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The Freedom Festival Fourth of July parade Friday, July 1, in downtown Navasota, was fun. It was good to see three entries from VFW Post 4006. There was a car for the Children of the American Revolution, a convertible Mustang driven by the Commander with members Steve DuPree and James DeGeorge and a 1962 Austin Heely convertible driven by Nicole Schupe, Secretary of the Auxiliary and her passenger, Carol DeGeorge, Secretary of the Auxiliary.
Read moreWith a burn ban in place and no rain for 6 weeks or more, our area is as dry as anywhere else in the county. With grass fires popping up daily - the need for our community to be smart and diligent is at its highest. Over the past 2 weeks volunteer fire departments across the county have responded to fire after fire and almost every one of them have been careless burning by individuals. Your trash and brush piles can wait, especially when we are facing extreme risks.
Read moreThe Texas Education Agency has released the 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
Read moreThe first group of children from Evergreen Baptist Church have returned from Pineywoods Camp where they had a wonderful time. The teenagers left Tuesday, June 5, for the same camp. Do remember all of the campers in your prayers.
Read moreThe Grimes County True Blue Foundation Banquet is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 19, at the Grimes County Expo Center beginning at 7 p.m. The Bellamy Brothers will perform.
Read moreMajor renovation work is currently underway at Evergreen Baptist Church. The lobby is being enlarged as well as other work. Hopefully this will go well and will be finished before too long. It sure is a mess presently.
Read moreThe Grimes County Mobile Food Bank will be open Thursday, July 14 from 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the back-parking lot of the Grimes County Fairgrounds in Navasota. Any resident of Grimes County will be served and will only need to show their driver’s license when they complete the once-a-year Client Assistant Intake form. For more information contact Chris Albright, caanavasota@gmail.com or 713-962-2144.
Read moreIt has now been nine months since Anthony Williams, Jr. was murdered in an October drive by shooting in Bedias. We encourage you to contact the Grimes County Sheriff’s Office and the Grimes County District Attorney’s Office to spur them to do more in investigating and prosecuting this crime.
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