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The brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice were honored Monday, May 30, with the 4th annual First Responders 5K Memorial Day Fun Run organized by Mitch Kroll. Examiner photos by Celeste Anguiano
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Two Boys Scouts, Justin Greenhouse and Drake Wright, from Troop 361 in Navasota earned Eagle Scout honors. Both are graduates of Navasota High School. Justin, the son of John and Claudia Greenhouse, completed an Eagle Scout project benefitting the Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center. He wanted children to have a sense of normalcy, so he created duffle bags filled with a blanket, toothbrush kit, an activity book and markers. Drake, the son of John and Beverly Pledger Wright, created an Eagle Scout project benefitting the Grimes County Courthouse. He prepared a Fallen Officer's Memorial Tree and repurposed landscaping for the memorial and helped preserve existing buildings around the memorial. Courtesy photo
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Some members of the Bedias community celebrated Memorial Day a little early Thursday, May 26, with the presentation of a “wounded warrior” quilt to Bedias postal employee, David McCreery, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2004-2012. The former Staff Sergeant was wounded in Afghanistan Aug. 20, 2009, and received a medical discharge in 2012.
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Kaleb Benjamin Wisnoski earned a 3.5 GPA or higher in the spring 2022 semester, securing a reputable position on Southern Arkansas University's Dean's List. Wisnoski is a junior Criminal Justice major from Navasota. He is the son of Haven and the late Robert Wisnoski. Courtesy photo
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Knights of Columbus #9367 presented scholarships to St. Stanislaus and Christ our Light Catholic Church senior graduates from Anderson-Shiro High School and Navasota High School.
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A Grimes County woman, 48-year-old Robin Gail Mora, returned home safely Sunday, May 29, after she was reported missing days earlier.
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Elected officials, city and county employees and residents attended a community meeting Wednesday, May 25, hosted by the Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) focusing on Grimes County’s “resiliency.” The meeting was held at the Grimes County Justice and Business Center and facilitated by Cagan Baldree, Program Manager for the Public Safety Planning Team of the BVCOG.
Read moreOtto Koeltzow’s auto-biography continues his German immigrant family’s toilsome life in Grimes County with this statement: “Money was scarce. It took us six years to own two yoke of oxen, one two-year old colt, one cow and calf, two wooden moldboard plows, two sweep stocks and a wagon.”
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