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Navasota City Council voted to enter contract negotiations with Theo Melancon as the next city manager during a special meeting, Feb. 19.
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Headquartered in Navasota, Brazos Valley Equine Hospital celebrates their Chamber membership and new treatment facilities with an official ribbon cutting Thursday, Feb. 13. Guests were able to tour the facility tour. The Equine center is located at 6999 Hwy 6 in Navasota.
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ABILENE ––– Abilene Christian University has named Melinda Chavez of Bedias to the Fall 2024 Dean's Honor Roll. Chavez is a senior Healthcare Administration major.
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HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston State University in Huntsville released the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall semester. The list includes multiple students from Grimes County.
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ANDERSON — Grant monies, town priority lists and future growth dominated the discussion at the Anderson Town Council meeting, Feb. 13. Alderman discussed several ordinances and procedural items, including the use of current and future grant requests totaling around $1.5 million.
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Grimes County Commissioners held a Special Meeting Feb. 5 to discuss long-range planning for county facilities.
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The Navasota City Council received its first look at three design concepts and estimated costs for renovation of the Navasota Center, pool house and Brule Park complex. At a Special Meeting Feb. 10, Charles Burditt with Burditt Land/Place summarized the journey that began in May 2024 when council authorized $57,750 for the Navasota Center and Pool Facility Feasibility Study Project. What followed was a facilities assessment, information gathering from city staff and the Navasota Parks & Recreation board and from citizens through an online survey and townhall meeting.
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Following a public hearing Feb. 13, with no comments for or against, the Navasota Planning & Zoning Commission approved adding tattoo parlors as a permitted use in the B-1 General Business District and the downtown Central Business District (CBD). Commissioners also amended the definition of tattoo parlors and placed the maximum sign size to 32 square feet.
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