It was a hundred years ago Thursday, April 6th, 1917 that the First World War began.  But members of the local Daughters of the American Revolution ran into some trouble about a month ago when they tried to commemorate it. What they set out to do … [Read more...]

How can you have your picture-perfect Grimes County country home, turned into a nightmare?  Well, as nearly 20 Todd Mission residents told Grimes County Commissioners, you open a shooting range next door. Each told a story more heart-wrenching … [Read more...]

It took a Grimes County jury less than a half hour to find a Navasota man guilty of two robberies in Navasota last Easter Weekend; and then less than an hour later to sentence 47-year-old Kevin Wayne Sauls to four life sentences. Sauls was … [Read more...]

The Second Annual CHI-St. Joseph Health Foundation’s Gran Fondo took place under picture perfect weather recently, and the event director tells Navasota News it went “very well.” Donovan French, CHI-St. Joseph's Vice President of Strategy and … [Read more...]

A licensed family nurse practitioner and her husband recently returned to live in the northern Grimes area where he grew up hunting along the Navasota River with his dad. It was just such a beautiful land and soil, and he wanted to garden, … [Read more...]

Instead of the conducting the traditional Easter Sunrise Service at Rattler Stadium this year, the Grimes County Ministers Fellowship is teaming-up with an Ohio ministry, to bring what’s hoped to be a life-changing drama to Navasota this … [Read more...]

Around 250 Texas residents descended on the state capitol earlier this month in a Texans Against High-Speed Rail-funded effort to oppose Texas Central Rail’s proposed bullet train. There were four buses in all, said Grimes County Precinct Two … [Read more...]

It was standing-room-only at the Navasota Center, as the community came together to say good-bye to Marvin Longabaugh. Fellow Kiwanian Richard Grimes began what wound-up being more than two hours of spontaneous tribute to the originator of, among … [Read more...]

Not only is selling Navasota as a desirable location for new merchants and industry one of City Manager Brad Stafford’s primary jobs, due to the way the area is growing, he says it’s also becoming one of his easiest. Because of our location, … [Read more...]

In its ongoing quest for equitable pay for Grimes County employees, Commissioners held another marathon session, guided by the chair of the salary and compensation committee who observed some of the positions were well off-base, on the low … [Read more...]

If you’re 12 or older, you’re invited to enjoy some 3-on-3 basketball action for a good cause Saturday, April 1st, at Navasota’s 1st Baptist Church. Youth Minister Joe Lane says there are brackets for both boys and girls of all ages to sign-up in, … [Read more...]

A 19-year-old Navasota native died early Friday afternoon of last week on the Union Pacific tracks in downtown Navasota. Assistant City Manager Shawn Myatt says Navasota High School Graduate and Blinn College Kinesiology student, Fredzania … [Read more...]

The Texas Agrilife Extension promises you’ll have a stronger family if you can convince them to spend two hours at the Navasota Center for eight Thursday evenings. Strenthening Families of the Brazos Valley's Chastdy Love says they seek to bring … [Read more...]

Although Mother Nature decided to literally take a dump on the majority of Navasota’s 5th Annual Texas Birthday Bash, the assistant city manager told City Council that the event went incredibly well, Saturday’s inclement weather … [Read more...]

In an effort to make the city more business-friendly, Navasota City Council recently spent the better part of a day trying to figure out how to fix current sign regulation conflicts between the Sign and Zoning ordinances. Originally, Councilman … [Read more...]