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Attendees were dancing to the smooth sounds of the Highway 105 Band in Navasota Friday, July 16, for the final show of the 2021 Sounds of Summer Concert Series. The free event featured live music, food trucks, a bounce house and cornhole. Examiner photos by Matthew Ybarra
Read moreThe field of athletes competing at the 2A Regional Track Meet at Texas A&M Kingsville’s Javelina Stadium April 23 and 24 will include a plethora of Iola Bulldog competitors. There are 10 Lady Bulldogs and five Bulldogs advancing to Regionals:
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It’s beginning to look a lot like - a Christmas like no other. Despite of being in the midst of a pandemic, Grimes County is making the most of Christmas 2020. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Examiner photo by Mya Rodriguez
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An Iola Independent School District bus rolled over Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 22, on Roese Road in Iola. According to a message released on the Iola ISD website, “Bus three had an accident on John Rice Road. All kids are okay.” Courtesy photo
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Bedias resident and Grimes County Best Artist for 2020, Bob Goldstein, played host to visitors at his one-man art show Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Navasota Public Library. The show featured 31 pencil sketches and two wood carvings and one or two unusual self-portraits.
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If you’ve seen some Ford Model A cars driving in the area recently, you haven’t gone through a time warp. On Saturday Dec. 12, the Piney Wood Model A Ford Club of Northwest Houston, toured Grimes County and the surrounding area in a procession of a dozen beautiful cars.
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Janice Scheve, co-owner of the P.A. Smith Hotel in Navasota, was the guest speaker at the Two Rivers Heritage Foundation history mixer Dec. 15 at VFW Post 4006. Scheve stated that after three years of restoration, including all new electrical, plumbing, and floors, the hotel is within months of completion. The hotel is expected to open in late spring and will include a bakery and a southern cooking style restaurant – Red Board, two buildings south, all on Railroad Street facing the tracks.
Read moreGrimes County Commissioners Court held a Special Meeting, Monday, Dec. 21, and approved an agreement with Blue Jay Solar but a Road and Bridge request for a temporary stipend resulting from staff changes failed. Commissioner David Dobyanski was absent from the meeting.
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