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The Texas Council of Women School Executives (TCSWE) held a regional meeting Oct. 13, featuring the lady leaders of Navasota I.S.D. as keynote speakers. NISD's administrators shared their individual journeys into administrative roles, along with challenges and successes. The team encouraged educators to pursue opportunities to advance in administrative positions in support of public education. Pictured front row left to right: Emily Nichols, Webb Elementary Principal, Kristi Ramsey, NHS Principal, Dr. Tracy Stone, Assistant Superintendent, Vanikin Leggett, Brule Elementary Principal, Monica Guerrero, NJH Principal, and LaToya Taylor, Bizzell and DAEP Principal.
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Trisha Harris of Navasota was presented the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence Award by Navasota Masonic Lodge No. 299 A.F. & A.M. Monday, Oct. 10.
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COLLEGE STATION – A Navasota man wanted for outstanding felony warrants in Grimes County led College Station Police on a high-speed chase.
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A two-vehicle crash sent a Montgomery resident to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday, Oct. 11.
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Examiner photos by Matthew Ybarra
Navasota Fire Department educated Brule Elementary students about fire safety as part of a series of educational stops at elementary schools in the Navasota ISD district. Students learned what to do in-case of a fire, where to lay and how to call out for firefighters if trapped in a burning home and had an opportunity to show their firefighting skills while manning the fire hose
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ANDERSON - Discover the strange and macabre ways early Texans mourned the loss of a loved one on Halloween weekend during Focus Weekend on Fanthorp Funeral Practices. Staff and volunteers will be dressed in full mourning attire in commemoration of the 155th anniversary of Henry Fanthorp’s passing which happened on Oct. 31, 1867. “This program allows us to use the Halloween season to convey a larger historical message about death and mourning in the 19th Century,” said Chandler Wahrmund, Educator, Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site. The event will occur Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Interpreters dressed in authentic 1860s funeral wear (including black veils and mourning bands) will guide visitors through the tumultuous time leading up to and immediately following the death of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp in 1867.
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On Monday, November 7, at 5:30 p.m. the Navasota Public Library will offer “Every Life Has Moments Worth Retelling,” a free three-hour workshop focusing on memoir-writing tips. Author and speaker Bronwyn Bowen will lead the workshop which is designed to give people with little writing background the inspiration and tools to record the highlights of their lives in short, informal memoirs.
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High Point Elementary students in Navasota gave Gabriel Goode a warm welcome back to school Monday, Oct. 10. Goode was diagnosed at age 5 with Hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer. He has undergone countless treatments since. Gabriel is the son of Preston and Briattany Goode.
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