There’s a fellow in Brenham who says he’ll travel as far as he needs to and go as far as he wants to, to repair damaged gravestones.  Especially older ones, because he thinks they tell great stories in a lot of cases. He’s recently retired school … [Read more...]

Grimes County may shortly be the home of yet another city. but although the County Judge’s approval of Plantersville area residents’ petition to incorporate places it on the ballot this coming spring, Ben Lehman says he really had little discretion … [Read more...]

The County of Grimes is one giant step nearer to having a new Road and Bridge Engineer today, as County Commissioners unanimously offerered the job to the only one of the three finalists who actually lives here. Not only does Harry Walker live … [Read more...]

It’s official.  Citizens in the County of Grimes will get to continue casting their ballots at any voting precinct in the county, thanks to a letter from Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, read during the latest Commissioners Court session by … [Read more...]

The Texas Department of Transportation recently showed-off the fix it’s come up with for the trecherous intersection of FM-2 and State Highway 6 in Navasota.  and TxDOT’s Bobby Colwell says everyone seemed to like what they’ve come up with. FM-2 … [Read more...]

There’s a couple of new, four-legged deputies at the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office these days.  And, thanks to some good-hearted folks in the King Oaks Subdivision, they will soon have the same protective body armor as their two-legged … [Read more...]

  An argument with an elderly Stoneham man over his being drunk may have cost his common law wife her life. Grimes County Sheriff’s Investigator Kindale Pittman reports deputies and Precinct Two Constable Blake Jarvis were dispatched to a … [Read more...]

Two Navasota High School teachers are back in the classroom today after being suspended for drug-related offenses. NISD Superintendent Dr. Stu Musick confirmed to Navasota news the arrest first of Ashley Craft, and later of Charles Foster, both for … [Read more...]

Navasota’s old Sunny Furman Theatre is sporting a brand new, animated, marquee sign these days, and at least one city councilman thinks it’s far too new for its surroundings. Councilman Jeff Horn told City Council we're talking about Navasota's … [Read more...]

Although Texas Central Partner President Tim Keith claims his Options Program has had great results in obtaining options on more than 50 percent of the land it needs through Grimes for its planned high-speed rail, County Judge Ben Lehman doesn’t buy … [Read more...]

Navasota’s 5th annual Texas Birthday Bash is right around the corner, and preparations for the city’s celebration of Texas independence are underway. There'll be two days of free concerts, pony rides, a petting zoo, a mechanical bull, food from … [Read more...]

Someone in the Bedias area apparently decided to use Mid-South Synergy’s Solar Panel Farm for target practice late last month, and the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in catching them. A total of 50 panels, with a total value of … [Read more...]

Seven smiling KickStart kids returned home to Navasota with awards from two recent tournaments, one of which was quite far away. One of our Blackbelts medaled in seven different adult divisions in one of the premier Marshall Arts tournament in the … [Read more...]

The 101st annual Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet is Thursday evening the 23rd at beautiful Camp Allen.  But, as Chamber Director Johnny McNally admits, it hasn’t always been known by that name. He says he knows that in … [Read more...]

The County of Grimes is one step closer to having a new Road and Bridge Administrator, following a four-hour marathon commissioners recently held behind closed doors, initially interviewing seven hopefuls, and eventually discarding four. Grimes … [Read more...]