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A Navasota auto shop owner who was linked to the cartel and the MS-13 gang was sentenced to 50 years in prison by a Grimes County Grand Jury Aug. 24, for various drug charges. Navasota Police responded to the 500 block of Frazier Street June 21, 2022 for a report of a stolen vehicle. Officers tracked the stolen vehicle using a GPS tracking device.
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At the Aug. 28 Navasota City Council Regular Session budget workshop, the FY 2023-24 budget received a degree of scrutiny not seen in recent years. Pointed questions were posed by two members of the public but among the council, newest member James Harris voiced the most concern about wants versus needs, new positions, a top heavy management staff and employee burnout from work overload. Pattie Pederson gave a two minute declaration in support of City Manager Jason Weeks, Josh Fultz opposed constructing new restrooms at city parks and Bernie Gessner and Mayor Bert Miller had little comment.
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In a Special Meeting workshop of the Navasota City Council, Monday, Aug. 28, City Manager Jason Weeks presented four proposed new employee benefit policies designed to recruit and retain staff – Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Parental Leave, Certification Pay and the creation of a Catastrophic Leave Pool. Weeks advised all policies will be placed on a future agenda for a vote by council.
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The Aug. 9 announcement that Amtrak and Texas Central Partners (TCP) have partnered to “potentially advance” TCP’s Dallas to Houston high speed rail project came as no surprise to Texans Against High Speed Rail (TAHSR). In her Aug. 16 communication to embattled landowners and rail opponents, Executive Director Desi Burns Porter said, “We have recently gained access to public records that indicated this was in the works … It has been a concerted effort to distract and deceive us.”
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City of Navasota Voluntary Water Conservation
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Facebook helped identify a Brazos County Crime Stoppers theft suspect while in Navasota Police custody Aug. 17.
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According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2022 more than 3 million middle school and high school students reported having used a commercial tobacco product in the past 30 days.
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A sold-out crowd showed their support for law enforcement at the annual Grimes County True Blue Banquet Aug. 19, at the GC Expo Center. “Good Old Boy” John Schneider, who played Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard television show, and country legend, Mark Chesnutt, were among the list of entertainers.
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