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The Navasota City Council approved policy changes for use of the Navasota Public Library and the city’s parks and recreation facilities at the Nov. 12 Regular Meeting. Community Services Director Tiffany Byers presented the proposed policies. Action dealt with policies only. Proposed fee changes will be brought to council in June 2025.
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The Grimes County Jail received a Certificate of Compliance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Jail facilities were inspected Oct. 21 and were in compliance without any deficiencies. Pictured front row from left: Brittany Burk, Sheriff Don Sowell, Jail Lieutenant Angelica Alfaro, Natasha Williams, Chaplain Mac Vaughn, Judge Joe Fauth III. Back row: Chief Deputy Martha Smith, Jake Peterson, Carolyn Lucherk, Meagan Stough, Colin Ordaz, Travis Hughey, Michael Briggs and Jamie Higgins.
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Navasota City Manager, Jason Weeks, is a finalist for the city manager job in Paris Texas.
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STONEHAM — One person was air–lifted Thursday morning from a crash at CR 302 and Lone Star Road in Stoneham.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Lance Corporal Hunter R. Haug, 21, of Navasota graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Nov. 8.
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The legacy of Navasota artist Kathleen Blackshear is being introduced to new generations of Texans, thanks to the Texas Art Project. “Kathleen Blackshear:AnAmericanArtist From Texas” is on exhibit from October 17 through December 14 at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center on the TexasA&M University campus.
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Michael Cash Cosino, 10, of Navasota, proudly displays his first buck of the season that he shot Wednesday, Nov. 13. He shot the 7–pointer at a local lease in Navasota. Michael is a fifth–grade student at John C. Webb Elementary and is the son of Jose and Chickie Cosino.
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A man accused of attacking his ex–girlfriend and her new boyfriend with a machete Sunday evening in Shiro was arrested in Corpus Christi after an extensive manhunt.
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