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The Sounds of Summer Concert Series in Navasota continues Friday, July 1, at the Navasota Freedom Festival with the Brown Sugar Band taking the stage at 1 p.m. on the lawn at Navasota City Hall. Sounds of Summer expanded this year with a water slide, bounce house, food and beverage vendors, face painting and crafts and a Cornhole tournament. Visit www.navasotatx.gov for more information and view the special Navasota Freedom Festival tab in this edition of The Examiner for a full list of activities. Examiner photos by Matthew Ybarra
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The community gathered to "Help make Gabriel's Cancer extinct;' at the Fight for Gabriel Goode benefit held at 7D Ranch Saturday, June 18. Gabriel, the son of Preston and Brittany, is a 5-year-old who is battling Hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer that attacks one in a million children. Continued prayers for Gabriel and his family. courtesy photo
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The Navasota City Council held a Special Meeting Monday, June 27, and heard a presentation from David Hawes of Hawes Hill and Associates LLP regarding Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs) also known as Tax Increment Financing (TIFs), Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) and Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs). The 90-minute presentation gave council members a lot to ponder as they and city staff plan for growth and respond to requests from devel opers in Navasota’s ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction) seeking annexation. Council members Bernie Gessner and Grant Holt were absent.
Read moreNavasota Independent School District Board members tabled a potential agreement to bring a HealthPoint clinic on-campus during the monthly board meeting Monday, June 20.
Read moreANDERSON - The annual reading in Grimes County of The Declaration of Independence, Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776, is scheduled for July 1, at 11:45 a.m. on the south steps of the historic Grimes County Courthouse, 100 S. Main Street in Anderson.
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ANDERSON – The Fanthorp Inn state historic site, 579 S Main St, in Anderson will host two events every month during the summer. Visit the Inn July 1, for First Friday programing where you will have an audience with Lady Amelia Murray and on July 9-10 come on out for Focus Weekend on Fanthorp during Reconstruction.
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Wickson Creek Special Utility District implemented Stage 1 of their Drought Contingency Plan Friday, June 24, due to excessive heat and excessive water use. The District supplies water to an area of approximately 750 square miles in portions of Brazos, Grimes, and Robertson Counties.
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Ashely Bautista, who recently graduated from Navasota High School, rep resented Texas at the Skills USA Nationals photography show in Atlanta, Georgia. Bautista earned Industry Best of Show and finished sixth overall out of 37 states represented. Courtesy photo
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