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The monthly food pantry at Iola Missionary Baptist Church in Iola, Jan. 20, was certainly a success. There were 83 people including seven new people that attended. The food distributed will feed around 242 people. Food distributed included frozen meat, fresh vegetables and canned goods. Volunteers from Evergreen Baptist and other churches assisted with setup the day before and distribution the day of. The pantry is open the third Saturday of the month for anyone in need of a helping hand.
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Black History Month is Feb. 1-29. The Brazos Valley African American Museum will host their 23rd Annual Appreciation Banquet Saturday, Feb. 24. For more information visit, bvaam.org/banquet Plantersville-Stoneham VFD is hosting their 45th annual bazaar Sunday, April 7, beginning at 11 a.m. at the station, 15985 FM 1774 in Plantersville. There will be a gun raffle, kid’s zone, live and silent auction and more. Follow the department on Facebook or call, 936-894-9566, for more information.
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ARKANSAS — Elizabeth Rhoades of Iola was named to the Fall 2023 Dean’s List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.
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Grimes County VFW Post 4006 presented awards to a Navasota High School teacher and Navasota Junior High Student. Cyndy Harrison received the Grimes County SMART Maher Teacher of the Year award.
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Navasota ISD’s Brule Elementary Principal, Vanikin Sanders Leggett, earned the Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association Region 6 Member of the Year award for 2023-2024. She has been a member of TEPSA for seven years and serves as treasurer. She will serve as vice president next year.
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In his quarterly report at the Jan. 17 Regular Meeting of Grimes County Commissioners Court, Grimes County Animal Rescue (GCAR) board president, David Dobyanski, stressed the need for volunteers to foster shelter animals.
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Navasota ISD Board of Trustees heard from a developer proposing to bring affordable housing to Navasota in exchange for property on Stacey Street.
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Macedonia Baptist Church, 6957 CR 206 in Plantersville along with Minister Earnest Ray Heard, Jr. invites Grimes County to their Black History Program Sunday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m. Minister Robert Mays of Cherry Chapel United Methodist Church in Industry will be the guest speaker.
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