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...]

It turns out that Navasota’s newest photographer has actually been taking pictures professionally for quite awhile now; more than a quarter century, actually. Back in the '80s and '90s, Danny Stone says he did a quite a bit of photography of all … [Read more...]

After more than two decades of using performances of authentic blues music to fund scholarships for Navasota High School graduates, the Navasota Blues Fest has announced it is taking, what its press release calls "a break."  But one member of the … [Read more...]

To the delight of some Grimes residents, County Judge Ben Lehman reported some success in Texans Against High Speed Rail’s recent trek to the state capitol, specifically citing more than 20 new bills that he and his fellow lobbyists got introduced to … [Read more...]

The Grimes County Commissioners Courtroom was packed recently as both opponents and fans of Todd Mission’s Renaissance Shooting Club discussed ways to deal with matters of concern to some of the facility’s neighbors. Besides sound abatement … [Read more...]

Grimes County’s two Small Businesses of the Year will be among those honored on Wednesday, June 7th, at a multi-chamber of commerce-hosted forum in Brenham. Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce Director Johnny McNally says that not only will … [Read more...]

Unfortunately, domestic violence, sexual assault and even human trafficking doesn’t stop at the Grimes County line. But there is help, fortunately, for the women and men in Grimes who find themselves in the grips of these evil practices. It’s … [Read more...]

With the approval of Judge Ben Lehman’s Order of Special Elections, Plantersville is less than two months away from becoming the sixth incorporated city in the County of Grimes. The first thing, Lehman said, is for citizens to sign up to run for … [Read more...]

In recognition of both his academic and extracurricular excellence, the Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce announces Navasota High School Senior Leonard Abke, son of Navasota’s Leslie and Debbie Abke, has been chosen as the winner of this … [Read more...]

Though the weather was foreboding, more people turned out for Navasota’s Second First Responders Day than for the first last year, making for an event that brought a smile to the face of Navasota Police Chief Justin Leeth. There were lots of … [Read more...]