The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is allowing in-person visitation to resume at all units in the state, which includes the Pack and Luther Units in Grimes County. According to a release from TDCJ on Wednesday, anyone on official visitation … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota is looking into some improvements to transportation for pedestrians in town. Rayna Willenbrink with the city spoke about their work with Ben Miller, a former TXDOT consultant, on their preliminary applications for the TXDOT … [Read more...]

A Walker County registered sex offender is headed to prison for 25 years, following his conviction of sexual assault of a child. According to the Walker County district attorney's office, they convicted Toussaint Rabb on March 3rd, after he … [Read more...]

A traffic stop near La Grange last Friday resulted in the seizure of 15 pounds of fentanyl and two arrests. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, that happened March 5th, when Sergeant Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt stopped a Jeep … [Read more...]

If you saw smoke to the East this weekend, that was due to a prescribed burn out in the Sam Houston National Forest. That burn pushed some thick smoke into many parts of Grimes County, but there were no reports of any fires in Grimes County … [Read more...]

A train accident involving a trailer near Plantersville resulted in no injuries on Monday morning. According to the Grimes County Sheriff's Office, that happened just before 8 am on Monday morning. He said that a tractor-trailer was on the tracks, … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota got some federal funding, following the damages and such from Winter Storm Uri a couple weeks ago. But, what did it it get used on? City manager Brad Stafford explained during the most recent Grilling Stafford episode. "I … [Read more...]

A former Grimes County sergeant has passed away. According to the Sheriff's Office on Friday, Don Sowell confirmed the passing of Harold "Bud" Trant. Sergeant Trans had served the Grimes County Sheriff's Office for numerous years as a sergeant … [Read more...]

A search warrant for stolen property Wednesday near Carlos resulted in the arrest of a local man, and recovered thousands of dollars in stolen items. According to the Grimes County Sheriff's Office, alongside detectives from Texas A&M … [Read more...]

A New Waverly man was arrested by the Grimes County Sheriff's Office on numerous charges on Wednesday night. Authorities were called around 8:30 pm Wednesday evening to a business, just north of Todd Mission on FM 1774, for reports of suspicious … [Read more...]

The missing College Station toddler, whose name was subject of a statewide Amber Alert on Thursday, has been found safely.  According to the Amber Alert Network Brazos Valley, 3 year old Adeline Welch and 30 year old Maranda Nichols were located … [Read more...]

The 8th annual Iola VFD cookoff is coming up next weekend, March 12th and 13th. Once again, they will be having their IBCA Sanctioned cookoff, their usual live and silent auctions, and much more. All of it gets started Friday night with the … [Read more...]

Following Governor Greg Abbott's announcement of easing restrictions in the state, school districts were left in the dark on what to do until Wednesday. The Texas Education Agency announced that current mask policies can stay in effect, with the … [Read more...]

Navasota Police are searching for a man who took authorities on a dirt bike chase yesterday afternoon. That happened around 1:30 pm, after report of a man weaving between traffic, nearly hitting people. The man took off when officers attempted … [Read more...]

The state’s largest and oldest electric generator, serving 17 Texas cooperatives including the Navasota Valley and Mid-South Synergy systems, has filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection. According to a news release, Waco-based “Brazos Electric … [Read more...]