Sam Houston State University has narrowed down their list for University president. Chancellor Brian McCall announced this week that he has named Alisa White the sole finalist for the position. White is the current president of Austin Peay … [Read more...]

Organizers of an initiative, wanting to add a statue of an African American State Senator from Washington County who was instrumental in the creation of Texas A&M University, have announced they raised the necessary funds to build one. The … [Read more...]

Even though the Navasota City pool is opening for the summer months tomorrow, they will not be offering swim lessons this year, most likely. "We are opening on a shoestring. We have three lifeguards, and there are criteria we must live by on … [Read more...]

The Texas Department of State Health Services has released the most updates counts for COVID-19 cases in Grimes County. According to the press release on Monday, there have been 66 total cases in Grimes County, with 29 in Navasota. There are 38 … [Read more...]

Sale totals from the 2020 Grimes County Fair are in. According to a Facebook post late last week, the Grimes County Fair page said they were ecstatic to announce sale totals, including add-ons, of $597,410 While many of the Fair events were not … [Read more...]

The Grimes County sheriff's Office has announced the death of a long-time member of the department. According to a Facebook post on Sunday night, the Grimes County Sheriff's Don Sowell posted that Sgt. Jim Adkins passed away in Navasota at his … [Read more...]

The Gibbions Creek Power Plant in Grimes County, which closed in 2018 after 35 years of operation, still sits amid sale negotiations. During a recent board meeting for Bryan Texas utilities, which is one of four cities with the Texas Municipal … [Read more...]

The Walker County Courthouse has cleaned up one of its landmarks, a Confederate monument, after it was vandalized on Tuesday night. The Huntsville Item was first to report that the statue was defaced with black spray paint by a small group of … [Read more...]

Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed 6 new cases of COVID-19 in Grimes County, with 5 of them being in the Navasota City Limits. According to the press release, the first patient is a male in his 50s, who is not hospitalized. … [Read more...]

A special, new surprise is coming to the 4th of July Freedom Festival in Navasota this year. Madison Brooks, the city's marketing and communications coordinator, said in a press release Tuesday there will be fireworks for the first ever Freedom … [Read more...]

The recent power outage this weekend in Navasota frustrated a few people, as the heat kicks in this summer. Victor Enmon from Entergy Texas, speaking at Monday's city council meeting, explained what happened on Saturday. And, as he explains, it … [Read more...]

The Texas City Management Association has elected Navasota's own Brad Stafford as its new president. According to he press release, he will be the 97th president of TCMA, and is the second City Manager from Navasota elected to the position. The … [Read more...]

Construction work on phase two of the bond projects at Navasota ISD are coming right along, as the summer months approach. Stephen Barry, from Barry and Clay, talked about one of the big finishes they got done at the high school, during the most … [Read more...]

One week ago, the City of Navasota was looking for lifeguards, as they did not have enough to open the city pool for the summer. Just a short seven days later, and the city pool may be ready for action this summer. "We actually have enough … [Read more...]

Iola ISD has their graduation ceremony set for the 2020 senior class. In a letter to the district last week, superintendent Scott Martindale said the original date of June 27th is now pushed for this Saturday, June 6th at 8 pm. Iola high School … [Read more...]