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Grimes County Sheriff’s Office promoted Deputy Ashley Brockett to Patrol Sergeant. Brockett is a longtime resident of Grimes County and began his career with the GCSO Patrol Division, April 8, 2022. The newly appointed patrol sergeant has around 25 years of law enforcement experience and retired from Conroe Police Department. Pictured left to right: Sheriff Don Sowell, Patrol Sergeant Ashley Brockettand Patrol Lieutenant Annie Chumley.
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Grimes County citizens summoned to jury service will get a pay hike this fall thanks to new state legislation that took effect Sept. 1, to help offset travel costs associated with coming to the courthouse to fulfill their civic duties.
Read moreNavasota Police Chief Mike Mize presented awards to Navasota Officer, Kyle Fritz, who serves as a school resource officer for NISD, and local rancher Will Binford. They both aided in the Aug. 2, capture of a suspect fleeing from DPS during a traffic stop.
Read moreNavasota McDonald's is taking safety measures to ensure staff members and customers are safe from violence following a fight at the restaurant Aug. 31.
Read moreA 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.
Read moreAt 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.
Read moreIn 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.
Read moreThe 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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