The excitement is growing in northern Grimes, as the grand opening of the first medical clinic to come to Bedias in anyone’s memory is just weeks away.  it’s the BIS (for Bedias, Iola and Shiro) Community Clinic.  And the driving force behind it says … [Read more...]

Even though the Fourth of July is on a Tuesday this year, the City of Navasota’s annual Independence Day Celebration will go on as in years past. The city’s Casey Ellis says the parade steps-off at 10 at Prosperity Bank, traveling east down … [Read more...]

Grimes County Commissioner Gary Husfeld, who recommended the architect the county just employed to design new county facilities, says Grimes has known this was coming for the last four years. Besides having county employees in several different … [Read more...]

Although Brenham’s recent multi-county Small Business Forum was only the second one involving Grimes County, the director of the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce seems happy with the turnout. Of the approximately 150 people in … [Read more...]

Thanks to excellent community support, the coordinator of the recent third annual Guns 'N' Hoses Blood Drive says it went well, unless, that is, you happen to be a local firefighter, who were not able to make it a “three-peet.” Event Organizer … [Read more...]

Even if there’s no real emergency right now, Grimes County’s emergency personnel are planning for one.; like the recent exercise at the Tenaska Power Plant. Shiro Volunteer Fire Chief Dan Sharron says they conducted a drill on a car fire adjacent … [Read more...]

You’re not the only one who can save money on outstanding debt by refinancing at a lower rate.  So can the City of Navasota.  That’s what an analyst for U.S. Capital Advisors recently told City Council. Jim Gilley, Jr. reported his company … [Read more...]

There’s still lots of damage here in the County of Grimes from the disasterous flooding of May 2015, and as the county’s emergency management coordinator recently told commissioners, more disaster recovery dollars are possibly available through … [Read more...]

A 27-year-old Navasota man has been sentenced to spend the next four and a half years in prison by a Brazos County Jury. Earlier in the same week, the same jury had determined that Antron Jaquin Harris was guilty of Evading Arrest or Detention … [Read more...]

Even though Monday is Juneteenth, Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site won’t be celebrating the news of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching Texas til this Saturday. But Park Ranger Jon Failor assures Navasota News they’ll really be … [Read more...]

School may be out, but Navasota’s KickStart Kids continue to train daily, allowing them to compete at, and bring medals home from another four competitions here in Texas and another in New Nampshire. Starting-off, Master Ben Mendez says, was … [Read more...]

Because there’s a lot of folks here in the County of Grimes in need, the volunteer director of Navasota’s Christian Community Services Center says she’s concerned about some of the budget changes the federal government is proposing next year. Pat … [Read more...]

If you’ve been noticing that that lately your family’s income just doesn’t seem to be able to keep with your family’s outgo, listen up. If you are in the right circumstances and you act quickly, there just may be federal grants available to help you … [Read more...]

It’s the start of the 2017 Hurricane Season.  And Grimes County’s emergency management coordinator says the forecast from the National Weather Service is rather daunting. The total number of named storms this season, David Lilly reports, are … [Read more...]

For the seventh year in a row, Navasota’s Miller Insurance Agency has been recognized for having the utmost standards of excellence by being awarded the Five Star Home and Auto Insurance Professional Award once again. And since Five Star … [Read more...]