On Thursday August 31st around 4 PM, Navasota Police Officers responded to a business (McDonald's) in the 8700 block of Hwy 6 for a report of a physical disturbance. According to an NPD Press Release, an officer arrived on scene and attempted to … [Read more...]

A total of 774 bills and individual sections from 19 additional bills have become law as of September 1st after the 88th Texas Legislative Sessions. According to The Texas State Law Library, a number of laws have already gone into effect or are … [Read more...]

During Monday's Navasota City Council meeting, Graduate Civil Engineer, Jon McKay, gave a few project updates, starting with road maintenance, the fire hydrant replacement and the airport utilities.     McKay also talked about … [Read more...]

City Council spoke about the August 23rd initiation of Stage 1, Mild Water Shortage Conditions, under the City's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan. Public Works Director Jennifer Reyna, gave an update     It … [Read more...]

In order to accommodate the system updates, all driver license offices across the state, along with the Customer Service Center will be closed on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. No driver license services will be available at any of the offices during this … [Read more...]

Four students at Navasota High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students' hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The academic honors for … [Read more...]

The Navasota Rattlers didn't win their season opener against Navarro on Friday August 25th, but one of the plays has become a social media viral video with over 800k views on Instagram alone. A pass, intended for a Rattler wide receiver, was … [Read more...]

With the November elections on the horizon, Grimes County Elections Administrator Rachel Walker says even though there are no local races, the amendments that on the ballot are very important.     Walker gave us the deadlines … [Read more...]

According to a press release from the Grimes County Sheriff's Office on August 28, 2023. The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office, Grimes County District Attorney’s Office, and the Texas Rangers are investigating the apparent fatal shooting of a man at … [Read more...]

Former Navasota City Manager, Brad Stafford, who was Navasota's longest-serving City Manager of 15 years, before retiring in October of 2021 to work in the private sector, has decided to take on another municipal role. Stafford has over 30 years … [Read more...]

According to a press release from the Grimes County District Attorney's Office, on June 21st of this year Navasota PD located a stolen vehicle at R&R Auto Repair in Navasota. During a search of that business, along with ATF, DPS and a Bryan PD … [Read more...]

The Texas Department of Public Safety says license renewal applications can not be processed. A DPS news release says unidentified issues that began on Wednesday apply to both office locations and online. DPS says to check their Facebook page for … [Read more...]

The operator of most of the Texas power grid is again calling on conserving electricity. Thursday's appeal from ERCOT includes a high potential to enter emergency operations. That is due to less electricity being produced by wind power combined with … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota is currently experiencing a high demand on all water systems due to extreme heat conditions and lack of rainfall. Effective Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the City of Navasota is initiating Stage 1, Mild Water Shortage Conditions … [Read more...]

At last Wednesday's meeting of Commissioner's Court, Chief Martha Smith from the Grimes County Sheriff's Office talked about a Memorandum of Understanding between Kinney County Texas Sheriff, Brad Coe, and Grimes County Sheriff, Don Sowell. Chief … [Read more...]