By JAY NEAL
Jacksonville Progress
JACKSONVILLE, Texas — T. Lynn Nabi, who has served as women’s basketball coach at Jacksonville College
for the past six seasons, is hanging his whistle up.He will remain at the college and will be taking over soon as academic dean replacing Tam Clark, who vacated the position late last year.
Lynn Nabi
“I coached my last game today (Friday) at Jacksonville College,” Nabi said Friday evening.
“It was a great season. We were predicted to finish in last place in the conference, and we went all the way to the semi-finals of the conference tournament. It’s been a great six-year run as women’s basketball coach at Jacksonville College.”
Nabi, who is also the athletic director, said he will continue to be responsible for compliance, hiring and budgeting within the athletic department.
“Jacksonville College and Dr. Mike (Smith) has put a lot of trust in me and I appreciate the confidence that everyone has in my ability to perform my new duties,” Nabi said.
According to Nabi, no decision has been made at this time as to who his replacement will be, but he said that he expects current associate head coach Leasa Ailshie to receive strong consideration for the job.
Charles Richards Charles Richards moved to Paris in 2004 after retiring from a 40-year career in journalism – the last 26 years as a news writer and sports writer with The Associated Press in Dallas and Washington, D.C. In mid-2004, The Paris News coaxed him out of retirement, and he began covering the police, court and regional beat for The Paris News. Then in early 2005, he was switched to coverage of a sharply divided Paris City Council. He was appointed by the City Council in 2006 to the 12-member City Charter Review Commission, which extensively rewrote the outmoded document. His writing awards include two first-place awards in statewide competition for feature writing. The most recent was his 2005 story on a Paris doctor’s startling use of leeches in a successful attempt to re-attach a man’s severed ear. Over his career, Richards’ interview subjects include Alabama Gov. George Wallace, President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush, David Koresh, Arnold Palmer, Muhammad Ali and numerous other political and sports figures. He is an alumnus of Texas Tech, where he was editor of the school newspaper. He lives in Paris with his wife, Barbara, who is retired after 30 years as a teacher and high school counselor.
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