Early voting numbers continue to roll in across the country, and Grimes County has seen one of its best years in recent memory turnout wise. County elections administrator Lucy Ybarra said that the record turnout began on day one of the early … [Read more...]

A speed limit change is coming to one Grimes County road. According to the TXDOT Bryan District Office, the speed limit on Highway 30, between the Brazos County line and Carlos, will be reduced from 70 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour. The … [Read more...]

A shooting at the Texas Renaissance Festival campgrounds early Sunday morning killed a 19 year old woman. According to the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 2:40 am Sunday to Row 5 of the campgrounds for a disturbance. Upon … [Read more...]

Grimes County is joining Texans Against High Speed Rail, affected landowners, and other impacted organizations and counties, as a plaintiff in a federal court lawsuit to challenge the Federal Railroad Administration's issuance of a final … [Read more...]

Navasota ISD is getting to add in some air purifiers to the classrooms, and more, thanks to assistance from the Coronavirus Relief Fund in Grimes County. According to the district, the maintenance team has been installing them this week in the … [Read more...]

Congressman Kevin Brady, who represents Grimes County, has announced a new District Director for his camp. According to a release on Tuesday, Kevin Brady announced Conroe native Brandon Steinnman will take over the position for Heather Washburn, … [Read more...]

The Grimes County Sheriff's Office has announced they are holding a blood drive next week. That will be happening Friday, October 30th, from 1 pm to 5:30 pm at the Lion's Club Building in Navasota. The Office says that they will provide free … [Read more...]

There were two new deaths added in the weekly Grimes County COVID-19 update, as the county adds 30 new cases to the running total. In the news release sent out Tuesday, the county's total number of cases since March 2020 is at 661, which is an … [Read more...]

Starting today, October 20th, all Navasota ISD students must be in the classroom for in-person instruction, as the school board voted to discontinue the online option last week. Many families told their stories to the board, and expressed their … [Read more...]

We are about one week into early voting across Texas, and turnouts have been sky high across the state, and country. That has been no different for Grimes County, according to City Manager of Navasota Brad Stafford. "I have heard we have had a … [Read more...]

A Hempstead couple was killed on Sunday after a crash on Highway 290. According to Texas DPS, a Ford Escape was travelling east on Highway 290, and tried turning on FM 1736, between Hempstead and Brenham. The Ford Escape did not have the right … [Read more...]

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has announced that CommonSpirit Health intends to leave their network effective December 16th. According to the news release, this would effect customers here in Grimes County, and in a few adjacent counties as … [Read more...]

Two years in the making, and the City of Navasota's meter replacement project, and replacement of the SCADA system, are 100% entirely finished. Representatives gave a final report at a city council meeting a few weeks back, but City Manager Brad … [Read more...]

Bars are back open in some places across Texas, and that includes Grimes County. Governor Gregg Abbott gave counties the option to opt-in to letting bars open to 50% capacity this week, should they meet his qualifications, which was COVID … [Read more...]

A man from Anderson has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Federal Kubota Sidekick Sweepstakes. According to a press release sent on Tuesday, following three and a half months, and over 33,000 entries nation-wide, Chon Martinez of Anderson … [Read more...]