A local child care center is moving to a more spacious building in the future. At last week's Navasota city Council meeting, Angela Morales of Little Rascals Child Care, was presenting a specific use permit to move her day care from 313 South … [Read more...]

Delays on Highway 6 Monday afternoon have been caused by the finding of a missing truck in the Navasota River. According to deputies, the vehicle is a pickup that is owned by a local company. Officials say they believe the truck was heading … [Read more...]

After years of hassles, and trying to nail down specifics, the city of Navasota's work with AMERESCO on the meter replacement projects, and the replacement of the city's Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, also known as the SCADA system, is … [Read more...]

Iola ISD students will have to all learn remotely this week, as a few positive COVID-19 tests have closed campuses in the district. According to the district, there were positive tests at Iola High School and elementary school. No names are going … [Read more...]

Kids at Navasota ISD start school this coming Monday, and thanks to the most recent construction as part of the bond project, students will see some changes when they step foot in the building. Superintendent Dr. Stu Musick says that the district … [Read more...]

Grimes County is getting some new voting equipment, just in time for the November elections. At the Wednesday, August 26th meeting of Commissioner's Court, Elections Administrator Lucy Ybarra presented a contract with a familiar vendor, Hart … [Read more...]

The Grimes County Commissioner's have adopted a new tax rate for next year. At the Wednesday meeting, the Commissioner's approved a new tax rate of .526933, a decrease from years past. "The previous tax rate was .530261. Therefore, the … [Read more...]

Entergy Texas, which provides electricity to customers in and around our area, has started periodic power outages due to Hurricane Laura. A news release on Thursday states this is a last resort for Entergy to prevent a more extensive and prolonged … [Read more...]

Some local mosquitoes in the Brazos Valley have tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to the Brazos County health District, mosquitoes were detected, and confirmed, to have West Nile Virus near Bryan, located in the zip code of … [Read more...]

59 new cases of COVID-19 in this week's Grimes County updates adds the total number to nearly 500 since March. According to the release, the county has had 499 total cases since the start of the pandemic. Currently, there are 234 active cases, … [Read more...]

One local coffee house has been named an award winner. According to the release on August 17th, Classic Rock Coffee Company in downtown Navasota has been recognized as a 2020 Traveler's Choice award winner for coffee/eating places. Award winners … [Read more...]

A tropical storm warning is in effect for Grimes County, and in addition, the county is now on the Governor's State of Emergency list. According to a release on Tuesday, Governor Gregg Abbott added Grimes, alongside Madison, Leon and Walker … [Read more...]

You may see some TXDOT crews in the county, working on one local, major stretch of road. "From Highway 6 to Highway 30, there is going to be some improvements being done on that highway. Mainly because...if you have been out there, you can see the … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago at Navasota City Council, the idea was floated out of potentially creating a Health District here in Grimes County. That came amid frustrations from county and city staff alike in the reporting of COVID-19 numbers from the … [Read more...]

If you are having trouble finding water amid panic buying, as storms sit in the Gulf, then C-Force has you covered this week. According to a release from C-Force yesterday (Monday), they are opening their lobby this week for anyone needing bottled … [Read more...]