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Radio personalities Kenny Graves and Andre Perrard recently celebrated their second anniversary at Navasota’s Willy 1550 and 98.7. This past year, the duo made “friends” all over the county, delighted their classic country listeners with an expanded music library as well as fun, informative interviews. But when it comes to the importance of Willy’s presence in Navasota, there’s no doubt how Graves and Perrard feel.
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The Grimes County Little League Machine Pitch All Star team battled back from the loser’s bracket to win the District 13 All Star Tournament in Bellville last week. Courtesy photos
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The COVID-19 pandemic halted the 2020 school year abruptly for seniors everywhere and changed the way graduations were held. Navasota High School celebrated its seniors with a special military graduation ceremony in June and four additional graduations for the remaining seniors July 23-25 on the new turf at Rattler Stadium. Scholarship donors helped seniors on their new journey awarding $ 755,743 in scholarship money. Examiner photos by Erica Grifaldo and Mya Rodriguez
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It has been a long rocky road, but Navasota finally bid farewell to the class of 2020 with four graduations spreading over three days, Thursday, July 23, Friday, July 24 and two on Saturday, July 25. The community rallied around the graduates who dawned facemasks, practiced social distancing and watched the Valedictorian and Salutatorian speeches on the new jumbo screen at Rattler Stadium. View more graduation photos on page 2. Examiner photos by Erica Grifaldo and Mya Rodriguez
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Grimes County Commissioners Court held a Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 22, but viewing the meeting was anything but regular. In this COVID-19 era of limited gatherings, court has been available via Facebook Live, but technical issues and staff absences because of virus exposure prevented viewing and recording Wednesday. Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth, however, took matters into his own hands by later posting a 22-minute recap of the 2 hour, 25 minute meeting on the Grimes County Courthouse Facebook page.
Read moreNavasota Police Officers responded to a series of vehicle thefts and three suspects were taken into custody.
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A lifetime was spent writing the story of Jim Chionsini and he met his final press deadline when the “Ultimate Publisher” opened the Heavens and greeted him with open arms. The story of Jim impacted and continues to impact lives of those that k new him personally and those that were touched by the newspaper business he invested his life in. Jim was the owner of Granite Publications, a family of newspapers that includes The Examiner. The staff at The Examiner sends heartfelt prayers to his family and friends and will strive to continue his legacy. Read a special account of Jim’s life on page 5. Courtesy photo
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the 2020 school year and continues to impact schools not only within Grimes County but throughout the state. School administrators have worked diligently trying to decipher guidelines that are being handed down by Texas Education Agency (TEA), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Texas Governor Greg Abbott and create a safe haven for students to return to school.
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