A young Navasota Woman is in the Grimes County Jail on a $200,000 bond, charged in the death of her 63-year-old uncle. Navasota Police Chief Justin Leeth says the initial call came shortly after seven on Monday morning, July 31st, from Pankie … [Read more...]

City officials and staff, NISD officials and staff and concerned residents met at the Navasota Center for nearly two hours recently to discuss how best to handle issues of mutual interest.  And City Manager Brad Stafford says there’s a ton of … [Read more...]

The Public Utility Commission has just given Entergy Texas approval to construct a new power plant southeast of Grimes County.  And Entergy’s senior communications specialist says it’s about time. Since they have not built a new generating station … [Read more...]

The growing availability of cheap energy is about to cost around 70 Grimes County workers their jobs as the 30-year-old, coal-fired Gibbons Creek Power Plant reduces its operation to summer-only. Plant Manager Gary Miller says the same cost … [Read more...]

What the chamber of commerce director says is the best push for a local workforce development program Grimes County has had in a decade began earlier this month with an informational luncheon at the Navasota Center. Johnny McNally reports a total … [Read more...]

More responsibilities just landed in the lap of the Grimes County Commissioners, as its human resource manager reported the Texas Association of Counties will no longer check new county hires whose job entails them driving county vehicles. Lucy … [Read more...]

With the end of the NISD’s Summer Feeding program, what’ll the kids who depend on it do for the nearly month until school’s back open? Well there’s Anderson’s Feed + Seed, begun by Melissa Darst of Mission Reclaimed.  And thanks to a brand new … [Read more...]

Citing the need for increased education and public awareness of railroad safety, Governor Greg Abbott recently signed legislation naming July as Train Safety Awareness Month in Texas.  And Union Pacific Spokesman Jeff DeGraff couldn’t be more … [Read more...]

Grimes County’s district attorney officially notified Governor Greg Abbott’s office of his resignation this week. Tuck McLain tells Navasota News that whenever there is a vacancy in a state office in the middle of a term, it is up to the governor … [Read more...]

Grimes County’s District Attorney was unexpectedly appointed to head Grimes’ new County Court at Law.  County Judge Ben Lehman says the commissioners were persuaded by testimony from 12th District Court Judge Don Kramer. Kramer expressed the sense … [Read more...]

The new owner of Navasota’s McDonalds says there was at least one good thing that could be said for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile’s first-ever visit. David May says, the community turnout was great as far as the event sponsorship was concerned. … [Read more...]

It looks like last weekend’s annual Grimes County Gun show went quite well . . . considering . . . The Friends of Grimes County’s Dianna Westmoreland says it went better than most thought it would, estimating the attendance at the 8th annual event … [Read more...]

Once again, the County of Grimes has answered the call.  This time, it was a call from three local churches to help restock the Christian Community Service Center’s Food Pantry. And the pantry’s volunteer coordinator is extremely grateful for … [Read more...]

Grimes County’s 6th incorporated city’ll have to wait another four months to get started with city business, as Grimes County Commissioners agreed with the county election administrator this week that the election for Plantersville’s first mayor, … [Read more...]

Those who disregard load regulations on Grimes County roads are being put on notice; most recently, Commissioner David Dobyanski reported to fellow commissioners, a contractor for Centerpoint. And if the damage continues, Dobyanski said, he told … [Read more...]