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Two Grimes County school districts resumed classes Monday, Jan. 24, following a brief break due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in students and faculty.
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A Brazos County Crime Stoppers Most Wanted criminal, Jesse Cantu, was apprehended at a home in Navasota Wednesday, Jan. 19.
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The Navasota Housing Authority public housing units at 553 Allen White Drive are approaching their 41st anniversary this year. If NHA Executive Director Terri Tates and board chair Dianna Westmoreland have their way, Allen White will be around to celebrate another 41 years of providing decent, safe and sanitary urban housing for persons of low income. Accomplishing that goal is not without its challenges, one of which comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Combating skin imperfections which can make a person feel less than confident about their appearance doesn’t require trips to Houston or Bryan-College Station anymore. In December 2021, Board certified Medical Aesthetician Anabel Garza opened Beauty Studio Suites in Plantersville, bringing 27 years of experience as a small-business owner and skin care specialist to Grimes County.
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The Navasota City Council approved a bid award for the Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at its Regular Meeting Monday, Jan. 24. Council member Josh Fultz was absent.
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WASHINGTON – A White House press release issued Friday, Jan. 14 announced the Biden administration purchased one billion at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests to give to Americans for free. A half billion tests were available by Jan. 19 and can be directly mailed to homes.
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After a public hearing with no comments against, the Navasota City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 990-22 authorizing the city to participate in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program. At the public hearing and Special Meeting Monday, Jan. 18, council members approved the nomination of Champion Home Builders, Inc. located at 9601 Industrial Drive, as an Enterprise Project to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism through the Economic Development Bank. If approved on the State level, Champion could receive a refund of all, or a portion of the maximum allowed of the 6.25% state sales tax its pays for items purchased for its business.
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Elected officials, first responders and others in key administrative roles in Grimes County assembled at the Navasota Center Thursday, Jan. 20, to begin the process for updating Grimes County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan which expired in 2018.
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