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Grimes County Commissioners Court approved increasing the county’s election equipment rental rate at the July 3 Regular Meeting. The motion followed Elections Administrator Rachel Walker’s request to increase the election contract rental rate from $25 per day to $25 per day, per piece of equipment. The increase applies only to city and school district elections and not primaries.
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PK Companies, owners of Navasota Manor at 1015 Church Street, responded to Examiner inquiries about the recent Navasota Manor resident complaints and subsequent termination of manager Nicole Schulz.
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RICHARDS — A grandmother in Richards is suspected of seriously injuring her 4-month-old granddaughter causing the child to be hospitalized.
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The financial industry, including Prosperity Bank, is experiencing an increase in fraudulent phone calls, emails and text messages. These communications appear legitimate by spoofing phone numbers and websites, but they are attempts to obtain your personal information.
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Grimes County celebrated freedom with Fourth of July festivities throughout the county. Navasota hosted their annual Freedom Festival July 4. Anderson Freedom Picnic was hosted July 6 in downtown Anderson. See more Navasota Freedom Fest photos on page 13. Albums will also be released on the Navasota Examiner Facebook page.
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Hurricane Beryl devastated Texas making landfall near Matagorda around 4 a.m. July 8, as a Category 1 storm. Beryl killed three people and knocked out power to nearly 3 million.
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In Texas, 71% of youth with mental health issues will go untreated. In Grimes County, school districts are actively trying to lower that percentage by working with programs that provide free virtual mental health counseling and other resources.
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A 61–year–old Navasota man was killed in a single–vehicle collision on FM 2562 Tuesday afternoon.
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