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Read moreNavasota Police Department (NPD) is practicing social distancing and taking extra precautions within the department to protect themselves, their families and the public from possible exposure to COVID-19) Coronavirus.
Read moreGrimes County Emergency Management Coordinator David Lilly has confirmed that Grimes County has its first two cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Read moreHelp is available for small businesses struggling due to COVID-19, via Economic Injury Disaster Loans through the U.S. Small Business Association (SBA). Governor Greg Abbott requested the Economic Injury Disaster Declaration on March 17, 2020, allowing the SBA to make these loans possible statewide.
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Amid the cold and drizzle, Grimes County Republican Party precinct chairs convened in Anderson Saturday morning to cancel their precinct and county conventions. Following a precise prescribed process, precinct chairs called their meetings to order only to adjourn them due to “extreme emergency.” GCRP chairman Susan Patrick followed suit with the county convention.
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Michael J. Fox once said “Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” For the Garcia family they now have everything. James and Lacey officially welcomed five-year old Augustus James, better known as Auggie to their family with an official court adoption and name change Monday, March 23. Auggie has been with the Garcia family since December 2018, and they were awarded custody March 29, 2019. Auggie selected his own name incorporating his Papi (grandpa) Gus’s name and his dad James’ name. “James and I can’t put into words what this child means to us,” said proud mother Lacey. “We know everyone says he is a lucky boy, but we are the lucky ones . He has blessed us so much.”
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Navasota Independent School District began the first phase in a series of athletic renovations Monday, March 23.
Read moreThe Navasota City Council held an Emergency Meeting Tuesday, March 17, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the health, safety and welfare of Navasota citizens, city staff and the City’s daily operations. Before the meeting’s call to order, Mayor Bert Miller signed a disaster declaration that will enable citizens and business owners to apply for assistance if necessary. The meeting was streamed live on both the City of Navasota and Navasota Examiner’s Facebook pages. Officials from the city, county and school district were available to answer viewers’ questions.
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