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Vol. 120 No. 15
April 9, 2014
44 Pag
Residents
challenge
officials on
249 Toll
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@navasotaexaminer.com
Two weeks ago, Texas
Department of Transporta-
tion (TxDOT) was in the
hot seat, as Rep. Lois
Kolkhorst challenged the
State Highway 249 toll de-
sign and said she planned to
seek traditional funding.
Last week, residents put
more pressure on TxDOT
and local officials.
Heated public comments
continued last Thursday, at
the Grimes County Expo
Center, as a packed house
challenged the recom-
mended alternative for the
proposed State Highway
249 extension through
Grimes County. Residents
from as far away as Hous-
ton mocked TxDOT for not
having exact specifications
for the proposed, two-lane
toll road, which only offers
three interchanges and does
not show a connection to
State Highway 6. They
claim the proposal, which
would be crossing through
local properties, has little or
no benefit to the county,
and poses increased safety
concerns.
The proposed, westward
extension, from FM 1774 in
Todd Mission to State
Highway 105 in Navasota,
would run south of Mill
Creek, and Shadow Lakes
and Pinebrook subdivi-
sions, while crossing over
CR304, CR 307, CR306at
Yarboro, and FM 1748, be-
fore connecting at State
Highway 105. State High-
way 249 interchanges,
which include entrance and
exit ramps, are proposed at
FM 1774, State Highway
105 and at “some midpoint,
which is most likely CR
304,” Public Information
Officer Bob Colwell previ-
ously said.
As various residents
made their plea for a “no
build” option, others chal-
lenged local officials to
stand up for alternatives
they said would benefit the
county.
A Whitehall resident re-
SEE 249 PAGE 3A
Thank a veteran
and military
person for tneir
service to
our country.
Index
Horoscopes...................A6
Obituaries...................A6-7
Churches.....................A8
Business Directory.......A10
Calendar.....................A11
Sports........................A12
Classifieds............A13-16
Weather.......................A20
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Examiner photo by Rosemary Smith
Navasota and Anderson-Shiro High School students dramatized the possible deadly effects of drinking and driving during a mock Shat-
tered Dreams” mock presentation on Monday, in Navasota, just one week before prom as an event intended to influence students in
making the right decision when they get behind the wheel. Briana Coleman, pictured slumped over broken windshield on left, had to
spend a night away from her parents, Talitta and Brian Coleman, who had a difficult time dealing with the seemingly real awareness
event that included a visit to the hospital where Coleman lie still on a hospital bed. Taylor Mason of Anderson-Shiro is pictured right.
Keeping Texas Beautiful
Examiner photo by Scott McDonald
Vehicles zoom past Mary Jones as she picks up litter along the State Highway 6 feeder road in Navasota
on Saturday during the 13th Annual Navasota Trash Off. Jones, an employee of ErgoGenesis, volun-
teered her and her granddaughters to clean up the feeder road in front of her business.
Marketing director making his mark
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@navasotaexaminer.com
Some people take a
challenge and end up
making a difference along
the way.
Although Corey John-
son initially intended to
become a psychologist,
the Texas A&M Univer-
sity graduate found him-
self intrigued by the world
of advertising, which he
believes takes shape via a
form of psychology. The
City of Navasota market-
ing and communications
director said his 10-plus
years of experience in cre-
ating various spectrums of
advertising - from print to
website and television, for
everything from industrial
products to those for
everyday use - laid the
foundation for his knowl-
edge of what works and
doesn’t work in the ever-
changing world of market-
Examiner photo by Rosemary Smith
Hunting Art Prize finalist and Navasota Artist in Residency Program partici-
pant Michael Villarreal (right) shows Corey Johnson his entry piece, as John-
son displays color scheme for Horlock House exterior that is being painted.
ing. The psychology be- ready brought country leg- Horlock House, while
end Mark Chesnutt to
town, created a winter
wonderland out of down-
town Navasota, and pre-
served the costly, historic
hind the city’s marketing
strategy seems to be work-
ing.
In his second year as
director, Johnson has al-
drawing in resident artists
from as far away as
Austin.
SEE JOHNSON PAGE 3A
5th Annual
Blues, BBQ
Saturday
Another free, live blues
concert is slated for the City
of Navasota’s fifth annual
Blues, Bluebonnets and
BBQ event on Saturday,
April 12.
The free event will be
held in the downtown area,
surrounding city hall, start-
ing at noon, with a concert
series, family fun activities
and a fundraiser sponsoring
the Navasota Fire Depart-
ment.
Come celebrate blues
music in the Blues Capital
of Texas with an amazing
concert series including
several artists that are inter-
nationally known. Eric
Demmer will kick off the
show at noon, followed by
Sonny Boy Terry at 2 p.m.,
Mike Morgan and the
Crawl at 4 p.m., CeeCee
James at 6 p.m., and The
Zac Harmon Band at 8 p.m.
In the area surrounding
Navasota City Hall, at 200
E. McAlpine, a variety of
family activities - free for
visitors to enjoy - will be
provided. Dominoes, wash-
ers, kids bounce house and
several other kid friendly
activities will be set up all
day, during the event.
The Navasota Fire De-
partment will be selling
crawfish to help raise funds
for their unit and vendors
will be selling barbecue,
funnel cakes and other fes-
tival foods.
For more information,
visit www.bluesbluebon-
netsbbq.com or call 936-
825-6475.
Inside
The Examiner and local
businesses once again rec-
ognize the countyemer-
gency personnel. Check out
this 24-page guide to
Grimes Couty’s finest.
GOOD FRIDAY
(*) -
Services
April 18
6:00 pm
Navasota FUMC
6 am - Sunrise Service
Rattler Football Stadium
Tennebrae
(Service of Shadows)
9:15 am - Service with Communion
Anderson FUMC
followed by Easter Egg Hunt
Drama
11:0O am - Service with Communion @
m
ElBn
Navasota FUMC
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