Two young Bryan College Station men are still residing in the Grimes County Jail today, after spending thanksgiving there, due to a lucky break a local lawman caught last week while patrolling near Keith. Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Wagnon tells … [Read more...]

It’s time already for the Brazos Valley’s 20th annual Food For Families Holiday Food Drive, and donations from both individuals and groups from all over the county of grimes have begun flowing in. MidSouth Synergy’s Erin Hughes tells Navasota … [Read more...]

Navasota City Council’s finally come up with a new plan to direct the city’s growth over the next decade. But reaction to it from local residents has so-far been understandably underwhelming. Council unanimously passed the first reading of its … [Read more...]

A young Navasota man is residing in the Grimes County Jail today on a $23,000 bond, after Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call Monday November 9th from a woman reporting that an hispanic man claiming to be a police officer stole her car at highway … [Read more...]

There’s another feather in Navasota’s cap today. The town’s Blues Alley Mural was recently recognized as the best public improvement in the state for cities of less than 50,000 people. Mayor Bert Miller tells Navasota News the Alley beat out several … [Read more...]

It’s open enrollment season for the Affordable Healthcare Act, so those without coverage find themselves with a new wave of interest in both the law’s benefits and fines. And to help make sense of it all is the Brazos Valley Council of … [Read more...]

Despite local opposition, the company that wants to build a high speed rail-line through the County of Grimes, isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. In fact, Texas Central CEO Tim Keith tells Navasota News his company not only plans on … [Read more...]

People are not all that are roaming the halls of Anderson Shiro’s Junior-Senior High. One home-bound student roams the halls from her home with the help of a computer, and a robot, and a program called Morgan’s Angels. Students use the schools … [Read more...]

The voting booths are closed and the final count is in. And like most other Texas constituencies, Grimes County voters approved all seven of the proposed state constitutional amendments. And even though less than 13% of the county’s more than … [Read more...]

There’s a big birthday coming up.  Washington on the Brazos will be one hundred years old next year. Since its inception, it’s grown from 50 acres to around 300. And to celebrate both the centennial and that growth, it’s asking for your help. Park … [Read more...]

Navasota rattler wide receiver Tren’Davian Dickson received an extremely rare honor last week.  And while it’s not quite a one-in-a-million honor . . . It’s close. All-America Games’ Micky Weeks was the first to the mic last Thursday in the … [Read more...]

Hundreds of ghosts and goulies invaded downtown Navasota last Thursday night, thankfully with their parents, at the city’s largest-ever treats on the streets. Police Chief Justin Leeth told Navasota News the turn-out was amazing and the crowd … [Read more...]

Even though it’s been more than a year since a local energy company announced it’d be building another plant in Northern Grimes, ground has yet to be broken on a new facility designed to kick on when energy demands are high. Tenaska’s Geoff Gonka … [Read more...]

It took county commissioners less than thirty seconds of discussion last Tuesday to go ahead and lift Grimes County’s Burning Ban Immediately. Due to a request from the DA’s Office, and at no cost to the county, the court also approved a state … [Read more...]

It’s Halloween week in Navasota and the local Police Department is once again planning to join in the festivities by closing off a small pocket of downtown for the annual Treats on the Streets. Chief Justin Leeth tells Navasota News last year’s … [Read more...]