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Newly hired County Engineer Jonathan Steiber presented his 30 day-assessment of Road & Bridge operations at the Jan. 17 Commissioners Court workshop. Discussed were moving the department forward digitally, roads and long-term planning, grants, thoroughfare planning and subdivision regulations.
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Navasota Independent School District is able to issue teacher bonuses thanks to Texas Education Agency approving the Teacher Incentive Allotment designations submitted based on the 2022-2023 school year.
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At a Special Meeting workshop of the Navasota City Council Feb. 12, Graduate Engineer Jon MacKay prepared council for a costly contract change order coming their way. During work on the 2020 Utility & Street Capital Improvement Project on the city’s northeast side, staff found a mixture of undocumented connections in intersections, buried and abandoned valves and broken valves.
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In one of the most anticipated wedding ceremonies, Navasota Examiner Publisher Ana Cosino married Navasota Police Chief Mike Mize at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Navasota Saturday, Feb. 17. Their reception with family and friends was at the Grimes County Expo Center. The happy couple are honeymooning in Jamaica.
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Navasota Board of Trustees approved the hire of Michael “Trey” Allen to take over as the new athletic director and head football coach. He was the lone finalist out of 164 applicants.
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ALG Vacations (ALGV) selected Kelley Austin, Chief Travel Concierge of Cruise Planners - Kelley Austin to serve on its 2024 Advisory Board for Independent Contractors. Austin was one of 14 travel advisors selected from more than one hundred highly qualified applicants.
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BSA Troop 361 Navasota and Navasota Cub Scout Pack 361 teamed up to collect food from the Navasota Community for the local food pantry. The scouts delivered over 500 pounds of food. Donations are still being collected. They may be dropped off at Martins Sweet Shop in downtown Navasota. Martin has a son and grandson who are both Eagle Scouts.
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Iola Elementary school unveiled a new playground Feb. 9, with a ribbon cutting. The playground was approved by the schoolboard after their safety audit expressed concerns with location. The previous playground along Fort Worth Street was next to Hwy 39. The new playground is in a safer location within the interior of the campus. The PTO helped with the cost of the playground which was $160,000. Superintendent Jeff Dyer said the playground will be open to the public.
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