Greg Sowell News Today

The National Weather Service has confirmed a EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 mph moved through Nacogdoches County last Thursday, May 30.

County Judge Greg Sowell explained commissioners will be planning on a resolution to create a citizen advisory committee to bring in a new county jail.

A plan for the county’s aging and overcrowded jail will be the assignment of a citizen committee set to be appointed by the county in the coming weeks.

Officials with Eaton Corp. on Monday broke ground on a $100 million, 243,000-square-foot expansion at its local plant, marking what local officials say is the largest job-creating project in Nacogdoches

Nacogdoches County Commissioners have proposed a tax rate that’s a penny above the no-new-revenue rate, citing a host of challenges including housing inmates out of county, inflation and retaining employees.

I recently wrote a letter to the editor about fireworks being excluded in the county burn ban. Greg Sowell, county judge, came by to visit and explained the county’s position.

Eaton's expanded facility will have a $500 million annual economic impact in the Nacogdoches area

Eaton's expanded facility will have a $500 million annual economic impact in the Nacogdoches area

Eaton's expanded facility will have a $500 million annual economic impact in the Nacogdoches area

Eaton's expanded facility will have a $500 million annual economic impact in the Nacogdoches area