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The American Legion Post 640 has elected to change their meeting nights to the third Monday of each month. Meetings start at 5 p.m. at 415 Hill St. in Anderson. The next meeting will take place Monday, July 20. The post welcomes Veterans. Come visit a meeting.
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Richards residents stood in amazement as they watched a train go through town one day this past week. Trains frequently pass by and it doesn’t take them long if you have to wait for one to pass, but there was something different about this train. Some of the residents said they’ve seen the train come by many times, but this was a first. A backhoe was up on top of a railroad car. The train wasn’t moving fast through town as usual, it was moving slower and was dropping off railroad ties very carefully and efficiently along the way. It was an amazing sight to see.
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Help avoid a COVID-19 blood shortage and donate blood. To find a blood donation site visit www.giveblood. org. Thanks in advance.
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The Bedias Civic Club sponsored a wonderful firework show at the civic center on July 4. Thank you to our Mayor Gwen and all others who worked hard to bring us this successful and safe community celebration.
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When Highway 6 construction between Navasota and Bryan/College Station got underway in 1931, a Bryan man, Luke Palermo, happened to be a short distance north of the Navasota River just beyond the town of Navasota.
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The big news this week is church camps planned at Evergreen Baptist Church have been canceled due to coronavirus. Hopefully all church camps next year will return to normal.
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Wow, part of my previous week is a blur. My five day stay at the Scott & White villa consisted of poking, prodding, tests, more tests and lots of drugs - thank goodness. I was actually out of it for the first part of my stay. Everyone was good and I should be very thankful that they are so thorough even though I was discharged twice and each time the paperwork was canceled.
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At Courtney, in the year 1913, when the two-story brick school was completed, and classes opened that fall, the town was a bustling, hustling town. The railroad was easy access; cotton was still king in the Brazos River bottom; there were mercantile stores, blacksmith shops, a gristmill, a sawmill, the saloon, along with churches and a post office. The main highway to Navasota was the King’s Trail, now named County Road 326.
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