NISD responds to ACLU allegations
Dr. Denise Morgan, Navasota ISD's director of human resources, said Monday morning, June 29, the district received a request for information regarding religious issues on NISD campuses from the American Civil Liberties Union.

Burn ban in effect for Fourth of July
Grimes County Commissioners said they found it necessary to implement a countywide burn ban because of the current, extremely dry conditions in the area during a meeting on Tuesday, June 23.

Youth pay to lend a helping hand to those in need
Although United Methodist Action Reach-Out Mission by Youth members said they would not be able to return to Navasota anytime in the near future, as the group tries to spread their area of giving each year, U. M. Army youth volunteers returned because of the great need they witnessed during their first visit last year. According to director Danny Barrett, who is a pastor at First United Methodist Church of Normangee, the group now plans to pay Grimes County an annual visit.

Playwright donates royalties to Red Cross
Playwright Pat Cook of Houston, who wrote the original for “We The People, the musical,” paid a visit to the Navasota Theatre Alliance on Wednesday, June 24, in order to donate half the royalties to the local American Red Cross on behalf of himself, Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. and lyricist Bill Francoeur. Local artist, Leon Collins, who is widely known for his unique African-American folk art, donated a painting entitled “My Sister's Keeper, ” which will be sold as the sole piece of a silent auction and will be displayed during the play.