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Texas Department of Transportation Bryan District conducted an openhouse style meeting Oct. 24, at Grimes County Fairgrounds in Navasota as part of an I-14 Central Texas Corridor Feasibility and Route Study.
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The City of Navasota was awarded the 2023 President’sAward for Best Promotion from the Texas Downtown Association for The City’s Texas Birthday Bash event. Winners of the 2023 President’s Awards Program were announced Wednesday, Oct. 25, at the President’s Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the 2023 Texas Downtown Annual Conference in Nacogdoches.
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There is less than a week remaining to take advantage of early voting for the Nov. 7, Constitutional Amendments Election. Early voting ends Friday, Nov. 3. As of Friday, Oct. 27, there have been 418 Grimes County voters who cast their ballot in-person and 45 who have voted by mail-in-ballot. There are 19,854 registered voters within Grimes County.
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Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth III expressed hope that the County will have a new Road & Bridge Engineer by Christmas. Commissioners met in Special Meetings Thursday, Oct. 19 and Monday, Oct. 23, conducting closed session interviews with four candidates. According to Fauth, the court interviewed three candidates the first day and one the second day.
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It was a frightfully good evening at the annual Anderson Trunk or Treat in historic downtown Anderson Oct. 28. The street was lined with community and student organizations, businesses and more to hand out treats to children dressed in an array of costumes.
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Enjoy a trip back to your childhood at the San Jacinto Model Railroad Club Annual Fall Tour with six local locations Nov. 4-5. Each year in November homes and clubs in the Houston area open their doors for visitors. display their creations. For the past 18 years the Navasota and Bryan/College Station and now Brenham and Bellville model train layouts have been invited to participate in this event. The event is free to all.
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Nov. 28 is the last day to sponsor a wreath for a veteran or first responder’s headstone as part of the 2023 Wreaths Across America project. The nonprofit organization Wreaths Across America (WAA) is best known for placing wreaths on veteran’s headstones at Arlington National Cemetery but this simple act combined with its mission to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and teach the next generation the value of freedom has far reaching effects.
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