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Keith Civic Club held their monthly meeting Jan. 23, with a good number of members and visitors attending. The covered dish meal was enjoyed by all. Since this was the first meeting of the year, several people paid their yearly dues. There was a lot of business discussed and acted on. A long list of accomplishments in 2024 was discussed including: painting the outside of the building, installing a new roof and solar vent, painting the interior ceilings and walls, installed new toilets and wall partitions, new fire extinguishers, new flooring and a donated air conditioning system.
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Prayers for all who lost their life in the airplane/helicopter crash. Navasota is hosting a Valentine’s Day Date Night at the Navasota Center Friday, Feb. 14, from 6-8 p.m. Join others for an evening that includes a movie, chocolates and wine. Thanks in advance.
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Sometime ago, Russell Cushman on his Navasota Current website mentioned several skeletons of early Galvestonians. Samuel May Williams was on his list. Cushman also said Williams “was the man who financed the Texas Revolution.”
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Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American- Statesman reported.
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Hopefully, everyone had a great week, stayed warm and out of the weather. I am hoping for warmer weather to come back to Grimes County.
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Todd Mission Farmers Market is accepting vendor applications. Email smensing@ toddmissiontx.gov with your name, email, phone number and what you will be selling or promoting.
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Area residents were sorry to learn of the death of Katie Jane “Janie” Norman who passed away Jan. 13. She was born Dec. 23, 1949, to J.P. and Pearl Maxwell Norman. She grew up in the Iola area and graduated from Iola High School. For many years she lived in Houston and later in Friendswood. She is survived by her brothers Jerry Norman and his wife Bobbie, Joe P. Norman and his wife Patty, John M. Norman, sister–in–law Billie Norman and many nieces, nephews and other family members.
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