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Satisfied with the efforts of Ortiz USA, LLC to comply with the conditions of the Special Road Indemnity Agreement and Permit and rules of the road, Grimes County Commissioners Court approved renewal of their permit at the April 17 Regular Meeting. It was renewed only through May 1 and monitoring of road maintenance and speeding will continue. The solar farm came under fire at the last two court meetings from residents in the permitted area, CR 162, 164, 165 and 166, and County Engineer Jon Steiber’s dissatisfaction with lack of road maintenance causing them to further degrade.

Residents of Navasota, constable precinct 3 and Navasota ISD heard directly from candidates on the May 4 City and School Election and May 28 Republican primary runoff ballot at a forum hosted by the Navasota Examiner April 17. Navasota ISD Superintendent Dr. Stu Musick also presented a summary of NISD Bond 2024. The forum was held in city council chambers and moderated by Iola school board member and Grimes County Republican Party Vice-Chair Alec Pointer.

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Grant teaches vape dangers
Apr 24, 2024 - 00:00

IOLA — Grimes County Sheriff’s Office and Iola Independent School District were awarded a grant for materials from the Texas School Safety Center Community Prevention Program. The program is intended to educate students about the dangers of vaping.

Navasota’s capital improvement project providing utilities east of SH 6 is off and running after city council awarded two contracts at the April 22 Regular Meeting - but not without a few economic hurdles to jump.

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Sports

Navasota freshman Natalie Nobles put together a career best performance at regional to qualify for the UIL 4A State Golf Tournament. Nobles placed second shooting 139, three under par. She began the regional tournament at Colony Creek Golf Course in Victoria shooting a 68, three under par.

ANDERSON – The Lady Owls notched a pair of wins over Coldspring–Oakhurst to propel Anderson–Shiro to the school’s first district championship.

Navasota junior, Markerian Wesley–Stamps reached new heights at the 4A Region 4 Track Meet held at Texas A&M Kingsville. He placed second with a personal best jump of 6-feet, 4-inches to qualify for the 4A State Track and Field Meet at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. He is scheduled to jump May 2, at 9 a.m. 

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Lady Bulldogs to battle Latexo
Apr 24, 2024 - 00:00

Iola softball is advancing to the playoffs finishing in fourth place in District 26–2A. The Lady Bulldogs will battle the Latexo Tigers in a best of three series. Game one is 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at Latexo. Game two, and game three, if needed, will be at Iola High School Friday, April 26, beginning at 4:30 p.m.

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Opinions

As a kid, did you ever want to fly like Mary Poppins? Well, I did – and I succeeded – very briefly. This would have been when I was in third grade and at school, we had watched the film and sang some of the songs as a school choir. I was completely taken in by it all and my 8-year-old brain concluded that if Mary could fly with an umbrella, then I could too.

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‘Her daddy’s child’
Apr 24, 2024 - 00:00

This week I interviewed a longtime friend, Valerie (Ostiguin) Flores. For those who’ve been in Navasota for some time, you probably know our parents. My dad is Julian Sanchez, who worked at the old Brookshire Bros. produce department (where O’Reilly is now), and Silverstein’s Grocery before that. My mom is Lupe, who worked for Holsum Foods, Security Finance, City of Navasota and Grimes County Appraisal District until her retirement years ago. After my dad’s passing, my mom later married Robert Mendez, who was the UPS driver in Navasota for years. Valerie’s dad is Victor Ostiguin, who was an Army Veteran and worked for Sprint/Centurylink (the old telephone company) until his retirement. Her mom, Melita Ostiguin, worked for Wal-Mart, Mother Goose Daycare and now Turner, Pierce & Fultz. Our grandparents and parents were close friends, so we naturally became close as well.

Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

As early as the late 1800’s into the1900’s, South La Salle Street of Navasota was a beehive business center in what is known as Freedman Town. It also became the Meridian Highway that stretched from Galveston through Navasota and on north.

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Obituaries

Willam Albert “Bill” Miller, Jr., 81, of Navasota, died Sunday evening, April 14, 2024, at CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital in Bryan.

Mary “Dale” Eldridge, 65, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on April 18, 2024, in Bryan, Texas. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at Nobles Funeral Chapel with visitation beginning an hour prior at 10:00 a.m.. Pastor Henry Sanders will be the officiant, and interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel.

Gaynell Reynolds Truelock, 82 of Bowie, TX passed away after a long battle with Dementia. She was called home April 16, 2024

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GEORGIAALLEN LOVE 1940 – 2024
Apr 24, 2024 - 00:00

Georgia Allen Love, 84, passed away April 8, 2024 in Arlington, TX. She was born in Searcy, AR, the daughter of Mary and Herman Allen

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