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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. East Texas Artists Series: Mary McCleary (glasstire.com) — Longtime Nacogdoches artist and former SFA professor Mary McCleary reflects on how the town's history, community, and small-town pace have shaped her nationally recognized collage work. She shares stories from her East Texas life, her teaching at SFA, and her belief in rigorous study and hard work for aspiring artists. Her latest pieces continue drawing on local faces and global influences.
2. SFA's Colby Carthel becomes winningest head coach in program history (ketk.com) — SFA football fans in Nacogdoches have a new milestone to celebrate: head coach Colby Carthel just became the winningest coach in Lumberjack history with his 49th victory, a dominant win over Northeastern State. Since arriving in Nacogdoches in 2019, he's led SFA to two playoff appearances and a 2025 conference title, further raising the program's profile.
3. 10 Best Places To Call Home In The Southern United States In 2026 (worldatlas.com) — Nacogdoches is spotlighted as one of the South's best places to live in 2026, thanks to below-average home prices, Stephen F. Austin State University, and a lively Main Street scene. The piece highlights local jobs in education and health care, college sports, Woodland Hills Golf Club, and community hangouts like Fredonia Brewery, positioning the town as both affordable and vibrant.
4. What Happened to These Texas Ghost Towns? (kkyr.com) — Nacogdoches gets a proud shout-out here as the oldest town in Texas, still thriving as a regional hub while many neighboring Piney Woods communities have faded into ghost towns. The piece offers a quick, accessible look at how some East Texas towns disappeared and hints at more local history to explore in surrounding counties.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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