Law enforcement agencies followed up on a tip about a fugitive in Richards last night, but the information proved unfounded.
Law enforcement agencies followed up on a tip about a fugitive in Richards last night, but the information proved unfounded.
The Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation donated $1,000 to the Christian Community Services Center in Navasota to help feed the hungry in Grimes County.
Grace Mendez, a Navasota High School student, celebrated her Eagle Scout Project "Navasota's Big Chair" with an official Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting Friday, Feb. 7. The project is a collaboration between Mendez, Chamber and City of Navasota. The Big Chair will be featured at both the Chamber office and Navasota City Hall during local events. To take a picture on the BIG Chair, stop by 117 S. La Salle Street in Navasota.
The Texas Rebels AAU basketball team attended the Rice Owls men’s basketball game, Feb. 2, against the Memphis Tigers. Navasota Dairy Queen provided the team with lunch and dessert. The Rebels basketball season begins in March.
Navasota teed up at the Caldwell High School golf tournament at Copperas Hollow Golf Club, Feb. 3 and 4 with the Lady Rattlers placing first as a team shooting 404. Natalie Nobles won the tournament with a 74. Pictured from left: Caylee Dhaese (91), Ryan Tweety (119), Natalie Nobles (74) and Matti Blair (120). The Rattler boys shot 390 led by Kyle Taylor with 88, Cash Fox (97), Wyatt Henry (102), Christian Garcia (103) and Garrett Soloman (119).
Team wins
The 7A Fangs finish off an impressive season with a 15-1 record and the district championship.
Richards earned a 1A Bi–District Championship as the Lady Panthers defeated the Austwell–Tivoli Redfish, Feb. 10, at Ganado High School. Pictured front row from left: Caroline Pool, Dulaney Futral, Steely Nelson, Catherine Devillier and Angel Wilson. Back row: Kira Coleman, Neely Wilson, Chesney Calhoun, Alayna Francis, Abigail Bay and Haley Perry.
The Stafford Opera House has reigned over nearby Columbus since the mid–1880s though tarnished now and then and often neglected by multiple owners.
A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.
Are you a used food collector? If so, you are not alone. Growing up, we were expected not to waste food and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s the leftovers that keep getting left over and sometimes for a great deal of time that come into question. Questions like, “How long has this been in here?” and “What the heck is this?” often come up but are rarely answered completely.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has released his top 25 legislative priorities as the legislative session gets underway, The Texas Tribune reported.
Roger Dale Lawrence, 78, of Navasota, passed away Friday, January 31, at CHI St Joseph College Station Medical Center surrounded by his family and close friends.
On February 4, 2025, at 78 years old, Annie departed her earthly life and gained her Heavenly wings.
HAMM Leah Hamm, 58, of Anderson, lost her fight with cancer, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. A Celebration of Life Service was held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 30, 2025, at Lone Star Cowboy Church in Montgomery, TX. A visitation was held prior at 10:00 a.m. Officiating the service was Pastor Randy Weaver. Cremation services were under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel.
MEINEKE Mary Jeanette Meineke, of Navasota, went home to be with the Lord December 27, 2024, at the age of 81.