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Grimes County Commissioners Court held a Special Meeting Wednesday, July 29, and approved donating unclaimed capital credits to Scotty’s House and designated the county judge as signatory. Commissioner David Dobyanski was not present.
Read moreNavasota City Manager Brad Stafford announces a new hire by the city in the latest edition of Grilling Stafford – Episode 17.
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Marcus and Jamie Noto were the proud recipients of Navasota Garden Club’s Yard of the Month award for August. Their home on 906 E. Milroy Street features a front yard with rock lined beds filled with ornamental grass, flowering Periwinkles, garden mums, day lilies, Iris and caladiums. Shade trees, Magnolia trees and boxwood hedges add balance to the yard. The side yard features Crepe Myrtles and a rock lined bed filled with knockout roses, yellow roses and a variety of flowering lovelies. The backyard consists of beds filled with Rosemary, Jasmine vines and a Tulip tree. Various containers with blooms complete the look.
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Grimes County Commissioners Court held a Regular Meeting Wednesday, July 22, but viewing the meeting was anything but regular. In this COVID-19 era of limited gatherings, court has been available via Facebook Live, but technical issues and staff absences because of virus exposure prevented viewing and recording Wednesday. Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth, however, took matters into his own hands by later posting a 22-minute recap of the 2 hour, 25 minute meeting on the Grimes County Courthouse Facebook page.
Read moreNavasota Police Officers responded to a series of vehicle thefts and three suspects were taken into custody.
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It has been a long rocky road, but Navasota finally bid farewell to the class of 2020 with four graduations spreading over three days, Thursday, July 23, Friday, July 24 and two on Saturday, July 25. The community rallied around the graduates who dawned facemasks, practiced social distancing and watched the Valedictorian and Salutatorian speeches on the new jumbo screen at Rattler Stadium. View more graduation photos on page 2. Examiner photos by Erica Grifaldo and Mya Rodriguez
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A lifetime was spent writing the story of Jim Chionsini and he met his final press deadline when the “Ultimate Publisher” opened the Heavens and greeted him with open arms. The story of Jim impacted and continues to impact lives of those that k new him personally and those that were touched by the newspaper business he invested his life in. Jim was the owner of Granite Publications, a family of newspapers that includes The Examiner. The staff at The Examiner sends heartfelt prayers to his family and friends and will strive to continue his legacy. Read a special account of Jim’s life on page 5. Courtesy photo
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the 2020 school year and continues to impact schools not only within Grimes County but throughout the state. School administrators have worked diligently trying to decipher guidelines that are being handed down by Texas Education Agency (TEA), Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Texas Governor Greg Abbott and create a safe haven for students to return to school.
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