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Kenny 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.
Read moreSince 2014, the City of Navasota and the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley (ACBV) have provided artists an opportunity to focus solely on their art as participants in the Navasota Artists in Residence (AIR) Program. Current artist, SanAntonio native Sarah Gomez, leaves Navasota Aug. 14 but credits the residency with contributing to her personal and professional growth and exposure to the business tools necessary for success.
Read moreA TxDOT contractor will begin widening Texas 105 West from Fairway Drive to Pecan Lakes Drive in Navasota. Work is scheduled to start Aug. 14.
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