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Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Navasota hosted their 39th Annual Fall Bazaar Sept. 24. The bazaar featured an array of food including barbeque, Mexican and Vietnamese food. There was also a live auction, country store, raffle and more.
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Iola FFA’s Connor Brantley won Grand Champion Santa Gertrudis at the 2023 Bearkat Classic Cattle Show Sept. 23, at Grimes County Fairgrounds in Navasota.
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Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the appointment of assistant superintendent, Dr. Carolyn Fiaschetti, to interim superintendent during a regular scheduled meeting Sept. 11.
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At the Sept. 20, 2023, Regular Meeting of Grimes County Commissioners Court, commissioners accelerated the search for a new county road and bridge engineer by approving the search committee’s recommendations to contract with L.K. Jordan & Associates, Crawford Thomas Recruiting and Murray Resources for professional recruitment services. Current Road & Bridge Engineer Harry Walker retires Sept. 30 after 6-plus years with Grimes County.
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In an effort to enhance the recruitment and retention of city employees, council members approved four new employee benefit policies at the Sept. 28 Regular Meeting. Effective Oct. 1, regular full-time employees will be eligible to participate in the Catastrophic Leave Pool, take paid parental leave, and apply for tuition reimbursement. The fourth new benefit, Certification Pay, goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024.
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Connie Clements from Navasota was sworn in as a member of the 20th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) Sept. 13, by State Representative Kyle Kacal of 12th District. Clements is one of the 72 delegates representing 23 of the 28 Area Agency on Aging regions in Texas.
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William Shive received a service pin Sept. 8, and letter of recognition for 50 years of service with the United States Postal Service.
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At a Special Meeting Sept. 13, Navasota city council members previewed the proposed 2023-24 Navasota Strategic Plan slated for a vote Sept. 25. City Manager Jason Weeks began by recapping feedback received from citizens, community stakeholders and the City’s management team at the April town hall meetings and then presented the proposed seven goals.
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