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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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Nearly 4 years after the deadly mass shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, the suspect, Larry Bollin, of Iola, will be tried by jurors in Brazos and Grimes County.
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A Navasota man wanted on a warrant led police on a foot pursuit Monday afternoon, March 10.
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Navasota hosted Family Fishing Day at Patout Pond March 15. The free fishing event allowed families to make memories while trying to reel in a big catch.
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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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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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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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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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