PLANTERSVILLE — City of Plantersville candidates for the May 3 General Election participated in a candidate forum at Plantersville Town Hall, April 8.
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Navasota Garden Club presented the Yard of the Month award for April to Theresa and Kevin Clark for their home at 1904 Alamo Drive in Navasota. The landscaping features Dianella Flax Lily, Driftwood Roses, Knockout Roses, Hawthorn bushes, Vinca flowers, Macho Ferns and Texas Lilac runs along the fence.
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Grimes County Sheriff’s Office collaborated with the Texas Governor’s Office and Brazos Valley Council of Governments to secure various grants to obtain 22 rifle-rated ballistic shields and 10 Motorola body cameras. Pictured from left: Sheriff Sowell, Investigator Gochnour, Lieutenant Burleson, Deputy Sanders, Captain Brockett, Sergeant Chumley, Deputy Garcia, Jailer Schott and Chief Deputy Smith.
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The Anderson–Shiro Education Foundation stormed the hallways with noisemakers, pom poms and thousands of dollars in grant money to surprise teachers and students. This year the foundation awarded 24 of the 26 grants applied for totaling $46,848.79. over $6,500 more than last year. Since the foundation was founded in 2013, $322,848 has been distributed.
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Iola High School hosted prom April 12, at Bluebird Haven Estates in Madisonville. Deuce Ramsey and Blaire Smithey were crowned prom king and queen.
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ANDERSON — A Grimes County man, 41–year–old, Jason Glenn Elliott, was sentenced to 125 years in prison for five counts of possession of child pornography. Grimes County District Attorney, Andria Bender said this is “amongst the most vile” she has seen in her career.
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ANDERSON — Fifteen–year prison sentences were given to individuals in separate cases – one involving drugs and another who pulled a gun on law enforcement.
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Reconvening from Executive Session as permitted by Section 551.074, Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters, the Navasota City Council authorized Mayor Bert Miller to finalize negotiations and execute an employment contract with Robert Hemminger to serve as Navasota’s next city manager. Following the action taken at the April 14 Regular Meeting, Miller told the Examiner their hope is to bring Hemminger on board before the next council meeting April 28.
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