An Aggie will be leading the Marine Corps. General Eric Smith, class of 1987, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate yesterday last Thursday by a 96 to nothing vote as the Marines Commandant. The Four Star General is being promoted from Assistant … [Read more...]
Grimes County Preparing For Second Bridge Project On County Road 215
At Wednesday's meeting of Commissioners Court, retiring Road & Bridge Engineer Harry Walker presented the court with several Temporary Easement Agreements pertaining to the Bridge Replacement Project on CR 215 The … [Read more...]
Blinn College Fall Enrollment Highest Since 2019
Blinn College enrollment through the first five weeks of the Fall semester is already above all of last year's Fall semester. That is despite a drop of more than five hundred on the Bryan campus. Vice chancellor Becky McBride told the board of … [Read more...]
Navasota To Have New Representative On Arts Council Of The Brazos Valley Board
Among the agenda items of the September 11th City Council Meeting, was the consideration and possible action to appoint Pattie Pederson to the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley. City Manager Jason Weeks said that since the City's addition of a … [Read more...]
Navasota Preparing For National Night Out
National Night Out is coming up on Tuesday, October 17th, and the City of Navasota is encouraging you to host a block party. The goal is to help citizens get to know their neighbors and our local law enforcement. Sarah Moon, from the Navasota … [Read more...]
TAMU Interim President Releases Recommendations Of Former President’s “Path Forward” Reorganization Plan
Texas A&M's interim president has released the recommendations of a committee that has reviewed the former president's reorganization plan that was implemented last year. Feedback is being sought on 25 topics brought up in the 32 page … [Read more...]
Task Force Created By TAMU Interim President Presents Protective Policies And Procedures For Faculty
A task force commissioned by Texas A&M's interim president is finishing its second month creating policies and procedures to protect faculty when they face allegations of poor job performance. A draft presented at last week's faculty senate … [Read more...]
George And Barbara Bush Foundation Announces Launch Of Fundraising Campaign And Commemoration
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation announces the launch of a 50 million dollar fundraising campaign and a year and a half long commemoration of the 41st President. The foundation announced their centennial campaign has raised nearly 28 million … [Read more...]
Grimes Health Resource Center Continues To Benefit Citizens
The Grimes Health Resource Center has several programs that benefit the citizens of Grimes County. Earlier this year they started a clothes closet. Lara Meece, the Director of the agency, tells us more. They also run a … [Read more...]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Found Not Guilty By A Majority Of State Senators
It took 24 hours for a majority of state senators...including all three representing the Brazos Valley...to find Ken Paxton not guilty of 16 articles of impeachment. Then the Brazos Valley senators were part of the required majority vote to … [Read more...]
Grimes County TDCJ Units Resume Visitation After Statewide Lockdown
September 6th, The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), took swift and immediate action to address a rise in dangerous contraband and drug-related homicides by implementing a systemwide lockdown and comprehensive searches. Both the O.L. … [Read more...]
Grimes County District Attorney’s Office Gets Cell Hawk Online Account
At the most recent Grimes County Commissioner's Court Meeting, Investigator John Wren with the Grimes County District Attorney's Office, talked to the court about creating a Cell Hawk Online account to be used for Cell Phone Digital Forensic … [Read more...]
Division In Congress Regarding Federal Budget Approval
Once again, there is division in Congress about getting a federal budget approved by the end of September. Senator John Cornyn told Texas reporters last Thursday that he does not expect a government shutdown. Cornyn says Democrats … [Read more...]
TAMU Corps of Cadets Continues With Regents Subcommittee
The Texas A&M system Board of Regents is not through with direct involvement in the Corps of Cadets. A&M's oldest student organization will continue to have the oversight of a regents subcommittee. Regent Randy Brooks of … [Read more...]
Elks Now Have A Lodge In Navasota
The Navasota Elks Lodge #2888 was instituted in March of this year. We had some Elks stop by the studio to share their mission of helping others. Larry Baughman talked about some the programs they offer. Darrin Van Dell … [Read more...]