Even after a series of public comments and debate last week, Navasota City Council couldn’t decide on the changes to local brush pick up; one of which involves tying up bundles with bio-degradable string, which Beverley Hadaway complained about on … [Read more...]

With spring just weeks away, the Grimes County Agrilife Extension Service has scheduled a one-day class later this month for those who find themselves in need of a private applicator license. The Extension's Kim Hall tells Navasota News, even … [Read more...]

Hawkeye, Pierce and Trapper John; Major Frank Burns and Hotlips Houlihan; Colonel Blake, Father Mulcahey and Radar. The same characters that entertained America for years on both the big and little screen are coming to Navasota’s Sunny Furman this … [Read more...]

The deadline to obtain health insurance is looming. And if you think you can’t afford it, you might be surprised. The Robert Wood Johnson foundation has a website that can help you find out just how affordable it can be. The foundation’s Kathren … [Read more...]

A local cattle feed store is facing a dozen and a half federal charges from the Department of Labor for alleged safety violations under the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The department of Labor’s Dianna Petterson … [Read more...]

Get ready to wrap up the month by celebrating and commemorating the late President Ronald Reagan, at the Grimes County GOP’s annual, and aptly named, Reagan Dinner, Saturday night, the 28th. Grimes GOP Chairman Joe Fauth promises Navasota News, … [Read more...]

Scores of Navasota Citizens responded to a recent invitation from City leaders to let them know how they feel about the quality of life here, as council begins to craft a new master plan. Mayor Bert miller says it needs to be updated, and that the … [Read more...]

Grimes County Commissioners took the first step this week to abate taxes on 20 acres in Plantersville to lure a 170-year-old Swiss company to build its new plant there. Burckhardt Compression’s Brian Stewart told the court his company wants to … [Read more...]

A recent Plantersville public meeting showed there’s at least one thing TxDot’s proposing that local folks seem united behind; the improvements proposed to the intersection of Highway 105 and FM 1774. TxDot’s Bobby Colwell tells Navasota News, the … [Read more...]

Nearly five years since portions of the County of Grimes were devastated by the Dyer Mills fire, some significant federal funds may now be available to help pay for the after-effects. County Emergency Management Coordinator David Lilly told a … [Read more...]

The Navasota P.D. is one of only of twenty of the state’s 26-thousand law enforcement agencies awarded a three thousand dollar grant this year from the Texas Department of Transportation and the TMPA. NPD’s Lt. Justin Leeth tells Navasota News … [Read more...]

If you work at Navasota’s Texas Elwood Forge or live along County Road 123 just south-east of Iola, Grimes County’s Road and Bridge Engineer says your daily commute will get a little bit longer next (02/04-06) week. Bob Cochrane tells Navasota … [Read more...]

If Santa brought you some new shoes, or if there’s any reason you have new or gently used shoes you don’t need, why not pass them on to someone who does? That’s why the NISD’s School Health Advisory Council, working with the Dallas-based World … [Read more...]

The head of the Grimes Citizen Advisory Group says he’s gathered reinforcements in his group’s ongoing battle against Texas Central Rail, Centerpoint Energy and TxDot, regarding current proposals that have garnered the ire of many in the … [Read more...]

You may have noticed that some of our local law enforcement personnel have begun sporting body cameras. That’s because, at a time where many controversies have strained public trust in law enforcement, Grimes County’s Sheriff says he wants to get … [Read more...]