With complaints of slipping and tripping on the newly Streetscaped downtown Navasota fresh on their minds this week, City Council members discussed a creative way to get the city’s pedestrians to look where they’re walking. City Manager Brad … [Read more...]

Our mosquito season just ramped up from nuisance to possible health hazard with reports from the Grimes St. Joseph Health Center of a few local animals testing positive for the west nile virus. St. Joes’ Debbie Griffith gives Navasota News a … [Read more...]

It’s that time of the decade again where Bedias residents both former and current congregate, socialize and most of all have fun at the once-every-5-year Bedias Homecoming and Alligator Festival. Bedias Mayor Mackie Bobo tells Navasota News, this … [Read more...]

After seven successful years of intervention on behalf of the County of Grimes’ youngest, CASA of the Brazos Valley’s Voices for Children finally has a home of its own right here in Navasota. Casa’s Leanna Lowey tells Navasota News that their … [Read more...]

Repairs begin in earnest this week on the almost $1.5 million damages to Grimes County roads from the recent rain and floods. And with nine culverts assessed in desperate need of repair, a cadre of road crews will be knocking a third of them off that … [Read more...]

No question about it: Grimes took a hard hit from the past two weeks of bad weather, but the Emergency Management Coordinator insists the county has shown itself to be quite resilient and is recovering quickly, with only one road reported still … [Read more...]

Navasota High School students in need of a second chance on their End-of-Course-Exams can get some extra tutoring starting this week, thanks to the school’s boot camp program. Associate Principal Christy Ramsey tells Navasota News those exams, and … [Read more...]

A Millican man is awaiting transfer to prison after a Grimes County jury found him guilty of selling a little more than an ounce of meth to undercover officers. District Attorney Tuck McLane tells Navasota News, his office, the DEA, ATF and the … [Read more...]

After the first Navasota School Board meeting following voters’ sound rejection of two incumbent members, Superintendent Rory Gesch tells Navasota News, it appears to him both freshly-minted members Greg Mock and Jennifer Ramirez are raring to go, … [Read more...]

Needy Grimes County residents can now get tested for the 2nd most prevalent deadly cancer in America, thanks to a new health grant that the Texas A&M Health Science Center received. The center’s Janet Heldoozer tells Navasota News, while … [Read more...]

One of the downsides in Grimes County’s recent growth is the increase in property taxes as property values increase, as many found out as the County Appraisal District’s notices arrived in early May. Chief Appraiser Bill Sullivan tells Navasota … [Read more...]

Lawyers, transmission lines and money. That’s on the mind of many Grimes County residents, as the fight against Centerpoint Energy continues, albeit quietly. But the Concerned Citizen’s Property Owner Alliance’s Nancy Perry wants to turn up the … [Read more...]

An impressive number of Navasota voters showed their disdain for the current school board last weekend, soundly voting both incumbents out of office. Grimes County Election Administrator Rebecca Duff reports Greg Mock won the trustee six position … [Read more...]

Navasota City Council gave tentative approval in it April 17th session to a brand new type of recycling facility here, called an anaerobic digester. Eco Fuels Jeff Floyd told council they came here because the B/CS, Navasota and Brenham area is … [Read more...]

Around a hundred and fifty concerned residents gathered at the Expo Center Last week, April 28th to hear from a number of community leaders, united in their opposition to the high speed rail project proposed to be built through the county of … [Read more...]