The Evans United Spring Carnival will take place from April 3-6 at the Nacogdoches County Expo Center.
Kite Fest at the Airport
The annual Kite Fest will take place at A.L Mangham Regional Airport on Sunday, April 6 from 11am4pm.
Living History of Oak Grove Cemetery
Saturday April 12 - 10am-1pm - Oak Grove Cemetery
Upcoming Meetings
Planning & Zoning Commission
Monday, April 14, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. - City Hall
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. - City Hall
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 4:00 p.m. - City Hall
Zoning Ordinance Subcommittee
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 - 4:00 p m
City Council
Work Session - Noise Ordinance AmendmentsApril 1, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, - 5:30 p.m. - City Hall
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - 5:30 p.m. - City Hall
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - 5:30 p.m. - City Hall
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 5:30 p.m. - City Hall
City Council
The Nacogdoches Mayor's Committee on People with Disabilities
Join us for the free Ability Strong Festival on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Banita Creek Park North in Nacogdoches, featuring a petting zoo, pony rides, games, live music, and food for individuals with physical and mental disabilities, their families, caregivers, and the public, hosted by the NMCPD.
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
It was an eventful week for Visit Nacogdoches! We hosted the Texpert Hospitality Workshop on Tuesday at the Fredonia Hotel. We had 40 attendees earn their "Texas Friendly Certification" after learning about core hospitality principles, manners, conflict resolution as well as tourism tips and best practices
Azaleas are in peak bloom, and our Visitor Center has been buzzing with tourists. Two travel writers from Hey USA! are in town today, and they'll be exploring Nacogdoches today and tomorrow.
Nac Snack is this Friday from 11am-2pm with Food Trucks on the square. The next Nac Snack Friday will be April 25th
Nacogdoches has a sponsored ad in Travel, Taste & Tour this month, which can be viewed here
Upcoming events:
3/28 Priscilla Block live at Banita Creek Hall 3/29 Blooming Good VW Car Show at Millard's Crossing Historic Village 4/5 Garden Gala Plant Sale
Municipal Court
Warrant Forgiveness Program
The Nacogdoches Municipal Court is offering a warrant forgiveness program. Through this program, all warrant fees will be removed when a citizen voluntarily contacts the court to pay a minimum of onehalf the total amount due and start a payment plan for the balance owed. Anyone that chooses to pay their fine and court costs in full will save an additional 20% off the fine amount The court will also offer assistance to individuals that may not be able to pay half down or pay in full to work out an agreeable action plan. This program will be available February through April. Anyone that comes to the court to resolve their outstanding warrants will be given safe harbor.
To take advantage of the warrant forgiveness program, please contact the court by telephone (936-559-2641), by email (mcourt@nactx.us), or visit the court in person at 217 W. Hospital St
Human Resources
Current Open Positions
Communication Dispatcher-Police
Part-Time Athletic Assistant - Recreation
Police Officer-Police
Police Recruit-Police
The City of Nacogdoches HR staff will be participating in an upcoming job fair which will take place at Angelina College on April 10 from 9:00 a m to 1:30 p m
To apply, visit https://nactx applicantpro com/jobs/
The City of Nacogdoches is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and promotes a drug and alcohol free workplace.
Nacogdoches Main Street
Nacogdoches Wine Swirl:
The 13th Annual Nacogdoches Wine Swirl is shaping up to be an unforgettable night in downtown We’re excited to announce a record breaking 24 wineries have signed on to participate in this year ’ s event on April 12! With our "In My Wine Swirl Era" theme, this year ’ s swirl promises a fantastic evening of wine, food, and fun. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025nacogdoches-wine-swirl-tickets-1138501802539? aff=oddtdtcreator or in person at Red House Winery, Rhinestone Rifles, The shop at the Fredonia Hotel or at Well Body Solutions
A huge thank you to Dr. Brett Shirley - Piney Woods Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and ExcelER for being amazing sponsors of this year ’ s event. Their support helps make Wine Swirl a success, and we ’ re so grateful for their generosity. We’re still accepting sponsorships, so if you ’ re interested in being a part of this signature downtown event, reach out today
Nacogdoches Historic Sites
Nac Historic Sites launches “Remember Zion Hill...” Facebook Group
Historic Sites staff have launched the "Remember Zion Hill..." Facebook group as a platform for Zion Hill congregation members and those with history tied to the church and neighborhood to share pictures and memories.
This initiative helps document the church’s rich heritage and provides a space for community members to contribute their personal connections to its history.
Studies show that social media platforms can serve as digital archives, preserving collective memory and strengthening community identity in new ways This project is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure Zion Hill’s history is accessible and remembered for future generations
Living History of Oak Grove Cemetery Tour returns April 12th
On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 10 a.m., visitors are invited to the Living History of Oak Grove Cemetery Tour, presented by Friends of Historic Nacogdoches, Inc and Nacogdoches Historic Sites
Talented reenactors will bring historical figures to life, sharing their stories along guided tours As participants explore the cemetery, they will admire its historic gravestones and rich heritage. Oak Grove Cemetery is a designated Historic Texas Cemetery, home to signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Revolution soldiers, and influential East Texans who shaped the region’s history.
Staff contact: Veronica Amoe
Manager 936-560-4441
Nacogdoches Public Library
The Judy B. McDonald Public Library is one of 102 public libraries, out of 542 Texas libraries, to receive the 2024 Achievement of Library Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association (TMLDA,) an affiliate of the Texas Municipal League. To successfully receive the Achievement of Library Excellence Award, the library must exhibit excellence by providing services to underserved and special populations, marketing in innovative ways, pursuing collaborative efforts, offering enhanced services through unique or expanded programming, providing literacy support, providing for digital inclusion, supporting workforce development, promoting cultural, topical, and educational programming, comprehensively training staff, and offering other unique services to their community. The library staff wishes to thank the wonderful volunteers, partner organizations, and Nacogdoches community for their support.
