🌱 Warm up with Holly’s Nacogdoches-inspired comfort soups tonight

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In today's newsletter:

• Warm up with Holly’s Nacogdoches-inspired comfort soups tonight
• Which Dallas exec still treasures Christmases spent in Nacogdoches?
• How a horrific Trinity County murder case ended in life imprisonment

Also on today's calendar: Nacogdoches Farmers Market.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun with showers around, with a high of 72 and low of 37 degrees.
• Friday: Cooler with plenty of sun, temps: high: 61, low: 43.
• Saturday: Breezy, warm, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Homemade Meals With Holly: Soups that will help when you're feeling under the weather (dailysentinel.com) — A Nacogdoches home cook, Holly Arnett, shares several hearty soup recipes she turns to when her family is feeling under the weather. From beef vegetable to creamy chicken parmesan-style soups, her step-by-step instructions focus on simple ingredients and comforting flavors that local readers can easily recreate in their own kitchens.
   

• How Dallas CRE Execs Do the Holidays: Jeremy McGown, Sarah LanCarte, Marijke Lantz Flowers, Robert Shibuya, and Chris Teesdale (dmagazine.com) — One Dallas real estate executive fondly recalls childhood holidays at his grandparents’ home in Nacogdoches, gathering with cousins in a small historic house in the East Texas piney woods. The piece otherwise spotlights several Dallas-area commercial real estate leaders sharing their family traditions, favorite gifts, 2025 memories, and resolutions heading into 2026.
   

• Trinity County man found guilty of killing, burning bodies of parents is sentenced to life (kltv.com) — From a Nacogdoches-based report, a Trinity County man has been sentenced to life in prison for the capital murder of his mother and her husband, whose bodies were later burned in a backyard firepit. His wife received a 40-year sentence after pleading guilty and cooperating with investigators in the 2022 case.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nacogdoches

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Dinner Conversation Series: Your Digital Legacy
  Judy B. McDonald Public Library - Nacogdoches Public Library, 1112 North St, Nacogdoches
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• Nacogdoches Farmers Market
  Nacogdoches Farmers Market , 107 Pearl St , Nacogdoches
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Mid-Day Noel Community Concert - McMichael Middle School Choir
  Westminster Presbyterian Church , 903 North Street , Nacogdoches
  12:00 pm
• Total Body Circuit
  Whole Again Counseling + Wellness , 1808 South St , Nacogdoches
  12:00 pm
• Mindset + Breath Yoga
  Whole Again Counseling + Wellness , 1808 South St , Nacogdoches
  1:00 pm
• Let Go Gentle Yoga
  Whole Again Counseling + Wellness , 1808 South St , Nacogdoches
  5:45 pm
• Lamp-Lite Players, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
  Lamp-Lite Theatre , 4210 Lamplite Lane , Redfield
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• REFINED: The Foreseeable Future
  The Cole Art Center, Reavley Gallery , 329 E Main St , Nacogdoches
  12:00 pm
• ICCN’s Christmas Light Hayride
  Impact Cowboy Church Of Nacogdoches , 415 FM2112 , Nacogdoches
  6:00 pm
• Main Street Movie Night
  Visitor Center Stage Downtown Nacogdoches
  6:30 pm
• Stocking Stuffer Stroll
  Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce Downtown Nacogdoches
  10:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• SFA Planetarium Shows
  Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce , 1720 Clark Blvd , Nacogdoches
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Custom greenhouse project.
  Built deck, assembled and fabricated greenhouse, ran 110 electric and plumbing to greenhouse. (Nextdoor Austin/South St)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Nacogdoches. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member, Petsense in Nacogdoches. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nacogdoches here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lufkin

• Lufkin man accused of burning child in bathtub waives jury trial (kltv.com)
• Six names to watch in Notre Dame's 2026 running back corps (southbendtribune.com)
• Huntington man sentenced to life after being found naked in bathroom with child pornography (ketk.com)

Center

• Tenaha VFD Has End-of Year Meeting Awards, Christmas Party (scttx.com)

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