An Iola man is in jail on numerous charges after allegedly punching the windshield in his girlfriends car, and threatening to burn their home down. The Brazos County Sheriff's Office was called to the 5000 block of Sagewood Drive in College … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota has lit the fire under going after numerous grant opportunities for city wide improvements. City Grand Coordinator Evette Fannin recently spoke at city council about hiring Public Management as the Grant Administrator, for … [Read more...]

Iola ISD Robotics is celebrating another good showing at the state finals. The group finished 6th in their division for robot performance out of 72 teams, and placed 25th with their robot. All in all, they fell in the semi-final match. They say … [Read more...]

A car observed going almost 150 miles per hour near Grimes County lands a Magnolia man in jail on DWI charges. Magnolia Police stopped the car travelling on FM 1488 near Mill Creek Road, which had been tagged by radar as going 146 miles per hour. … [Read more...]

The Texas Department of Transportation has started a series of virtual meetings to collect public comment about public transit service for the disabled and for senior citizens. "This is the opportunity for everyone to let us know what kind of … [Read more...]

A teen is recovering from a gunshot wound, according to the Grimes County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say that the home near Plantersville on Thursday evening was determined to have had two teenage brothers playing with a gun, when one was … [Read more...]

One lucky Brenham resident is now a millionaire after winning the lottery. The winning $1 million ticket in the Texas Lottery scratch ticket game "500X" was purchased at the AM PM Express right on Main Street inn town. This was the third of … [Read more...]

A crash near Plantersville yesterday afternoon killed one person. That's according to Texas DPS, who says it happened around 4 pm at County Road 204 and Highway 105. A Lexus travelling southbound on CR 204 failed to yield the right of way, and … [Read more...]

A Navasota man was sentenced to just over a year in prison this week after possessing cocaine, and being tasered by officers earlier this year. The Grimes County jury took 5 minutes to find 36 year old Deon Rush of Navasota guilty of the May 21st … [Read more...]

Alcohol services, plus internet services, are set for the next two years of the Texas Birthday Bash. Bobbie Ullrich, the City of Navasota Marketing and Communication Coordinator, updated council at the most recent meeting. They put out a Request … [Read more...]

Two weeks remain in the Salvation Army's Angel Tree children's gift drive. "A big cry for a need for people to adopt angels," said Commanding officer Andrea Israel More than one thousand children have yet to be adopted. "That means there are … [Read more...]

Your chance to honor local veterans who have passed away is back this holiday season with Wreaths Across America. "December 17th at 11 am, we will be pushing out a brochure on that...it is a great event to honor local veterans in our local … [Read more...]

A reminder from Navasota ISD: if you want to nominate a child for Gifted and Talented testing this year, Thursday will give a chance to learn how to do so. Join the district at the NISD administration building from 5:30 to 6:30 pm Thursday, … [Read more...]

A Dallas area teen was arrested by Navasota Police last weekend when a traffic stop yielded multiple drugs. NPD stopped the car in the 2200 block of North La Salle on Sunday night, and immediately smelled marijuana. Inside the vehicle, officers … [Read more...]

Entergy Texas has announced plans to build a new, advance power station in East Texas. They say the Public Utility Commission approved their proposal for the Orange County Advanced Power Station, which will be a 1,215 mega-watt combined cycle … [Read more...]