AARP Free Tax Help will conclude on April 9th. The free tax preparation services are free, but an appointment is required. To learn more or to make an appointment, please contact library staff at 936-5592970.
The City IT department recently made some updates to the library’s printing services. Now customers can send a print job to the library’s printer from anywhere and then pick up their print job during regular library hours! To access the printing services remotely, customers may visit the library’s website for instructions or go directly to https://www.airprinter.com/nacogdoches. For more information, please contact the library staff at 936559-2970.
The Book Character March Madness Tournament continues. Readers can vote in the children, teen or adult book character brackets. Voting can be done at the library or on the library’s website.
Public Works
Public Works crews are currently clearing brush in zones 5 and 19.
Citizens can still haul their brush and bagged lawn debris for unlimited free dumps to the City Landfill located at 4602 N.W. Stallings Dr., with their City of Nacogdoches issued water bill and ID/DL showing proof of residence.
Brush & Yard Waste Pickup
• Tree limbs and brush shall be stacked on street right-of-ways, or within 3 to 6 feet of the curb or street.
o Stacks shall not exceed 6'L X 4'W X 4'H and be limited to three piles.
o The maximum diameter of the largest limb shall not exceed 12 inches in diameter.
o Brush must be stacked in front of the residence that generated the brush.
o Brush placed on vacant lots or in the streets will not be picked up.
o Limbs should not extend into the roadway.
Bagged yard waste
o Bagged yard waste collection is "ONLY" available for residential addresses.
o Bagged yard waste shall be placed within ten feet of the edge of the roadway for collection. Yard waste must be properly bagged.
o The city will only collect 20 bags per residence per week.
o Bagged Yard Waste may also be disposed of at the City landfill, for no charge, provided that the:
-Resident provide current copy of water bill & drivers license as proof of residence.
Public Information
To receive the timeliest updates on severe weather situations affecting Nacogdoches, residents are encouraged to sign up for the NacWise alert system by navigating to nacwise.com and following the prompts online. Residents may also register by phone by calling 936-715-3322.
Daily Sentinel: City tightens rules on street parking - Director of Development and Infrastructure Mike Neu quoted
Daily Sentinel: More wineries than ever sign on for Wine Swirl - Main Street Manager Tori Huddleston
City of Nacogdoches
Engineering/Public Works
City of Nacogdoches stormwater drainage contractors will be continuing work on the Ridgebrook Drive Drainage Improvements Project that commenced on Thursday March 20, 2025. Ridgebrook Drive will continue to be closed to through traffic for the duration of the project between Gardenbrook Street and CherryBrook Street while these much needed improvements are completed. Please use caution while traveling in this area
Local traffic will be accomodated We will continue to update our social media pages of any changes in traffic advisory during these improvements.
As part of the 2025 Curb and Valley Gutter Project, new concrete valley gutters have been installed on Monk Street, Yolunda Street, Ila Street, Patton Street and Shirley Street this week. Weatherpermitting, work will continue next week on locations mentioned in prior updates Residents should use caution while driving through these areas and thru traffic should plan alternate routes, if possible.
Bids were received this week for ARPA Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvements. Staff will be bringing a contract award to City Council for consideration at the April 15 meeting.
A Pre-Construction Meeting was held this week for the Surface Water Treatment Plant (SWTP) Filter 1 Rehabilitation Project with the contractor, McKinney & Moore of Texas. Materials are being ordered and could take several months to receive at the site. Once materials are received, construction will begin.
Bids will be received next Tuesday, April 1 at 2:00 PM for CDBG MLK Water Line Improvements
Those interested in bidding can download bidding and contract documents at www civcastusa com or on the City website at www nactx us/bids
Planning & Zoning
To view public hearing details, please visit the planning page at https://nactx.us/754/Planning-Zoning for detailed information.
Planning & Zoning Commission
● Monday, April 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Zoning Board of Adjustment
●Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
Zoning Ordinance Subcommittee
The meeting agenda will be posted 72 hours prior to the meeting and can be viewed here
·Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.
The City Council approved amendments to the zoning ordinance and adopted a Master Fee Schedule on March 18, 2025. You can view the amendments here
Code Enforcement
Nacogdoches Code Enforcement will be hosted a “Neighborhood Cleanup Day” on March 29. Please see the flyer below for more information on this event.
Recreation Department
Corporate Challenge begins next week. Corporate Challenge is for companies in Nacogdoches to participate with the purpose of promoting increased communication, planning, skills, employee motivation, and employee collaboration. 15 Nacogdoches companies will compete against each other this year in 13 events for the title of 2025 Corporate Challenge Champion. Next week’s events will be Trivia, 3v3 Basketball and Bowling. Good Luck Teams!
Mark your calendars for some important events:
Summer camp registration will begin May 1st. Space is limited so register early. Running of the Blueberries 5K, 10K and 1 mile will be on June 14th during the Texas Blueberry Festival.
Recreation Department
Our Parks staff has been hard at work this week, getting the fields in top shape for the exciting kickoff of Youth Soccer and Youth Softball season! Let the games begin!
Parks installed our 2nd Teqball Table, generously donated by USA Teqball, at Festival Park (near West Cox Street) for our community to enjoy. Teqball is a great combination of table tennis and soccer. The sign near the table includes a QR code that links to a "how to play" video.
