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County
candidate
forums
get going
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
As Grimes County resi-
dents prepare to go to the
polls, beginning with early
voting for the March 4 pri-
mary election, Feb. 18-28,
forums and other political
events are being held.
• A Come Meet The
Candidates political forum
is slated for Monday, Jan.
27, at 7 p.m., at
Plantersville Town Hall.
• The White Hall Tax-
payers Association is host-
ing a “Get to Know the
Candidates” political forum
and barbecue-stuffed baked
potato supper on Tuesday,
Jan. 28. The event will be
held at White Hall Commu-
nity Center, at 14,536 FM
362 in White Hall.
Serving begins at 5 p.m.
Supper includes a barbe-
cue-stuffed baked potato
with all trimmings, drink
and dessert. Cost is $6 per
meal.
Political candidate intro-
ductions begin at 6:30 p.m.
All participating candidates
will have an opportunity to
present a brief comment,
followed by questions from
the audience.
Sale of meal and home-
made baked goods will
benefit the White Hall
Community Center.
Call Dorothy Holtkamp at
979-229-2820 for more de-
tails.
• Richards Volunteer
Fire Department is hosting
a “Meet The Candidates”
political forum on Jan. 30,
at 7 p.m., at their fire sta-
tion. Inquiries should be di-
rected to Chief Cort
Norwood at 936-714-5410.
• A forum for local can-
didates will be held by The
Examiner and KWBC on
Feb. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m., at
the Navasota City Hall
council chambers. It will
also be broadcast live on
KWBC 1550-AM.
SEE CANDIDATES PAGE 17A
Postal parcels burglarized
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
About 26 local residents became victims of a burglary overnight.
Large parcel lockers were burglarized at the Navasota Post Office
- which keeps its doors open day and night - sometime between Jan.
11, at 5 p.m., and Jan. 13, at 8:40 a.m. Navasota Police Chief Shawn
Myatt said 27 lockers had items that were reported stolen.
Last Friday, Navasota Postal Clerk Edward Kreeger said he is still
in disbelief after about 45 parcel lockers were reported damaged at
the post office.
“How can this happen in a small town like Navasota? They did
the same thing to post offices in College Station, Bryan and Hearne.
They all got in the (lockers) the same way, so they knew what they
were doing,” Kreeger said.
College Station Police Department Public Information Officer, Lt.
Chuck Fleeger, said two College Station post offices reported a total
SEE BURGLARY PAGE 17A
Examiner photo by Rosemary Smith
Navasota Postal Clerk Edward Kreeger looks at one of 45 parcel lock-
ers damaged between Jan. 11-13. Twenty-seven had items that were
reported stolen.
Little Dribblers hoops on MLK holiday
Navasota Li’I Dribbler,
Jamar Jessie (44) of
the Rockets leaps over
Suns defensive play-
ers Braelin Whitley (8)
and Lucius Byrd (4), as
he scores two for the
Rockets, who won, 24-
8, on Martin Luther
King Jr. Day.
Examiner photo by
Rosemary Smith
Thank a veteran
and military
person for their
service to
our country.
Index
Horoscopes...................A6
Obituaries...................A7
Churches.....................A8
Business Directory.......A12
Sports.........................A13
Classifieds............A14-15
Weather.......................A20
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Elections 2014
Trant seeks reelection
as County Treasurer
Hi. I am your Grimes County
treasurer, Janice Trant.
My husband is Bud. We have
one son, Jim-Bob, and he and his
wife, Lauren, have two children,
Trace and Emma. Our family has
been active in agricultural busi-
ness, community and county af-
fairs for going on seven
generations.
I have served you as Grimes
County treasurer since 2011. With
an office of three, including my-
self, we work diligently to effi-
ciently handle all the financial
affairs of Grimes County. Since I
have started working for you, I
have changed our website to in-
clude a calendar of events for our
office, monthly reports, accounts
receivable, accounts payable,
quarterly investment report,
monthly utility report, early bills
and list of claims - all to make my
office work harder for you. To
save travel expenses and time, I
Janice Trant
have also enrolled Grimes County
banking in remote deposits and
transfers.
My office hosted an Unclaimed
Property Event, claiming thou-
SEE TRANT PAGE 17A
Commissioners Court
Health Department
to attack skunk
rabies from the sky
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
State Health Services across
the nation are making history, as
they target skunk rabies in rural
areas - including Grimes County.
Dr. Beverlee Nix of Temple,
from Region VII of the Texas De-
partment County Judge of State
Health Services, told commis-
sioners, “This is the first-of-its-
kind, in the nation, project.
Coyotes have been targeted with
the baits, foxes and raccoons,
across this country, but no one has
targeted skunks. We’re targeting
fields and skunk habitat.”
Oral rabies vaccine bait drops
are scheduled as early as Jan. 29,
and as late as early February, de-
pending on the weather.
Five airplanes will make the
drops over 14 counties in east
central Texas. They are also tar-
geting coyotes in the Rio Grande
area and foxes in West Texas.
The planes will attempt to
make 12 to 16 flights per day, and
complete their missions within
about a week.
Dr. Nix said the public would
see private, twin propeller air-
planes that do not have any type
of government insignia on them.
However, the white aircrafts will
have small, blue and red stripes.
“What’s going to get your at-
tention is the fact that they’re fly-
ing at 500 to 1,000 feet, and they
are going to be making sharp
turns to fly on a computerized
grid line. They must drop the
baits at a certain rate, at half-mile
SEE BAIT PAGE 17A
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