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A Houston man, 37-year-old Michael Robertson, was killed when he was struck by a dump truck during a downpour Sunday, May 14. Around 4:25 a.m. Navasota Police responded to Texas 6 southbound between Texas 90 and Texas 105 East for reports of a commercial vehicle versus pedestrian crash. Officers located a male laying in the middle of the highway. He was dead on arrival and didn’t have identification.
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LEE COUNTY – Three Navasota men remain in Lee County Jail on multiple burglary and engaging in organized criminal activity charges. According to a press release by Lee County Sheriff’s Office, around 5:12 a.m. May 12, a property owner contacted LCSO stating his camera was showing three subjects on his property. Sergeant Holloway responded to the location near CR 127 and FM 180. He waited at the entrance until Deputy J. Hilmo arrived to assist. Around 5:42 a.m. the suspects drove up on an ATV taken from the property. Holloway and Hilmo engaged and attempted to detain the suspects when one of them pointed a weapon at them. One of the officers fired at the suspects who fled the scene in a red passenger car.
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A Washington County juvenile was charged with Deadly Conduct for a shooting at Grimes County Fairgrounds Saturday, May 13. Officers from Navasota Police Department, Grimes County Sheriff’s Office and Grimes County Constable Offices were working two separate events at the Grimes County Fairgrounds, 5200 block of FM 3455. Around midnight officers were notified of shots fired in the parking lot.
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Navasota Independent School District Board of Trustees convened in closed session after hearing public comments from teachers advocating for pay increases for support staff and increases in stipend pay. Lauren Julian, a special education teacher at High Point Elementary spoke publicly in the May 1 special meeting and returned to advocate again at the May 15 meeting. “I’m just coming tonight on behalf of our paraprofessionals. Again, I am just going to say that I can’t do my job without them and I just wanted to remind you how amazing they are.”
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Over 100 people embarked on historic downtown Navasota for the Texas Municipal League Region 14 Spring Meeting May 12, at P.A. Smith Hotel, hosted by the City of Navasota. Several members of the Houston Galveston Area Council arrived a day early to explore the revitalized downtown district to shop, dine and explore the historical town through a paranormal point-of-view with a ghost tour.
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The City of Navasota Sounds of Summer concert series features three evenings of free family fun in front of Navasota City Hall Friday, June 16, July 21, and Aug. 18. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. The Rapture Band will kick off the series June 16. The Brown Sugar Band takes the stage July 21, and the popular 80s band, The Lost Boys, will close out the series Aug. 18.
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The Navasota Garden Club Yard of the Month for May is the Horlock House which features gardening by Navasota Garden Club members. Horlock House displays the Garden Clubs love of plants, butterflies and wildlife.
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After lengthy discussion about exterior materials, Navasota’s Planning & Zoning Commissioner approved the preliminary site plan application submitted by Wildflyer Mead & Beer Co. for the development of a retail/ bar/restaurant at 221 S. Railroad Street. The motion at the Thursday, May 11, meeting approved the application “as presented” but required a metal sample be provided to P&Z for approval. It also identified the project as a renovation, as opposed to new construction, based on interpretation of City’s Central Business District design standards.
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