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A ribbon cutting for the Grimes County Justice Center Annex, 270 FM 149 Rd. West in Anderson, will be held Wednesday, July 9, at 9 a.m.
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In last week’s column we celebrated Memorial Day. It was noted that we placed American flags on the graves of many veterans' graves throughout the county. Veterans from Keith and Iola that died in action are Robert Crenshaw who died in World War 1; Waymon Boney Blount, Pearl Harbor; Tommy T. Rice and Elton L. Gomillion, WW2; Charlie Cook and Joe Michael Moran, Vietnam.
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Legally, at least, the Texas Revolution began Jan. 1, 1832, when an act of the Texas Legislature approved April 21, 1874 by Gov. Richard Cole, granted pensions to “every person still living who may have served as a volunteer, or as a regular soldier, in the military service of Texas at any time between the first day of January 1832, and the fifteenth day of October, 1836…”
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School is out, the county fair is over, and summer is here. There are plenty of activities to keep children busy this summer. Visit, https://es.ascisd.net and view the summer newsletter for fun ways to keep children educated throughout summer. Don’t forget to take your children to the library. They usually host summer events.
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I apologize but last week I accidentally submitted news from 2024. It caused a little confusion for my readers with people showing up for the D–Day ceremony and those worried about Mr. Courville. Sorry about the confusion.
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Ona Grace LaSalle, 85, of Iola, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2025, in College Station, Texas.
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Navasota Public Library is hosting water day with Navasota Fire Department, Monday, July 7, at 5 p.m.
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Saturday morning Barbara Jean called to tell me Mr. Courville died. Please keep Art and his family in your prayers.
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