At Wednesday's Meeting of Commissioner's Court, a request was made by both the Shiro VFD and Todd Mission VFD to get an advance payment from their 4th quarter stipens     The court voted to approve the payments to both the … [Read more...]

Five finalists to be Texas A&M's next provost, which is the university's chief academic officer, have completed meeting with faculty members and holding virtual gatherings. the search was limited to candidates who currently work at an A&M … [Read more...]

Entering the final month of the regular session of the Texas Legislature, among the observations from representative Kyle Kacal of College Station, is that the governor, lieutenant governor, and house speaker are not getting together at least once a … [Read more...]

Grimes County's bridge replacement projects are finally completed. Road & Bridge Engineer Harry Walker gave an update at this week's Commissioner's Court meeting     Walker said that TxDOT is still working on bridge … [Read more...]

Monday, May 1st, after a unanimous vote by the NISD Board of Trustees, it was announced that a wage increase will allow first-year teachers to earn a salary of 50 thousand dollars. Teachers that have been working for the district for over 25 years … [Read more...]

19 year old Amarion Cooper of Lexington and the Brazos County district attorney's office reached a plea agreement where Cooper will serve 45 years for the death of 23 year old Cameron Gray. The shooting took place in the parking lot of the College … [Read more...]

Navasota's Police Department has named John Shoemaker as the city's new Assistant Police Chief. Shoemaker, most recently serving as Investigator with the Navasota Police Department, will be sworn in on Monday May 8, 2023, at 3pm in the City Hall … [Read more...]

While Madison and Grimes County law enforcement is investigating burglaries and criminal trespassing, BTU has announced a suspect vehicle with a BTU logo is not a BTU vehicle. BTU's social media states that they are working to determine how someone … [Read more...]

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has ordered employees to dress "in a manner consistent with their biological gender"...which is part of a dress code that has drawn opposition from the ACLU. People who violate the dress code will be asked … [Read more...]

With all the recent growth at the Pecan Lakes Subdivision, increased traffic on Highway 105 has become a cause for concern with local residents. At Monday's City Council Meeting, Navasota City Manager Jason Weeks talked about an upcoming TxDOT … [Read more...]

The Navasota Public Library will be hosting a Read Across Texas Event on May 8th, Library Director Tiffany Byers says they were selected for a special grant this year.   Byers also said the Library will have a special book signing … [Read more...]

At the most recent Navasota Planning and Zoning meeting on April 13th, there was a lot of discussion about a zoning change application for an area off of CR 424 to change from an AG Open Space District to Pecan Lakes Estates Phase 3 Planned Unit … [Read more...]

At Monday's Navasota City Council Meeting, Public Works Director Jennifer Reyna gave an update on a few projects, starting with the fire hydrant replacements.   Next, she gave an update on the Hollister Natural Gas Regulator … [Read more...]

If you are a local business that is seeking employees or if you are a person seeking employment, then the City of Navasota and the Navasota Economic Development Corporation have a new website for you.     That was Bobbie … [Read more...]

All four state representatives serving the Brazos Valley vote for a House bill that would take away some authority of cities and counties. Representative Kyle Kacal, who represents Grimes County, said he visited with local officials before the … [Read more...]