THIS WEEK IN GRIMES COUNTY 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010

1980

•Piedmont deep test underway

•Sen. Tower to be Mar. 2 speaker

•Commercial construction propels city through 1979 building boom

1990

•Gruner, Jackson head city council

•Iola fire district passes

•New 420-foot tower gives Mid-South high-tech link

2000

•Fire at old county jail ruled accidental

•Statue won’t affect THC funding

•NISD 4 months from hiring new superintendent

2010

•Jury finds Anderson robber guilty

•Navasota artists part of history in the making

•Grimes County students win Go Texan scholarships