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Grimes County Commissioners Court took no action March 19 on the purchase of ambulances – either by going out for bids or through a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Frazer Ltd. The item was rescheduled to April 2 due to the restructuring of CommonSpirit Health, owner of St. Joseph Health in Bryan. According to St. Joseph EMS Director Billy Rice, new CEO Monty Bostwick is aware of the ambulance discussions.
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At the March 19 meeting of Grimes County Commissioners Court, County Judge Joe Fauth and Commissioner David Tullos discussed the status of the County’s efforts to impose a Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT). According to Fauth, House Bill 4926 was filed on March 13 by State Representative Trey Wharton.
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The Navasota City Council approved a School Resource Officer Interlocal Agreement with Navasota ISD Monday, March 24, to provide NISD with a fourth School Resource Officer (SRO) who will be located full-time at the Brule Elementary School campus.
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Toddlers take off at the Toddler Cookie Run at the Navasota Center, dashing toward a sweet finish line reward—fresh cookies – Saturday, March 22. The event, host by the City of Navasota Park & Rec, featured two age divisions, with proud parents running alongside their little racers. For more events, following the City of Navasota Facebook page.
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Changes in local radio blindsided the community on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Longtime Willy 98.7 FM disc jockey, Kenny Graves, and news anchor, Julie Peters, were informed before lunch about programming changes at the station that didn’t include them.
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The search for Navasota’s next city manager resumed Tuesday, March 18, when a citizens review committee met to review the credentials of four city manager finalists. The 10 citizens selected by city council members were Burt Bearden, Joe King Fultz, Ronnie Gonzalez, Grant Holt, Mark McGinty, Brenda Meekins, Randy Peters, Deborah Richardson, Linda Walicek and Lucy Ybarra.
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Charges have been filed against the mental–health patient that hijacked a van and threatened the driver who was transporting him to a facility, Feb. 27
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Todd Mission City Council is operating at full capacity following the swearing–in of Position 1 appointee, longtime Todd Mission resident, Paul Groos. Groos was unanimously approved for the vacant position by council in February. The March 13 meeting marked the first time since December that council has all positions filled.
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