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Grimes County True Blue Banquet is Saturday, Aug. 17. To purchase a table email, info@grimescountytrueblue. org.
Read moreThe Grimes County Mobile Food Bank will be open Thursday, Aug. 8, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 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 Patricia, jimcozby@gmail. com.
Read moreKeith Civic Club held at their monthly meeting July 25 at Keith Community Center. A meal of homemade ice cream and other good eats were enjoyed by the small number in attendance. They discussed fundraisers, such as the garage sale to be held Saturday, Oct. 12. There will also be a bake sale on an undetermined date, so keep an eye out
Read moreNavasota Athletic Booster Club Fall Fundraiser for yard signs continues until Aug. 31. For more information visit, http://www.yardcardqueen.com or email, grimescounty@yardcardqueen.com.
Read moreJohn Williams worked with my dad, Ervin Molitor, at Holsum Foods many years ago. It was a large warehouse type building where Prosperity Bank is located. They made salad dressing, bottled olives and everything had to be done by hand. The salad dressings were made in a huge vat, but the bottles had to be placed on the belt and the product pumped from the vat. Labels were placed on the bottles one at a time by a machine. I worked there two summers to pay for two years of college. Since my dad ran part of the company, I had to learn everything including cleaning the outside of those huge vats.
Read moreSharon Cunningham Swank Backhus was born on August 4, 1947 in Austin, Texas to Benjamin F. Swank Jr. and Ida Mae Harris Swank and died on August 2, 2024 in her beloved hometown of Navasota, Texas. She was 76 years old.
Read moreThe surprise birthday party for Mark Walz was perfect. He was totally surprised. White Hall Café was packed with friends and relatives. Ben Gist serenaded the group with music. It wasn’t a milestone birthday, but he was very appreciative.
Read moreMacedonia Baptist Church, 6957 CR 206 Plantersville, in the Blackberry Community along with Pastor Earnest R. Heard, Jr. invites Grimes County to Family and Friends Day Sunday, Aug. 4, at 2:30 p.m. Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Bryan and pastor John Hubbard is the special guest.
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