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Over 300 children will be riding into the holiday season on new wheels thanks to the Men Making Moves inaugural Christmas Bike Giveaway at Navasota High School Saturday, Dec. 10.
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At the Wednesday, Dec. 7 Regular Meeting of Grimes County Commissioners Court, commissioners forwarded an Application for Tax Abatement and designation as a Tax Reinvestment Zone to a special committee. This is the second abatement request in as many weeks and was submitted by AAKAS, LLC for a proposed Candlewood Suites hotel in Navasota.
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*Editor’s note, Alderman Marc Benton was absent from the meeting.
ANDERSON - Aldermen for the Town of Anderson approved a resolution to be excluded from the proposed Emergency Services District No. 2, which is proposed to cover unincorporated portions of Grimes County excluding ESD 1 (in the Iola school district) and the city of Navasota.
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Members of Navasota’s First Presbyterian Church presented Christian Community Services Center (CCSC) Director Pat Gaston with donations totaling nearly $3,500 Monday, Dec. 12. Also, on hand for receipt of the donations were members of the CCSC board of directors and food pantry volunteers. Of the amount received, $1,000 came from proceeds of the inaugural First Presbyterian Church’s Pumpkin Patch sales. Nearly $2,500 came from donations and offerings from church members during 2022.
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Anderson-Shiro FFA’s Public Relations Team competed at the STATE Leadership Development Event Friday and Saturday, Dec 2-3, at Sam Houston State University. There were 391 teams that competed in the PR contest, consisting of 1,564 FFA members. In the semifinals, ASFFA competed against the top 24 teams in the state and was among the 10 advancing to the finals. The team gave a valiant effort finishing fourth in the state. The ASFFA team posing with State FFA Officers on either side of them are: Will Abraham, Brooklyn Byars-Cosby, Hannah Abraham, Morgan Moriarty, and Rome Rivera.
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The Robert Raines Chapter of the National Society-Daughters of the American Revolution (NS-DAR) ends 2022 honoring America’s veterans. At its annual Christmas Brunch Saturday, Dec. 10, Chapter and Pocahontas Society members brought ornaments for a gift exchange as well as items to fill the “Facility Needs” list for veterans hospitalized at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston.
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The Navasota High School Spanish Club presented their annual Noche de Luces (Night of Lights), a FREE Christmas event at the high school. Each year students provide crafts, snacks, games, a live nativity and pictures with Santa.
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The community lined FM 1774 for the annual Plantersville Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 12. Multiple floats participated spreading holiday cheer to all!
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