Proceeds Benefit Angelina College Athletics Programs   By GARY STALLARD AC News Service    Another sold-out event for the 18th Annual Guy Davis Golf Tournament held this past week at Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin, meaning another big day of generating proceeds for all Angelina College Athletics programs. Featuring 50 teams of five players...Read More

College Begins 57th Year with Monday’s First Classes AC News Service   Angelina College this past week celebrated the arrival of a new academic year while opening its 57th year of serving the East Texas community with Monday’s Convocation and Tuesday’s Staff and Faculty Awards ceremony. Opened in 1968, AC has experienced substantial growth in...Read More

GP, AC Partnership Enhances Region’s Workforce Opportunities   By GARY STALLARD AC News Service Officials from both Angelina College and Georgia-Pacific gathered this past week as part of their long-time collaborative effort to create opportunities for future entrants into the East Texas work force. GP officials presented AC with a ceremonial check commemorating a $15,000...Read More

Centenary College of Louisiana Alum Made Mark as Player, Coach By GARY STALLARD AC Athletics   The Angelina College Roadrunner baseball team has named Cody Crowder as assistant coach to work with new head coach Jon Phillips. Crowder made his name at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, both as a coach and a player....Read More

Three Local Leaders Earn Completion Certifications   By GARY STALLARD AC News Service   The Nonprofit Leadership Center at Angelina College on Wednesday recognized three new graduates of its program with a ceremony held inside AC’s Technology Workforce Center. Happy Willhoite (Love INC, Nacogdoches), Erin Gentry (Naranjo Museum of Natural History) and Stanley Cleberg (Sleep...Read More

Angelina College Softball, Baseball Hosting Showcases   By GARY STALLARD AC Athletics   Both the Angelina College softball and baseball programs earlier this month welcomed new head coaches for each sport. Now the teams are offering opportunities for possible future Lady Roadrunners and Roadrunners to show off their talents, with both programs offering talent showcases...Read More

 Phillips Named Roadrunner Head Baseball Coach   By GARY STALLARD AC Athletics   Jon Phillips really can’t remember life without baseball. He said his earliest memory is as a three-year old watching his father – who played professionally with the Toronto Blue Jays – putting baseballs on a tee while coaching Jon on how to...Read More

Angelina College Names Softball Legend James Head Coach   By GARY STALLARD AC Athletics   When Kassie James walked out onto the Angelina College softball field this past Monday, she knew exactly where she was going. Home. After all, she’d left plenty of her own footprints there 10 years ago. James, a two-time NFCA All-American...Read More

Veteran of Region XIV Boasts Impressive Career Results   By GARY STALLARD AC Athletics   Addie Lees spent a few years strolling the sidelines of countless Region XIV women’s basketball games. Then the head coach at Kilgore College, Lees built quite a resume before taking on roles at other levels, including her most recent tenure...Read More

Twelve New LEOs Earn New Badges   By GARY STALLARD for AC News Service   The Angelina College Law Enforcement Academy on Monday held a ceremony honoring its Class 118 graduates as they head into their respective law enforcement careers. Friends, family and fellow law enforcement officers showed up to pay their respects inside AC’s...Read More