Some local ham radio jocks are looking for other enthusiasts to join them this weekend; to chat in person or over the air-waves, and in times of disaster, keep the lines of communication flowing. Grimes County Amateur Radio Group (or GCARG) … [Read more...]

If you want to perform your civic duty in the November election, the Grimes County Elections Administrator says your paperwork had better be turned in real soon, like at 5pm today . Rebbeca Duff tells Navasota News you’ll have more time if you … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota wants to consult with its boss, (which, if you live here, would be you) on its budget and how it should pay for infrastructure needs. So it’s holding Two Town Hall Meetings; the first one’s tomorrow October 11th. Assistant … [Read more...]

You’ll get to try your hand at glow-in-the-dark golfing next week at the 11th Annual Bob Whitten Golf Tournament. The Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce’s Johnny McNally explains that’s because half of it will be at night. That won’t be … [Read more...]

It’s National 4H Week.  And members of the Grimes County 4H Council recently plied Commissioners Court with a 4H birthday cake, as they personally conveyed the importance of the program to them. First to speak was this year’s Grimes County 4H … [Read more...]

Explosions rocked the southern tip of Grimes County earlier this month and the Grimes County Sheriff’s Department suspects a Waller man is responsible. Department officials say, thankfully no-one was hurt in the incidents. And as a result of the … [Read more...]

It took more than three times the half hour County Commissioners had set aside this week to impose new regulations on Grimes County’s Road and Bridge Department. County Judge Ben Lehman began by restating his concerns from last week, believing the … [Read more...]

Our Boys in Blue look for their FIRST Victory of the season Thursday, as they take on the Bryan Vikings in Bryan. And if you can't make it up for the game, you can hear all the action with Tom Turbiville, beginning with the 6:45pm Pre-Game show prior … [Read more...]

  TxDoT can start acquiring land in Grimes County for the 249 Toll Road. TxDoT’s Bobby Colwell tells Navasota News the results of the just-released environmental review find no significant impact to southern Grimes. District Director of … [Read more...]

The Navasota Independent School District has committed itself to effectively tripling its deficit with the approval of next year’s budget. The District’s Ronnie Gonzalez explains, it started off with a $600,000.00 deficit and had to renegotiate … [Read more...]

Navasota residents should get ready to paying small increases in several different areas next year. City Manager Brad Stafford laid out the basic breakdown of next fiscal year’s budget to City Council this last week, reporting a 1% increase in … [Read more...]

Round up your shotgun, then bring it ‘round to the grimes county sheriff’s gun range this weekend, to help raise money for a memorial park to honor local law enforcement officers who’ve passed on. Grimes County Crime Stoppers’ Dianna Westmoreland … [Read more...]

There could well be new owners for the Gibbons Creek Electric Station, as a deal is currently in the works to sell the Texas Municipal Power Agency’s lone power plant. The TMPS’s Board of Directors met last week, where the plant’s General Manager … [Read more...]

Though Grimes County has had an Ag Extension office for a while, it has been without an agent since early last month. But that all changed last week when a new face walked into the Agency’s Navasota headquarters. Ag-Agent Eric Zimmerman says he … [Read more...]

Kevin Brady wants you to have to pass a drug test to get unemployment assistance. Last week, Grimes County’s Congressman introduced a bill allowing states to test applicants who either lost their job due to drug usage or are looking for work that … [Read more...]