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The pursuit of a man wanted for the murder of his girlfriend in Bastrop County ended in Navasota Jan. 4.
Around 1:07 p.m. law enforcement in Brazos County began pursuing a 2014 white in color Nissan Altima near North Earl Rudder Freeway (State Highway 6) in Bryan. Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release stating a person of interest in the Dec. 30 murder of 19-year-old Sofia Vera was last seen driving the vehicle and is believed to live in Brazos County.
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Grimes County commissioners kicked off their first Regular Meeting of 2023, Wednesday, Jan. 4, by welcoming the newest member of the court, Pct. 2 commissioner David Tullos. They also received an update on the Christmas Day water damage to portions of the Grimes County Justice and Business Center.
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ANDERSON – Convicted robber, Ron Leroy Burchfield, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by 506th District Judge Gary Chaney.
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Grimes County’s 2022 law enforcement Officer of the Year will be announced Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Grimes County Crime Stoppers’ annual awards dinner. Grimes County’s own Willy 1550/98.7 deejay Kenny Graves will kick things off at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1962 SH 90 in Anderson. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.
This year’s guest speaker will be Texas State Representative Kyle Kacal.
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Siblings from Richards ISD roped at several events in Las Vegas earning coveted hardware. Tyler Calhoun, a junior at RISD, won the average and shootout at the YETI Junior World Finals. He also placed fourth in the Hot Round of the MJ Vegas Tuffest and third in average at the Vegas Stars. Chesney Calhoun, a sophomore at RISD, placed third overall at the Vegas Stars. She placed second in round one and won the short go. Chesney also placed fifth in round two of the MJ Vegas Tuffest. Tyler and Chesney are the children of Poppa and Sylvia Calhoun.
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Follow the smoke to the annual Grimes County Go Texan Jan. 27-29 at the Grimes County Expo Center.
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The U.S. Department of Energy, DOE, has been attempting to phase out incandescent lightbulbs. Congress first passed standards to begin the process with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 during the George W. Bush administration. The Obama administration implemented the standards but the Trump administration reversed them in 2019. In April 2022 they were reimplemented by the Biden administration. Then, in December 2022 new rules were proposed that would also phase out some other bulb types in favor of light emitting diode, LED, bulbs.
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In 2019, the Texas Legislature transferred the operation and management of the Washington- on-the-Brazos State Historic Site (WOB) from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historic Commission (THC). Three years and a pandemic later, the hallowed ground that is the birthplace of Texas is about to undergo a major renovation.
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