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New information has been released in the arrest of Daniel Jonathan Byrd, 29, of College Station. Byrd, who was employed as a Science teacher at Navasota High School was arrested by College Station Police at his home March 23.
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A Navasota High School teacher was arrested Thursday morning and immediately placed on administrative leave.
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Navasota Police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting in the parking lot of Wave Express.
Officers responded to the 500 block of West Washington Avenue to reports of shots fired around 10:30 p.m. Witness statements and video footage confirmed two groups of people were at the business and exchanged words. As one group was leaving, they fired multiple shots at the other group. Navasota Police Chief Mike Mize said no one was injured, but evidence of the shooting was located.
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“Slamford,” a 1948 Chevrolet owned by Charlie Diggs, was one of the coveted vehicles at the 5th Annual Classics at the Courthouse March 19, in downtown Anderson.
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Anderson-Shiro CISD has seen substantial growth and hope to address those needs through Proposition A, a $44.5 million bond, that will appear on the May 6 ballot.
Currently the district has around 943 students from Pre-K through 12th grade including 173 transfer students (82 elementary, 91 secondary). Of those transfers, 72 are children of current staff or former staff. The district significantly decreased transfer students from 230 in the 2014-15 school year.
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The fire district boundary “hot potato” finally came to rest at the March 15 Regular Meeting of Grimes County Commissioners Court with approval of Todd Mission Volunteer Fire Department (TMVFD) as the primary responder for SH 249 calls. In light of the County’s lack of jurisdiction over municipalities, Plantersville-Stoneham VFD (PSVFD) will respond to calls within the Plantersville city limits including south of 249. The motion was approved 4-1 with Commissioner David Tullos voting nay.
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Navasota Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a resolution to donate property to the City of Navasota for the Navasota Animal Shelter.
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Children had a fun-filled evening March 16, at Spring Break Bash. The event hosted by three churches, Masterbuilt Ministries, House of Miracles and Salem House of Blessings, included games, crafts, food and lots of laughter.
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