A week before this year’s Rattler Graduates received their diplomas at Texas A&M  Friday May 27th, one of them was whisked away to fulfill his dying mother’s wish to watch him graduate. After the school board’s Valerie Jefferson became aware … [Read more...]

If you live up in the north end of the county, or wouldn’t mind driving there to save a life or two, Grimes County’s Emergency Management Coordinator wants to talk to you about a series of Community Emergency Response Team classes coming up July … [Read more...]

The search for Anderson Shiro Consolidated ISD’s new superintendent is all but complete. At a recent special school board meeting, the trustees tapped Scott Beene as the lone finalist for the position. A district official tells Navasota News … [Read more...]

Navasota High School’s aspiring artists, directors and photographers will be celebrating their imaginative sides this evening at Millers Theater for the Third Annual Film & Photo Art Gallery. Audio, Visual & Photography Teacher Erica … [Read more...]

With just a click of your mouse each day through the end of the month, you can help a 15-year-old, wheelchair-bound form Plantersville girl access her world in ways otherwise unobtainable. Little Katie Pivonka’s Mom says she recently entered her … [Read more...]

Following a hard-fought triple-header against the Silsbee Tigers, Navasota High School’s Boys of Summer fell slightly short of their pursuit of a state title, bringing home a still-none-too-shabby 2nd place in the district competition. Their coach … [Read more...]

And now, Entergy wants to take more Grimes County land for a new power line heading east from its Tenaska Substation over to the Willis area to its Lewis Creek facility near Lake Conroe. Entergy’s Gary McClanahan told commissioners this week the … [Read more...]

It’s suddenly become less expensive to live in, or have a business here in Navasota, because the city has finally achieved its long-sought-after improved safety rating of 3. Fire Chief Jason Katkoski tells Navasota News the International … [Read more...]

Navasota High School’s former Offensive Coordinator just donned a pair of Owl’s wings as he begins rebuilding the Anderson-Shiro High School Football program. Anderson-Shiro’s new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Shawn Witherwax says that … [Read more...]

Despite the recent weather, an Air Force veteran began walking north from Navasota mid-April, (that’s right, I said walking), continuing his extraordinary 628 mile memorial march in honor of both his comrades-in-arms and all who suffer from … [Read more...]

Unlike another Texas County recently informed by the State Attorney General their ban on concealed carry weapons in the entire courthouse was unlawful, neither city of Navasota nor Grimes County Officials think they have anything to worry … [Read more...]

A Navasota teacher is back in the classroom today, after recently being cleared of allegations of improper conduct. The Navasota Independent School District Superintendent explains the claims were explored just before spring break, after some … [Read more...]

As the shadow of Texas Central Partner’s eminent domain claims hang over the County of Grimes, county officials continue to fight the bullet train’s threat to residents’ peace and tranquility. For example, Grimes County Judge Ben Leman recently … [Read more...]

The Grimes County Jail is the new home of a young Houston man charged with murdering a young Conroe man here last week.  Just transferred following his arrest in Houston, 19-year-old Tyrus Jamond Peters’ bond has been set at a million … [Read more...]

Look for our local Rattlers Convenience Stores to undergo a name change as the company undergoes a change of ownership. Currently, the Navasota-based chain is a branch of Kolkhorst Petroleum, and the company CEO thinks now is a good time for him to … [Read more...]