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Navasota-Grimes County Chamber of Commerce hosted the ribbon cutting for Francine’s Country Pavilion Friday, May 5. Francine’s is owned by Gary and Frances Spivey, located at 21155 CR 124 in Iola. The soft opening and ribbon cutting was by invitation only, with Dylan Ault providing acoustic music. Grand opening will be Saturday, May 20, feature the Gatlin Brothers.
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ANDERSON – Voters in Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District rejected Proposition A, a $44.5 million bond, by 222 votes. The proposed bond would have allowed the district to accommodate current needs and plan for projected growth. A facility review committee evaluated current facilities within the district highlighting imminent needs. They presented their findings to the Board of Trustees who elected to place Proposition A on the ballot for voters to decide.
Read moreIn an emotional, heartfelt, special meeting, Navasota Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new salary scale that will be a “life changer” for NISD teachers.
Navasota ISD has historically lost teachers to larger districts who are able to pay higher salaries, with approximately half of them going to neighboring districts to the north – Bryan and College Station ISD’s. The board approved the proposed pay scale which gives teachers across the board at least a 10% salary increase.
Read moreNavasota Police Department promoted Investigator John Shoemaker to Assistant Police Chief.
Shoemaker, most recently serving as a NPD Investigator, will be sworn-in Monday, May 8, in the Navasota City Hall Chambers at 3 p.m.
Read moreSHIRO - A suspect with active warrants picked up a felony offense while attempting to elude Grimes County Constables Thursday morning. Around 10:30 a.m., April 20, Grimes County Constable Pct. 1, Dale Schaper and Deputy Constable James Ellis attempted to stop Michael Victor Briock II near Texas 30 and CR 229, for active arrest warrants. The suspect reportedly fled northbound on CR 229 before turning onto CR 239. Briock drove into an open gate and through a pasture before initially crashing his vehicle through a gate. Constable Schaper said intentionally causing damage to a fence or gate that houses livestock is an automatic felony offense.
Read moreCookoff teams battled for top mudbug honors at the 11th Annual Plantersville Crawfish Festival and Cookoff April 29, at DeepRoots Vineyards.
Read moreIOLA – Grimes County Law Enforcement are searching for a truck caught that was caught on video trespassing on private property near Iola.
The truck features a blue decal on the door with the letters BTU. A vehicle matching the same description was reportedly involved in a Madison County burglary. Property owners in Grimes County stated the occupant(s) in the truck pulled the pin on their gate to access the property.
Read moreGeneral Election day is Saturday, May 6, for city and school elections. Five polling locations will be open from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. As of Monday, May 1, with May 2, being the final day of early voting, 698 voters exercised their right to vote. Voters within Anderson-Shiro CISD will track results to see if Proposition A, a $44.5 million bond will pass.
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