More new cases were added in the weekly Grimes County COVID-19 update, as active cases continue to drop. According to the release sent on Tuesday, the county is now at 1,092 total cases since March 2020, up 49 from last week. Of those, 571 cases … [Read more...]

The 7th annual Kiwanis Club Chili Cookoff is coming up February 20th in Grimes County. And once again, they are inviting out everyone who wants to see how their recipe stacks up against the rest! "We are going to be sanctioned by Chili … [Read more...]

Everyone in Grimes County supports each other, but that was taken to another level this last weekend, as community members came together to begin putting together something special for one local resident. At the last Navasota City Council meeting, … [Read more...]

An overturned 18 wheeler carrying lumber near Singleton caused delays for a few hours. According to the Grimes County Sheriff's Office, as first reported by the Examiner, that incident happened close to 11 am Monday, on Highway 90 at FM … [Read more...]

One local power generator is sponsoring scholarships for any Grimes County students graduating this year. Tenaska Frontier Partners, owner of Tenaska Frontier Generating Station near the Shiro community, has announced their sponsoring of academic … [Read more...]

The Gibbons Creek Power Plant in Grimes County is one vote away from being sold to a private company. At the Bryan City Council meeting on Tuesday night, they approved the sale of the coal-fired plant to a Kentucky company, which does not plan to … [Read more...]

A south Texas man, with warrants out of Grimes County, is being held in the Brazos County jail on charges of stealing three trailers from Bryan and College Station last summer. That man is identified by Bryan PD and College Station PD arrest … [Read more...]

Newly-elected Grimes County treasurer Jim-Bob Trant has passed away. According to the Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth, Trant was hospitalized on Tuesday, and passed away shortly after, around 9:50 am that morning. No further details were made … [Read more...]

Highway 105 at the Brazos River was closed for a couple of hours on Tuesday for a car that was submerged in water below the bridge. According to the TXDOT Bryan District Office, that happened around 2:30 pm on Highway 105, right at the Brazos and … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota has selected an alcohol vendor for the Texas Birthday Bash for this year. At Monday night's council meeting, the city considered proposals from three services, 7D Ranch, Laura's Bartending Service, and Rail & Raye … [Read more...]

After a week with no update, the latest COVID-19 report for Grimes County adds just under 100 cases and two new deaths from the last report. According to the release sent Monday afternoon, the county has seen a total of 1,143 cases since March … [Read more...]

The COVID vaccine has been out for a couple of weeks, but where can those who fall under the first round of vaccine qualification go to receive it? County Judge Joe Fauth, speaking at the January 6th meeting of Commissioner's Court, said that the … [Read more...]

A large truck hitting a few light poles on Friday afternoon caused a power outage in Navasota. That happened around 2 pm or so Friday, when that truck caught the lines on Washington Avenue, near Arlan’s Market. The incident caused power outages … [Read more...]

With all of the snow yesterday, schools across the county are closed today. Navasota ISD, Anderson-Shiro CISD, Iola ISD, and Richards ISD all announced closures for Monday, for the snow that fell. No reports of damage or injuries have comes … [Read more...]

Numerous events have been held in years past, allowing shoppers in Downtown Navasota to "sip and shop," while enjoying alcohol downtown. On just usual days, however, that is not allowed. But, there might be a change to that rule coming … [Read more...]