symphony Orchestra and performs regularly with many other symphony orchestras around east Texas. A native of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Ms. Madrid holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in violin performance from the University of Southern Mississippi, where she studied with professor Stephen Redfield. She also had the opportunity to study with violinist Alexander Brussilovsky at the “Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves” in France, and has continued her studies at the “String Project” at the University of Michigan, The Dorothy Delay Symposium at the Juilliard School of Music, and the “Retreat for Professional Violinists” at the Jacobs School of Music in Indiana. Introduction By Garrett Altier
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Update on SFA Baseball Pitching Lab Project
Sep. 02, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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Boys and Girls Club
Sep. 09, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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A Vision For Nacogdoches
Sep. 23, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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Sep. 30, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Gabriel A. Trujillo was named Nacogdoches ISD’s superintendent on March 26 following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees. Before coming to Nacogdoches, Trujillo had been with Grand Prairie ISD since 2013. Before that, he served 12 years as an elementary and secondary campus principal at Duncanville ISD. Trujillo began his career in public education in 1993 as a teacher with Plainview ISD, located in the Texas Panhandle. At Plainview, Trujillo also served as an assistant principal and campus principal until accepting a job in 2001 with Duncanville ISD. During his public education career, Trujillo has been named as a Texas Principal of the Year at both the elementary and secondary levels. Trujillo has also been named a National Distinguished Principal of the Year. Trujillo earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1993 from Wayland Baptist University in multi- disciplinary education. He received in 1995 a Master of Education from Wayland Baptist in educational leadership and earned his superintendent certificate in 2001 from Texas Tech. In 2018, Trujillo received an Ed.D from Texas A&M University-Commerce in educational administration. Introduction will be by Scott Bowyer |
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Lady Jack Basketball Update
Oct. 07, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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Innovation and the New Model for Higher Education
Oct. 14, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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District Governor Visit
Oct. 28, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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Nacogdoches Police Department
Nov. 04, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Police Chief Jim Sevey will report on policing issues related to Nacogdoches. The mission of the Nacogdoches Police Department is to deliver courteous and professional public safety services to the citizens of, and visitors to, this community in a fair and impartial manner respecting the rights of all persons. Unity in our country is needed now, more than ever. And, the need for police is something that unites us all. Here’s our opportunity to show respect, support, and appreciation for the work of police everywhere—especially here in Nacogdoches. Introduction by Buddy Himes |
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Veteran's Day Message
Nov. 11, 2020 12:00 p.m.
Originally from Gladewater, Texas, Christopher Powell enlisted in the U.S. Army as a cavalry scout in 1998. After completing his training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Powell was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Polk, Louisiana. During his time as a scout, he served as a squad leader and section sergeant during peacetime and the invasion of Iraq from 2003 to 2004. Powell was subsequently detailed as an army recruiter for three years within the East Texas area. Powell then served as an instructor within the Armor School of Fort Knox, where he taught counterinsurgency and reconnaissance operations to junior army officers. Shortly after his assignment, Powell was selected for application to the U.S. Army counterintelligence special agent’s course. He graduated from the course in 2009 and took an assignment as the senior counterintelligence agent of a Middle East field office. After returning to the U.S. Powell is a graduate of the Scout Platoon Leader’s Course, S.E.R.E. School, Advanced Foreign Counterintelligence Course, Surveillance and Countersurveillance Course, Senior Military Intelligence Leader’s Course, and the First Sergeant and Company Commander’s Pre-Command Course. Powell served throughout the regions of Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Syria from 2003 until 2017. Powell retired from the Army in January, 2019. Introduction by Buddy Himes |
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Entrepreneur's Day
Nov. 18, 2020 12:55 p.m.
Entrepreneurs’ Day is a way of showing gratitude and respect to the people who achieved success, sometimes against all odds, and were able to help a lot of people by creating jobs for them in the process. There is no better model of an entrepreneur in Texas than our own Bill Elliott! Introduction by Buddy Himes |
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Traditional Christmas Music
Dec. 09, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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Christmas Music
Dec. 16, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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Christmas Message
Dec. 23, 2020 12:00 p.m.
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The 87th Texas Legislative Session
Jan. 06, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Representative Clardy Travis has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2013. Clardy represents House District 11, which includes Cherokee, Nacogdoches, and Rusk counties in East Texas. Clardy serves on the House committees on Human Services and Homeland Security and Public Safety. Introduction will be by Patrick Lanmon. |
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When Can We Stop Wearing Masks?
Jan. 13, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Nacogdoches County 2021 Outlook
Jan. 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Nacogdoches County Judge Greg Sowell was sworn in to office on January 1, 2019 after retiring from the Nacogdoches Police Department.The Texas Constitution vests broad judicial and administrative powers in the position of county judge, who presides over a five-member commissioner’s court, which has budgetary and administrative authority over county government operations. Introduction will be by Patrick Lanmon. |
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Nacogdoches County 2021 Outlook
Jan. 20, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Nacogdoches County Judge Greg Sowell was sworn in to office on January 1, 2019 after retiring from the Nacogdoches Police Department.The Texas Constitution vests broad judicial and administrative powers in the position of county judge, who presides over a five-member commissioner’s court, which has budgetary and administrative authority over county government operations. Introduction will be by Patrick Lanmon. |
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Medical Care in Nacogdoches County
Jan. 27, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Jeff Patterson, CEO - Nacogdoches Medical Center Health Network tapped Jeff Patterson to rejoin the organization as CEO, effective March 9, 2020. Jeff Patterson reprised his role as CEO and will again oversee the strategic, operational and clinical activities for Nacogdoches Medical Center and its 10 outpatient locations. Gary Stokes, Interim CEO - Mr. Stokes came out of retirement to lead Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital on an interim basis. He was previously CEO of Nacogdoches (Texas) Medical Center, a Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare facility, for a decade. Introduction will be by Patrick Lanmon |
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SFASU Baseball Season
Feb. 03, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Nita Hudson and the SFA Department of Music
Feb. 10, 2021
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HOPE - Helping Other People Eat
Feb. 17, 2021
Dr. Sharon Ninness currently serves on the Board of Nacogdoches HOPE Food Panty, which is a partner agency of the Nacogdoches Area United Way and the East Texas Food Bank. This organization provides supplemental food and nutrition information to Nacogdoches County residents with food insecurity. At HOPE, Sharon is the manager of Jo’s Diner—A Kitchen of HOPE, the coordinator of the evening food distribution, and the director of a new Pantry Expansion Project. Dr. Ninness also serves as the chair of the Nacogdoches County Hunger Relief Coalition, which sponsors countywide produce drops and community resources roadshows. Introduction by Gary Lee Ashcraft |