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ANDERSON – A convicted drug dealer, 42-year-old Toney Edwards Jr., was sentenced to 30 years in prison as part of a plea agreement. Edwards pled guilty to Manufacture/ Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He was previously sentenced to prison for Assault Family Violence w/prior Conviction, Burglary of a Habitation, Evading Detention in a Vehicle and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver. The latest sentencing stems from a traffic stop in Richards May 3, 2022. Grimes County Sheriff’s Deputy Zackry Pavlock stopped Edwards.
Read moreNavasota ISD students are walking into a hedge of protection and blessings this school year. A prayer walk at Navasota Junior High was held Aug. 9, and Grimes County Minister’s Fellowship and members of the community prayed at campuses throughout the district Aug. 13. Students returned to school Aug. 14.
Read moreKenny Graves of Willy 98.7 and Ana Cosino, Publisher of the Navasota Examiner, ask City Manager Jason Weeks questions submitted by citizens about Starbucks, the upcoming budget & tax rate, the Hotel Occupancy Tax (or HOT funds), Navasota worki
Read moreLocal organizations are ensuring Grimes County students are prepared to return to school. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Grimes County, and Men Making Moves, distributed supplies to students
Read moreA fleeing suspect led law enforcement on a half mile foot chase in Navasota Aug. 2. Around 10:13 a.m. a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper stopped a 2014 Ford Mustang for traffic violations. The driver, Cedrick Bass, 50 of Porter, pulled into the Shell gas station near the intersection of Texas 90 and the Texas 6 northbound feeder.
Read moreAt the Aug. 2, 2023, Regular Meeting of Grimes County Commissioners Court, commissioners went the extra mile to encourage citizens to perform their civic duty. Commissioners approved increasing juror pay $2 above the new state-mandated pay schedule for those in attendance after the first day.
Read moreThe Navasota City Council met in a Special Meeting Monday, Aug. 7, and approved several avenues of savings for the City. Facing a 13% increase in medical plan premiums with the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP), city council approved accepting the employee health care bids as well as the recommendations of new third-party consultants, HUB international for nonmedical benefits, and authorized the City Manager as signatory.
Read moreRampant inflation and the cost of doing business is causing temperatures to rise indoors as counties and municipalities wrangle with budgets and meeting citizens’ needs. Opening the Wednesday, Aug. 2 Grimes County Commissioners Court Budget Workshop was Navasota Fire Chief Jason Katkoski with a request to amend the Interlocal Agreement for Fire Protection Services between the City of Navasota and Grimes County to $125,000.
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