Students in the Navasota Independent School District can get more than just a free morning meal this week as the district joins with others across the country for National Breakfast Week. The District’s Wyvtta Franklin tells Navasota News, all the … [Read more...]

The voters of Grimes County have spoken, and, as Democratic Chair James Harris and Republican Chair Joe Fauth posted outside the County Clerk’s Office in Anderson last Tuesday, March 1st, Sheriff Don Sowell survived his primary challenger, Shawn … [Read more...]

More Navasota High School students are on their way to college. NISD College and Career Readiness Councilor Michelle Vacante reports more than half of this year’s graduating class, have already gotten the thumbs-up from places of higher education in … [Read more...]

Scores of Grimes County residents fighting against Texas Central Partners (T.C.P.) proposed land grab have gained yet another ally, as the Texas A&M University student senate has joined in the battle against this use of imminent domain. Both … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota is now the home of one less Boy Scout troop. The former troop 249 was sponsored by Navasota’s Trinity Lutheran Church for half a decade. But there’s one new Scouting rule that both Scout and Church leaders agree was primarily … [Read more...]

Northern Grimes County residents are one step closer to having a place to buy and sell their own local produce thanks to one Bedias Business owner. Kyle Zulch tells Navasota News he’s spoken with a few local producers and they seem … [Read more...]

Four members of Navasota’s former Boy Scout Troop 249 recently ascended to the scout’s highest rank. And in celebration of their dedication, they were honored with an Eagle Scout ceremony at City Council’s first meeting this month. But to attain … [Read more...]

Despite leading the Navasota Ratters to winning the state championship . . . Twice . . . The NISD School Board decided not to extend Head Coach Lee Fedora’s contract Monday night February 15th. NISD Superintendent Rory Gesh tells Navasota News … [Read more...]

Among other topics, the most recent meeting of the Iola High School Parent Teacher Organization discussed the latest drug trends and their legal implications for our kids. The local Ag Extension’s Bobby Brooks tells Navasota News, today’s students … [Read more...]

While there’s no evidence of the dreaded Zika virus in the County of Grimes to date, the City of Navasota wants to encourage its citizens to protect themselves from whichever of the 85 different kinds of mosquitoes are here by surveying their … [Read more...]

There was much relief felt in City Council Chambers last week at City Manager Brad Stafford’s news that the city’s federal grant applications won’t be in jeopardy any more due to unfinished county paperwork. This was especially welcome news as … [Read more...]

As schools around the state find themselves having to tighten their budgets, educators at both the Bizzell Academy and Navasota High School are giving thanks to the Navasota Education Foundation today for gifting them a total of $12,000 in new … [Read more...]

More than two dozen of the county’s best spellers went head-to-head in Brule Auditorium last Thursday night at the first ever Grimes County Spelling Bee.  And after an hour of competition, two of the County Judge’s offspring came out on top. Third … [Read more...]

The City of Navasota is a century and a half old this year, so city staff is looking to residents for their historical memorabilia from days gone by, to be put on display during this October’s 150th birthday celebration. The City’s Sarah Korpita … [Read more...]

With Valentines Day less than a week away now, a familiar Plantersville youth is once again looking for your help in giving the county’s senior residents a gift to literally hold on to. For almost a decade, 17-year-old Jodylynn Marrs has been the … [Read more...]