The Blinn College board of trustees began Tuesday night's monthly meeting by swearing in a new member. The board named educator Rebecca Ehlert to fill the remainder of a term that expires next May. Ehlert is a Blinn and Brenham High graduate who … [Read more...]

With about 2 weeks gone since the Election, the final returns have been canvassed in Grimes County, and it was a record turnout. Speaking during the special meeting for Commissioner's Court last Friday, Elections Administrator Lucy Ybarra said the … [Read more...]

CHI St. Joseph Health has received a large grant from the Department of State Health Services for increased COVID-19 testing. According to a release from CHI on Tuesday, DSHS has awarded CHI an $8.6 million dollar grant, which will allow them to … [Read more...]

Another weekly COVID-19 update from Grimes County sees an increase in cases and two death added to the running toll. According to the press release sent on Monday, the county saw an increase of 26 cases from last week's update, which puts the … [Read more...]

The Miller Insurance Agency in Navasota has been recognized for exceptional performance. According to a press release sent on Friday, Miller Insurance was recognized by Safeco Insurance as a Safeco Elite Agent based upon outstanding performance … [Read more...]

A multi-county high speed chase this weekend ended with the arrest of a Washington County man. According to Texas DPS, they attempted stopping a vehicle on Highway 6 Saturday for having no license plate on the front of the vehicle. That is when … [Read more...]

A single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle near Richards resulted in the death of a Houston man this weekend. According to a release from Texas DPS, that crash happened on Sunday around 3:45 pm. The preliminary report says that a 2011 Ducati … [Read more...]

A Navasota 8th grader has won two state karate championships. According to a release from Master Benjamin Mendez, of KickStart Kids in Navasota, 8th grader Grace Mendez competed in the Texas Karate Organization (TKO) State Karate Championships … [Read more...]

A Sunday fire, sparked by a trash fire, near the Grimes County line burned more than 100 acres of land. According to authorities, that occurred after a burn ban violation early Sunday in western Walker County, and burned near Wesley Grove Road and … [Read more...]

After a special meeting of Commissioner's Curt on Friday, the Burn Ban in Grimes County remains lifted. David Lilly, the emergency management coordinator for the county, spoke on the item at Friday's meeting. He says he canvassed all 8 fire chiefs … [Read more...]

One local first responder is celebrating a special anniversary with the city. "Jason Katkoski, he has 25 years of service. I told him this morning, that is where the gray in his beard game from, was 25 years of that," City Manager Brad Stafford … [Read more...]

Gears have finally gotten moving on a potential interconnecting trail project in Navasota. It was mentioned during a recent episode of Grilling Stafford, but there was a formal presentation of it by intern Abigail Ledbetter to the City Council on … [Read more...]

Grimes County sees a small spike in COVID-19 cases in the weekly update. According to the most recent numbers, the county has seen an increase of 38 cases from last week, one of the larger spike in recent weeks. In total the county has seen 721 … [Read more...]

The 8th annual Bob Whitten Memorial Golf Tournament was another fun time, and great success! Speaking with Johnny McNally, the executive director the the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce, he said their events back on October 30th was met … [Read more...]

A couple of weeks after the 2012 Navasota Rattlers were named a top 100 team of all time in Texas, and a vote ensued to make them a top 10 team of all time, there is now a vote open for another prominent Navasota athlete to be enshrined as an all … [Read more...]