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Vol. 119 No. 3
Wednesday, Au ;ust 21, 2013
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Rattlers
No. 4 in
Class 3A
BY SCOTT MCDONALD
publisher@navasotaexaminer.com
Navasota still looks good
on paper to the sports writers
around the state. The Rattler
football team checks in at
No. 4 in the Associated
Press Class 3A Preseason
Poll released on Thursday.
Navasota, the defending
Class 3A Division II cham-
pion that began 2012 at No.
5, received one first-place
vote in this year’s preseason
rankings.
Stephenville, the defend-
ing state champion in Divi-
sion I, is the No. 1 with 10
first-place votes and 203
points. Carthage had 10
votes for first and is No. 2,
just one point back. Gilmer,
which lost to the Rattlers in
the state title game, 39-3, is
No. 3 with 177 points. Ar-
gyle is fifth, followed by
Kilgore, La Marque, Gra-
ham, Bellville and Abilene
Wylie.
Class 3A
School Total Points Prv
1. Stephenville (10) 203 3
2. Carthage (10) 202 9
3. Gilmer (1) 177 10
4. Navasota (1) 134 1
5. Argyle (1) 133 7
6. Kilgore 119 -
7. La Marque 97 5
8. Graham 49 -
9. Bellville 29 -
10. Abilene Wylie 25 2
NISD pa
of Million
Father March
Navasota ISD is sponsor-
ing the Million Father
March this coming school
year. On the first day of
school in more than 600
cities across America, men
will take children to school
to help keep our children
safe and to help them be-
come better students.
Men and women of all
ethnicities and faith back-
grounds are invited to partic-
ipate. In Navasota, school
starts on Monday, August
26. Be at your neighborhood
or your child’s school on the
first day.
For more information on
the Million Father March,
please call Ronnie Gonzalez
at 936-825-4208.
Thank a veteran
and military
person for tneir
service to
our country.
Index
Obituaries.....................A7
Churches.......................A8
Sports............................B1
Schools..........................B2
Business Directory.......A10
Classifieds............A12-18
Weather.......................A20
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County begins negotiations
with local fire departments
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
Heated discussion al-
ways seems to rise this
time of year.
Last year, it took about
eight months for the
county and volunteer fire
departments to agree on
compensation and newly
organized contracts, and
another few months after
that to approve an inter-
local agreement and pay-
ment for the hybrid Nava-
sota Fire Department. Ne-
gotiations are once again
up in the air, as budget
talks began last Thursday,
for the upcoming fiscal
year.
Last year, volunteer
departments received a
$3,252.50 increase for
their annual fixed rates -
from $16,747.50 to
$20,000 - but commis-
sioners denied their re-
quests for increases in run
costs. County Judge Betty
Shiflett previously told
firefighters their requests
for $70 an hour, per vehi-
cle, for runs made on calls
for service and $15 per
mile for gas - as depart-
ments currently receive
$3.40 per mile for gas and
$20 per hour for run costs
- were denied because
they would have required
a tax increase, which was
not approved by the com-
missioners court.
Now firefighters are
returning with slightly
lower requests for com-
pensation increases - $10
per mile for gas and $60
an hour, per vehicle.
This is the first round
of budget talks for
Precinct 3 Commissioner
Barbara Walker and
Precinct 1 Commissioner
J.R. Green but it didn’t
stop them from jumping
SEE CONTRACTS PAGE 19A
Tamin’ a Tiger
Examiner photo by Scott McDonald
Navasota defensive end Kevin Harris (right) stops a Sealy running back during their scrimmage last Fri-
day night. Navasota, coming off a 16-0 season and Class 3A state championship, will scrimmage at
Montgomery on Friday. Regular season begins Aug. 30 at home against Class 4A Willis.
See more about the scrimmage on Page 1B
Law enforcement officers are known for helping
in a time of crisis. Last Tuesday was no different.
Like other law enforcement officers, Grimes
County Sheriff’s Office Deputies James Ellis and
Clinton Cook joined the force to help people in need.
Because they took the time to listen, they discovered
a woman in need of more than just a welfare check.
As Ellis and Cook were dispatched to Iola to
check on a resident who was recently involved in a
car accident, they had no idea what Ellis said God
was about to show them.
Though the lady initially didn’t seem to be in dis-
tress, as the deputies continued with their inquiry,
they discovered the woman was without food, water
and transportation. The deputies could have passed
the responsibility of helping the lady on to a food
pantry, or left some contact numbers for her to get
help on her own, but they didn’t. Instead, they didn’t
return to duty until they made a difference in the life
of a stranger they knew did not have any friends or
family in the area.
Ellis said, “She proceeded to tell us how she had
SEE HELPING PAGE 10A
Navasota
proposes
raising
taxes
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
The City of Navasota is
proposing to raise taxes.
A .4761 effective tax
rate per $100 valuation was
recently received from the
appraisal district.
City Manager Brad
Stafford told council mem-
bers on Aug. 12, “With the
cost of all the projects and
all the needs we have in our
community, staff has pro-
posed a tax rate of .50 per
$100 valuation. That differ-
ence is almost $65,000.”
While Finance Director
Lance Hall said the total an-
nual tax increase on a
$100,000 home would be
$23.90, Councilman Bernie
Gessner added that a
$200,000 home would be
$25.20.
SEE TAX PAGE 3A
Schools
pass TEA
ratings
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
All Grimes County
schools have met the cur-
rent standards for the Texas
Education Agency, includ-
ing those for student
achievement, student
progress, closing perform-
ance gaps and postsec-
ondary readiness.
Iola ISD and Richards
ISD met 100 percent of in-
dicators, while Anderson-
Shiro CISD met 95 percent
and Navasota ISD met 82
percent.
Anderson-Shiro CISD
Interim Superintendent
Kammi Green said while
there are differences be-
tween the previous state ac-
countability system and the
new state accountability
system, the focus remains
SEE TEA PAGE 19A
Sheriff deputies help woman in crisis
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
Examiner photo by Rosemary Smith
Grimes County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Clinton Cook and James Ellis, from the left,
reached out to Bedias Baptist Church staff for help in feeding an Iola resident last
week. Pastor Nathan Hoke and Secretary Betty Hagar, pictured beside the deputies
in front of the small pantry storage, said the pantry has no set hours so members
can fill a need when necessary.
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